East & Southeast Asian Community Centre
Analysis
East & Southeast Asian Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02287510). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East & Southeast Asian Community Centre reported income of £949k and spending of £804k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £197k to £949k (+383%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East & Southeast Asian Community Centre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Herefordshire Community Foundation (£949k), Radiology and Oncology Congresses (£949k) and Waqforever (£947k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 63%, donations and legacies 25% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £313k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 25%
- Charitable activities 12%
- Trading 63%
In the charity's own words
To promote cultural recreations and to raise social and health well-being of the Chinese/Vietnamese Community.To establish educational standard amongst different age groups of the Chinese/Vietnamese community.To initiate and to foster racial harmony and to dispel feelings of racial discriminations so as to facilitate integration of the Chinese/Vietnamese into the society.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire Community Foundation | Hereford | £949k |
| Radiology and Oncology Congresses | London | £949k |
| Waqforever | Cardiff | £947k |
| The William Wates Memorial Trust | Surrey | £950k |