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Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets

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Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£462,783
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£429,532
Registered charity number
287813
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
680 Commercial Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets (number 287813) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets do?

Our charity offers Home Care services to frail elderly individuals, enabling them to live independently in their own homes. We provide a variety of classes at our centre, including Chinese calligraphy, Chinese medicine workshops, chair yoga, and a table tennis club, fostering personal well-being. We also operate a Saturday Chinese school for children, teaching Mandarin and Cantonese.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets

Answers Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's highest-paid staff paid?

Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01720498 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Chinese Welfare Project
Where it says it operates
Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets as a registered charity (number 287813) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's charity number?
Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's charity number is 287813. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 287813?
Search 287813 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets do?
Our charity offers Home Care services to frail elderly individuals, enabling them to live independently in their own homes. We provide a variety of classes at our centre, including Chinese calligraphy, Chinese medicine workshops, chair yoga, and a table tennis club, fostering personal well-being. We also operate a Saturday Chinese school for children, teaching Mandarin and Cantonese.
Does Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets?
Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's website listed in our register data is http://www.thchinese.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets?
The register records Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's trustees paid?
Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets: Chinese Welfare Project.
When was Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets registered as a charity?
Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets was entered on the register on 21 September 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01720498).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.