OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION (SOUTH WEST REGION)

Charity Number: 1068751
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Current activities include: Chinese language school for children, Elderly People's Club, Womens' Group, social outings, annual dinner and festivity celebrations, translation services & courses for members

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £49,733
Total expenditure: £66,551

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 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
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 March 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION (SOUTH WEST AREA) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tai Wah Yuen Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
Yuk Yiu WONG Trustee 03 December 2023
None on record
AMELIA LEUNG Trustee
None on record
WAN LOY WONG Trustee
None on record
RAYMOND WAN SUN WONG MBE 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 £68.36k £41.76k £111.07k £45.97k £49.73k
Total expenditure £70.28k £42.29k £43.44k £67.90k £66.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £5.55k £5.83k 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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 November 2024 290 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 November 2024 290 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 October 2024 634 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 October 2024 634 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 February 2023 381 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 February 2023 381 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3 AUGUST 1998, AS AMENDED 15 MARCH 1998.

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY. 2. TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS. 3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE THINKS FIT.

Area of benefit

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

BRISTOL AND SOUTH WEST AREA.

Contact information

Address:
15
LOWER ASHLEY ROAD
ST AGNES
BRISTOL
BS2 9QA
Phone:
01179555225
Email:
info@ocasw.org.uk
Website:

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