BRENT CHINESE ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 1193993
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Free Chinese/ESEA cultural, art and festive celebratory events. Supportive generalist advice, interpretation, translating services and signposting to specialist services and agencies. Facilities/activities for recreation and leisure to improve social welfare and cohesion, integration and conditions of life, reducing isolation Language/cultural sensitive free health check/vaccination clinics

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £12,395
Total expenditure: £4,803

Total income includes £5,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 April 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Etheldreda Kong Chair 01 April 2021
None on record
Irene Pek Guaik Liau Trustee 18 April 2023
None on record
Mei Wu Trustee 01 April 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £23.22k £8.12k £12.40k
Total expenditure £6.67k £5.37k £4.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 £6.50k £5.00k

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 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Apr 2021

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CHINESE HISTORY, ART, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. 2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS PARTICULARLY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN BRENT. 3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISIONS OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BRENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 206
China House
401 Edgware Road
London
Phone:
07843996480
Email:
info@brentchineseassociation.co.uk
Website:

brentchineseassociation.co.uk