Japan House London Trust

Analysis

Japan House London Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11491073). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Japan House London Trust reported income of £10.1m and spending of £10.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £10.4m to £10.1m (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Japan House London Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Engineering and Technology Board (£10.0m), Donmar Warehouse Projects Limited (£10.1m) and Garsington Opera Limited (£9.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 100%. Charitable activities took 1.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £91k. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.