Camden Chinese Community Centre

Analysis

Camden Chinese Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01759054). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Camden Chinese Community Centre reported income of £624k and spending of £628k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £584k to £624k (+6.8%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Camden Chinese Community Centre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Research Integrity Office Limited (£624k), Folkestone Rainbow Centre (£624k) and Humanitarian Operations (£624k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, trading 22% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.