Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets

Analysis

Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01720498). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets reported income of £463k and spending of £430k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £352k to £463k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Covenant Church Camberwell (£462k), Islamic Society of Cleveland (£463k) and Christ Apostolic Church New Testament Assembly (£462k).