United Kingdom - Japan 21st Century Group
Analysis
United Kingdom - Japan 21st Century Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02042768). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, United Kingdom - Japan 21st Century Group reported income of £62k and spending of £58k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £34k to £62k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Kingdom - Japan 21st Century Group sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Affinity Missions (£61k), Central Amenities Fund HMS Collingwood (£62k) and The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust (£60k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Group aims to educate citizens of the UK and Japan in all aspects of each other's public institutions and systems of government, and each other's political and economic institutions, industry, social sciences and culture. The Group holds an annual conference alternately in Britain and Japan, following which the co-Chairmen submit recommendations to the two Prime Ministers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Affinity Missions | Kent | £61k |
| Central Amenities Fund HMS Collingwood | Fareham | £62k |
| The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust | Canterbury | £60k |
| Swinbrook Village Hall | Burford | £62k |