CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS

Charity number: 287813
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £430,865
Total expenditure: £394,837

Total income includes £364,222 from 4 government contract(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

8 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 September 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHINESE WELFARE PROJECT (Previous name)
Company number:
01720498 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Chuang Yi Chair 08 October 2015
None on record
Siu Fung Lee Trustee 05 May 2023
None on record
The Vinh Le Trustee 07 October 2015
None on record
HOI HUNG WU Trustee
None on record
HARUN SALAH Trustee
None on record
PING HAYWARD Trustee
None on record
MENG LU CHENG Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £385.28k £352.22k £457.41k £425.91k £430.87k
Total expenditure £348.53k £301.65k £348.28k £433.72k £394.84k
Income from government contracts £262.16k £228.03k £317.23k £337.63k £364.22k
Income from government grants £23.78k £19.05k £3.00k £5.40k 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 March 2024 04 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 November 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 28TH JULY 1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 28TH NOVEMBER 1985

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE RESIDENT OR WORKING WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF CHINESE ETHNIC ORIGIN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS BY: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN MATTERS RELATING TO MENTAL PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE; TO PROVIDE FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA. (B) TO ENCOURAGE THE EXERCISE OF AND MAINTAIN THE STANDARDS OF CHINESE CRAFTS BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FOSTER PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THEREIN.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

Contact information

Address:
CHINESE ASSOCIATION
680 COMMERCIAL ROAD
LONDON
E14 7HA
Phone:
02075155598
Email:
londonchinese@hotmail.com
Website:

www.thchinese.org.uk Open in new window