Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association

Analysis

Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £42k to £18k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mali Development Group (£18k), South London Somali Community Association (£18k) and Northampton Emergency Aid Team (£18k).