THE JAPAN SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1063952
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Educational and cultural activities to enhance the relationship between the UK and Japan. We provide resources and advice to schools teaching about Japan or wishing to make long-term links with schools in Japan. A small grants scheme enables educational and grassroots organisations to put on Japan-related programmes. We also have a wide ranging programme of events for members and non-members alike

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £445,853
Total expenditure: £428,076

People

13 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Japan
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 August 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03371038 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gregory David Clark Trustee 01 January 2025
THE SOCIAL MARKET FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Tomoko Sasaki Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Akiko Yano Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Anna Jane Dingley Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Nicholas Andrew Woodford Trustee 08 September 2023
None on record
Dr Helen Joy Macnaughtan Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
Stephen Douglas Barber Trustee 29 September 2021
HONOR FROST FOUNDATION
Received: 10 days late
Emma Hickinbotham Trustee 29 September 2021
ALOPECIA UK
Received: On time
Yoko Dochi Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
Rie Yoshitake Trustee 28 July 2020
None on record
Clare Margaret Weaver Trustee 28 July 2020
None on record
Neil Barry Riley Trustee 19 June 2019
None on record
Pernille Winnard Rudlin Trustee 19 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £439.17k £427.79k £381.40k £393.15k £445.85k
Total expenditure £447.38k £353.82k £380.86k £439.73k £428.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 18 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 25 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 MAY 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 30 JUNE 1999, 18 JULY 2005 AND 10 JUNE 2009 as amended on 11 Sept 2024

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF AND WITH REGARD TO JAPAN; (B) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF JAPAN AND ITS PEOPLE IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS, TRADITIONAL AND MODERN, AND TO MAKE THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; (C) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF BRITAIN AND ITS CULTURE BY JAPANESE PEOPLE AND TO FURTHER EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
13/14 CORNWALL TERRACE
LONDON
NW1 4QP
Phone:
02079350475
Email:
info@japansociety.org.uk
Website:

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