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chineke foundation

The charity supports children and young people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin. Chineke Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To promote diversity in classical music, for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively, through the advancement and promotion of Black and ethnically diverse classical musicians, aged 7 to 65, residing in the UK and Europe. To advance arts and culture by supporting the music careers of diverse people through the Chineke! Orchestra, Junior Orchestra, and Education programme.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,888,672
Latest Expenditure
£1,772,609

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,216,316
Charitable Activities £672,356
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,762,112
Raising Funds £10,497
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,888,672£1,772,609£1,762,112£989,385£06 / 0
2023£2,217,222£2,649,502£2,642,400£584,547£436,9045 / 0
2022£1,632,445£1,554,977£1,356,079£511,642£511,6425 / 0
2021£877,764£723,499£723,150£270,798£270,7985 / 0
2020£1,132,233£1,090,794£1,089,007£116,533£116,5335 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers