Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified

JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST 

Makes grants to charitable projects and organisations (particularly Japan House London) and carries out activities which advance the culture (both traditional and modern), institutions, people, heritage, history and language of Japan.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 6 years

02073061663

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£9,960£9,463£497£0£3,448£3,4484.4710
31/03/22*£12,328£10,763£1,565£0£2,990£2,9903.3710
31/03/21£10,384£9,564£820£0£3,047£3,0473.800
31/03/20?£7,729£6,903£826£0£1,881£1,8813.3410
29/06/19£344£175£169n/an/an/an/an/a0
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 69%
Liabilities/Income: 75%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 71 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 56-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2018, number: 1179626
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/07/2018, number: 11491073
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR22: 106 days late,
Main office

JAPAN HOUSE LONDON
101-111 KENSINGTON HIGH STREET
LONDON
W8 5SA

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE CULTURE (BOTH TRADITIONAL AND MODERN), INSTITUTIONS, PEOPLE, HERITAGE, HISTORY AND LANGUAGE OF JAPAN, AND ALSO OF JAPAN'S INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMIC LIFE; 3.1.2 TO PROMOTE CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE IN JAPAN AND PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM;3.1.3 TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND ADVANCE ALL FORMS OF EDUCATION RELATING TO JAPAN; 3.1.4 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ANY OF THE ABOVE AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND3.1.5 THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.3.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE CHARITY'S PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

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