Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding

Analysis

Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding reported income of £14k and spending of £12k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £14k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shap Community CIO (£14k), Pawlett Village Hall (£14k) and Derby Tamil Academy (£14k).