CHINESE INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE

Charity number: 800646
Charity reporting is overdue by 84 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Immigration and asylum laws advice, women victims of domestic violence support and advocacy, support to children affected by domestic violence, benefit advice and advocacy, tackling homelessness, asylum seeker and refugee support, health and wellbeing advice, disseminate information to the Chinese community, campaign for policies change, cultural exchange and raising cultural awareness.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £262,194
Total expenditure: £204,057

Total income includes £74,000 from 3 government contract(s) and £74,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

60 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
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
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 January 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CIAC (Working name)
Company number:
02306765 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
EDMOND YEO Chair
LONDON HUAYU
Received: On time
LONDON ST. JAMES'S LIONS CLUB (CIO)
Recently registered
ONE WESTMINSTER
Received: On time
NORTH LONDON CHINESE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
TOQUEER FATIMA KUMAR Trustee 02 May 2024
None on record
James Beng Ong Ng Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
Foong Kiew Poon Trustee 12 June 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £102.25k £102.25k £162.12k £112.13k £262.19k
Total expenditure £102.59k £106.46k £154.45k £155.46k £204.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £74.00k
Income from government grants £36.98k £39.97k £93.74k £57.71k £74.00k

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 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 84 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 84 days
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 May 2024 107 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 May 2024 107 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 February 2023 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 February 2023 22 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH OCTOBER 1988 AS AMENDED 14TH JULY 2004.

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POOR PERSONS OF CHINESE ORIGIN PRIMARILY LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE.2. TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS TO HELP ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND TO ENCOURAGE QUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF CHINESE ORIGIN AND PERSONS OF OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Basement
2 Gerrard Place
LONDON
W1D 5PB
Phone:
03002011868
Email:
info@ciac.co.uk
Website:

www.ciac.co.uk Open in new window