The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

Analysis

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation reported income of £920k and spending of £1.5m, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £216k to £920k (+327%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 390% 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, The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartlands Trust (£919k), The David Hockney Foundation (UK) Limited (£922k) and The Library and Museum Charitable Trust of the United Grand Lodge (£916k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 93%, charitable activities 4.1% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £228k. Reserves of £46.7m would cover about 345 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.