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the great britain sasakawa foundation

The charity supports other defined groups and the general public. The Great Britain Sasakawa 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, Japan, and various other locations.


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

Activities & Mission

Awards grants upon application to organisations in the UK and Japan for UK-Japan related projects in the following fields:- youth & education, science, technology & environment, medicine & health, arts & culture, sport, the humanities, Japanese language and Japanese studies. Awards will only be made to individuals where they can demonstrate their planned activity has an organisation's backing.

Fundraising

See where The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,867,072
Latest Expenditure
£1,846,955

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 45.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 12.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £451,766
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,415,306
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,753,161
Raising Funds £93,794
Governance £137,276
Grants to Institutions £1,005,819
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,867,072£1,846,955£1,753,161£47,214,367£32,962,1003 / 0
2023£1,420,135£1,512,101£1,425,085£45,190,601£31,753,9473 / 0
2022£1,584,986£1,096,114£1,022,335£42,341,663£29,870,0113 / 0
2021£1,453,587£884,122£790,462£46,581,329£33,244,4973 / 0
2020£11,803,469£1,181,193£1,022,693£41,141,952£30,000,7853 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers