Illli. . Community of Refugees from Vietnam - East London ANNUAL REPORT 2023 crveastlondon.org ## **Message from the Chair** I am thrilled to announce our triumphant recovery from the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Normalcy has returned to our day center attendance, and our initiatives to enhance both physical and psychological well-being, coupled with key performance indicators for this year, have demonstrated remarkable strides. Throughout the 2022-2023 period, we provided support to over 100 Vietnamese and Chinese residents in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Our Information and Advice team successfully secured over £1 million in benefits on behalf of our clients, and we facilitated more than 50 individuals in applying for homeless and shelter housing accommodations. Our overarching goals revolve around expanding the reach and depth of our support for older Vietnamese and Chinese individuals across the Tower Hamlets borough. We aim to empower them to access the support and connections of their choice, fostering a lifestyle that allows them to "live with their best quality of life." To achieve these objectives, we are committed to sustaining the remarkable energy and creativity within our organization, ensuring the well-being of our people, and establishing even more meaningful partnerships with the communities we serve. In the current financial year, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of our support for the Vietnamese community in Tower Hamlets and East London, proudly standing as one of the oldest Vietnamese community service organizations in the U.K. Our commitment to delivering high-quality service is underscored by our reception of the Advice Quality Standard (AQS), symbolizing our dedication to providing top-notch legal advice to our Vietnamese and Chinese members. Furthermore, our Care Quality Commission Rating for home care services is rated as "GOOD," signifying that CRV East London is excelling and meeting CQC expectations. The achievements outlined in this report are a testament to our unwavering focus on the needs of older people. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our exceptional employees and volunteers. A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved. As we look ahead, our commitment remains steadfast to continually improve our services by actively listening and responding to suggestions and comments from our service users, staff, and volunteers. Jack Shieh OBE Chair ## **Our Mission** The Community of Refugees from Vietnam – East London (CRV – East London) will work to enrich the lives of the Vietnamese people of East London by preserving and promoting the traditions and culture of Vietnam and by offering quality services and assistance to those who are in need or suffering hardship. ## **Objectives** - Promoting the relief of hardship, need, and distress experience by people from the Vietnamese community and providing services with the object of improving the condition and quality of life of the Vietnamese community in East London. - Interaction with other Vietnamese refugee communities in the UK with a view to promote and preserve the tradition of Vietnamese culture. - Advancing learning in the community. - Being a keystone in the continued settlement of the Vietnamese community are welcome and can participate. - Maintaining and developing a complete system of management ensuring that all services are of the highest quality ## **Outcomes** - People from Vietnam feel more confident and involved to the benefit of all. - Since opening in 1983, the organization remains the only ethnic Vietnamese agency delivering direct services to the Vietnamese community in East London. There are over two thousand Vietnamese in Tower Hamlets, and more in neighboring boroughs. ## **Luncheon Club – Healthy Eating** ## • **Preventing loneliness and isolation in later life, which can lead to depression.** - **Increasing levels of physical activity and enhancing mental wellbeing.** - **Making friends and having fun.** ## • **Providing a good, nutritious meal at an affordable price.** Our Lunch Clubs have consistently garnered popularity for over 35 years, catering to the needs of older individuals who no longer have access to public transport. This initiative ensures that they can relish the companionship of others. Offering door-to-door transportation and the presence of someone to prepare and cook a meal for them, enjoyed in the company of friends, serves as a lifeline for some, a source of joy for many, and, for others, the essential motivation to start their day. Providing this service is not always a straightforward task, both in terms of implementation and funding. However, it steadfastly contributes to the overall wellbeing of our lunch club members, granting them the opportunity to savor the simple pleasures of a meal and good company on a regular basis. ## **Membership To Date** ||**Male**|**Female**| |---|---|---| |Vietnamese|22|26| |Chinese|4|13| |Total|26|39| |**TOTAL**|**65**|| ## **Service use 2022 – 2023** Average number of persons attending each luncheon club session - **35** members every Monday - **40** members every Friday Throughout the year a total of **65** members received **3600** meals freshly cooked at the luncheon club. - 96 % of members surveyed were satisfied with the service. - CRV East London Luncheon Club - Food Hygiene Rating: - London Borough of Tower Hamlets the Food for Health Award: **Silver Level** Members contribution : £5.00 per meal Membership fee : £10.00 per annum ## **Leisure and Social Activities for Over 50’s** ## **Venue: Dockland Settlement , 4 Saunders Ness Road, London E14 3PS** ## • **Physical Health Activities** **Table Tennis:** Mon & Fri from 10a.m - 3.30pm – Number of sessions: 96 weeks per year – Participants: 12 regular members per session. **Tai Chi:** Mon & Fri from 10.30am- 11.30pm - Number of sessions: 96 weeks per year – Participants: 12 regular members per session. **Ballroom dancing** Fri:1.30am-3:00pm – members contribution: £2.00 per person – Number of sessions: 48 weeks per year - Participants: 12 regular members per session. ## • **Psychological well-being Activities** Yoga and meditation: Mon: 1.00 p.m – 3.00 p.m - Number of sessions: 16 weeks per year - Participants: 10 regular members per session. Healthy cookery session : Mon: 1.00 p.m – 3.00 p.m - Number of sessions : 16 weeks per year - Participants: 10 regular members per session. Health Talks Session - Number of sessions: 4 - Participants: 15 regular members per session. Computer Training, tablets and phones classes - Mon: 1.00 p.m – 3.00 p.m - Number of sessions: 16 weeks per year - Participants: 10 regular members per session Majong – Chinese chess – Vietnamese card games - Monday & Friday 9.30 a,m – 3.30 p.m - Number of sessions: 96 weeks per year ## • **Spring and Summer activities** One day outing trips : Kew Garden - Participants: 15 members Portsmouth - Participants: 52 members ## **Older People Project** Services and support were provided to 100 older people from Vietnam with a wide range of needs across the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. This assistance aimed to help them continue living as independently as possible, thereby enhancing their overall quality of life. This project concluded on March 31, 2021, but we continued providing services to our residents without financial support. However, we had to reduce the number of elderly individuals from 405 to 100. - **.** - **confidential service when and where people from Vietnam need it** - **Maximizing income by raising awareness of benefit entitlement and helping to complete applications.** - **Helping people from Vietnam make the right move through a specialist housing options service** ## **Total older people (55 +)** : **100** ## **Advice Quality Standard Certificate: Advice Level** CRV East London is the only Vietnamese Advice provider in England with AQS accreditation ## **General Advice and Benefits** The 4 issues we provided to our services users during 2022/2023 - Advice and Information - Access to health services - Bereavement and End of Life support - Befriending ## **Last year CRV East London helped older people from Vietnam to claim following benefits:** Handled over **276** Information and Advice enquiries through our CRV East London staff members We helped **100** Vietnamese/Chinese members to claim Universal credit, housing and council tax benefits, Personal Independence Payment bereavement benefits and pension credits, Attendant Allowance for people over 66 years old. |**Name of benefits**|**Number of clients**|**Amount of Benefits**
**award (a year)**| |---|---|---| |Universal credit for single and 25 or
over|11|£48,673.68| |Universal credit couple and 25 or
over|16|£88,033.92| |Universalcredit- housing cost only|22|£418,612.48| |Universal credit with child
andworking taxcredit|14|£31,920| |Personal Independence
Payment (standard)|6|£ 21,247.20| |Personal Independence
with mobility component
(standard)|11|£58,201| |Personal Independence
Payment (enhanced)|5|£ 24,700| |Personal Independence
Payment with mobility
component(enhanced)|7|£ 62,881| |Attendance Allowance
(lower rate)|2|£ 7,082.40| |Attendance Allowance
(higher rate)|20|£ 105,820| |Council tax benefit|35|£23,671.14| |Bereavement benefit|12|£ 30,000| |Carer’sAllowance|30|£119,730| |Child benefit|25|£18,298.80| |Pensioncredits|6|£ 61,334| |State pension|24|£ 210,412.80| |State pension &
Pension credits|30|£ 263,016| **£ 1,330,618.42** Value of successful benefit claims made in a year for 100 service users ## **Access to health services** ## **45 Service Users: Hospital and GP Appointment Transportation:** Successfully transported 45 service users to hospital and GP appointments, ensuring seamless access to essential healthcare services ## **50 Service Users: Interpreter Booking for Hospital and Local Health Center Visits** Facilitated interpreter services for 50 service users, ensuring seamless communication during hospital and local health center visits ## **30 Service Users : Prescription and Medication Pick-Up Services** Assisted 30 service users in picking up prescriptions and medications. ## **4 Service Users: Communication Support for Compliments and Concerns** Assisted 4 service users in expressing compliments or addressing concerns with health service providers, ensuring effective communication ## **20 Service Users : Information and Support for Preventative Health Service:** Supported 20 service users in accessing preventative health services, including Pharmacy First, Diabetes Screening, NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation, Falls Prevention, and Flu Jab. ## **Bereavement and End of Life support** The Bereavement Support Pilot programme at CRV east London is providing advice and support to older people who have recently experienced or are expecting to experience a bereavement - Signpost to specialist support - Information and guidance regarding funerals. - inherited a housing association tenancy - Transporting & Repatriation Ashes. **12** service users were directed to specialist organizations for counseling support, including Age UK, Citizens Advice, Vietnamese Mental Health in the U.K., and Quaker Social Action **12** Service users received assistance in reducing funeral costs, with contributions toward funeral expenses. **7** service users received support in raising funds for funeral costs, including **5** who accessed Bereavement Support Payment. **6** service users successfully inherited a housing association tenancy, ensuring stable and secure housing. - **2** ashes were successfully transported and repatriated to Vietnam, providing closure to the families. **Befriending Service** - **Reduced social isolation.** - **Improved quality of life.** - **Maintained independence.** ## • **Improved mental and physical well-being** Befriending is available to older people who don’t see people or go out as much as they would like. A volunteer befriender visits the older person in their own home. They also offer encouragement to get out more, to join in with activities and access local services and resources. Visitors are DBS checked and no charge is made. We have two befriending services available: Our **Home Visiting Service** offers friendship and companionship to older people, especially those living alone or who are housebound. We do this by matching a registered volunteer with an older person who would benefit from a friendship and they spend time together on a weekly basis. Our I **n–Touch** telephone service will provide a weekly friendly call to keep us in touch with those people awaiting a volunteer befriender. There are **1** visits per day for **7** days per week. In total: **365** Visits per year for **6** housebound clients. One phone call per day, **2** hours call per week, in total: **104** hours per year. ## **Domiciliary Care Service** The Domiciliary Care Service supports individuals aged 60 and above in their own homes, providing assistance with various personal care and household tasks. CRV East London stands as the sole Vietnamese Domiciliary Care provider in England, having been established in the year 2000. **Service Overview:** In the fiscal year 2022–2023, we extended our support to **5** Vietnamese households within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, delivering a total of **50** hours per week of domiciliary care service. ## **Personal Care Tasks:** _General Personal Care_ - Assistance with morning and night routines - Washing, bathing, or showering - Shaving or beard trimming - Oral hygiene - Hair washing and drying ## _Continence Care_ - Toileting – continence care and changing continence pads - Support with using a commode ## _Health Management_ - Collaboration with external healthcare professionals - Prescription collection - Reminders for prescribed medication ## _Meals Preparation_ - Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner ## _Household Tasks_ - Changing bed linens - Laundry - General cleaning - Grocery shopping _Sitting Service_ Our dedicated carers offer a sitting service, allowing family caregivers a welldeserved 2 or 3-hour break once a week. ## **Income Statement for the Year Ended 2022 – 2023** | Donations and Contributions | £250 | | Income from meals | £13 962 | | Other Incomes | £16408 | | Grants and Foundations | £ 75696 | | Total Revenue **| £ 106,316 |** ## **Direct costs of Charitable Activities** |-----------------------------|--------------| | Insurance | £4363 | | Travel | £1450 | | Volunteers | £2663 | | Telephone | £121 | | Events. | £7771 | | Examiner’s fee | £1425 | |-----------------------------|--------------| | Staff Salaries and Benefits. | £ 75,264 | | Office and Operating Costs | £21,954 | | Legal and Professional | £1415 | | Bank charges | £96.00 | | Total Expenditure. | £116,522 | | Net Income | **- £10,206** | ## **Acknowledgements** ## **Funding & Sponsorship** We would like to thank the following government departments and non- government organisations for their support and partnerships that have enabled us to continue to develop a culturally and linguistically appropriate service. **London borough of Tower Hamlets:** funding for - Elderly luncheon club - Domiciliary Care **Yi Ban Restaurant:** Sponsor for - Community activities and Event ## **Community supports** - Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Service - Age UK Tower Hamlets - Mind in Tower Hamlets - Vietnamese Mental Health in the UK - Buddha Medicine Foundation ## **Our Volunteers** CRV East London would also like to sincerely thank all our volunteers who have given their time and commitment to assist the Vietnamese people through our center: ## **The Domiciliary Care team** - Ms Maria Whittingham - Ms Nga Nguyen - Ms Cam Tu Phan - Ms Tam Nguyen ## **The Community team** - Mr Duy Dan Ly - Mrs Vinh Chu - Benjamin Chan ## **Befriending Team** - Ms Maria Whittingham - Ms Hong Nguyen - Ms Cam Tu Phan - Ms Nga Nguyen REGISTERED COMPANY NIJMBER: 03783Jfi• IEn8l*nd ADd WAlu) RECJSTERKD CHARITY NUMBER: 1080256 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND NA DITED FI CIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JJST MARCH 20 FOR GEES AST LONDON L¢roy Reid & Co Chart¢rcd Ccrtificd Ac¢wntNn¢8 and Ststutory Auditors 29Y Norlhborough Road Norbury L¢)ndon SW164TR MMUNIT OF REFUGEES FROM EAST LONDON IETNAM F THE FINAN AR END IAL TATEMENT Pll R¢ftr¢a¢¢ gdmlJ￿tr1t1V¢ de¢• R4port Of th• ¢rwrtE¢i Ihd¢prnd¢tht ¢K*mlo¢r'i TtpDrt Sta¢emeD¢ of Iln•nclal i¢tlvld•i StAtemÈnt of llnanelil pmltloh Notm to the Iln*nd*l itxlementi D¢t#ll¢d •¢it¢m¢#t offlh*otl•l •¢¢lvltb MUNITY OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM EAST IA)NDO EF8RENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAI TRUSTEES Mr Quyen Banh Mrs Tuyel Thanh MrKitl My Ly MT Quan Minh T)uc N8uyen Mrchu NBuyeh MT Jack Yan Ji Shieh COMPANY SECRETARY Mrs Blch Thi N8uyen REGISTERED OFFICE Old Poplar Library-unit 3 45 fyillender Street Londo E14 6RN REGJS'I'LRED COMPANY NUMBER 03783360 IEn8Iand Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1080256 INDEPENDKi¥T EXAMINER Lgroy ￿ld & Co Ch#riered CeNifLrd A¢¢puntsrtl8 Ind Sktulory Audilo 299 Northi¥Jrough Road Norfjury London SW164TR ELST IX)ND REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES R THE YEAR ENDED H 2023 The thiyttty who arc also dirwlor5 of thc charily for ihc purpoycs of ihc cornpani￿ Act 2006, prcxeni Ihcir report wilh Ib¢ financial sta*ments of ihe charity for thc year cnded 31st March 2023. The trustees have adop*d the provision& of AL'counting Bnd Reporting by Charilic5'. Stalcmenl of Rccommcnded Pra¢lic¢ applicable to chariiits prcparing their aLcount¥ ID acLordanLe wilh the Financial Rcponin8 s￿lld3rd appli¢abl¢ in the UK and Republic ofiTel&nd IFRS 102) IrfFcclivc l J&nuary 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIliS Oblectlves wnd 4tmi The Chirity's object ind prin¢ip81 Activity ¢ontinuta to k.. l. To promote any ¢hBriiabl¢ puryrf)8E foT thc b¢n¢fit of those who liv¢ ond/¢*r work in th¢ V1¢tt￿me8e Community in EL%1 London who or¢ in hardBhip or distrcss. 2. To provid¢ $¢rvi¢¢$ Ih•i will imprvv¢ th¢ quality of life of thg ViL*)am¢K curnmunity. 3. To asgi$i th 4vmrrLunity lo ittt¢grut¢ inlu th¢ locnl rommunily Nnd to ¢onttibutE Iv ¢vmm0n 8ood¥. 4. To advance leomins in Ihe cvmmunity and to interk¢t with commllnitits in thc United Kingdom with o vicw to promot¢ aDd pre5crve traditionlll Vietnamese LultUTC. Page 2 COMMUNITY OTr UGEES FROM VIETWAM EAST LONDON REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAR ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE ChAritable A¢tlvlti In Iht 2022.2023 finanL'ial year, CRV-Ea5t London Celebrated ils 4(hh year of supportin8 the Vietnamese and Chinese communiiies in Tower Hamlcls and Ea4t London. We ￿k¢ pride in being onc of Ihc old¢5t Viclnarncsc cornrnunity strYi¢e or¥aniLalions in the UK. ThruuBhout the yeRrs. we bave orBani3£d a diverse rang¢ of aciiviiies and 8er¥ic¢s. With a p#rtiLulaT focus Dn addre$8ing Ihc nc¢ds of older individuals. OUT IDlti4tiV¢s includc ihc c%iabli%hmcnt of a Lunch Club. provision of vI￿ry 8crvicts, (k)rni¢iliary ¢4TC, and hcalth Prom￿lon aciiviiies. l-The Vieknatn¢&¢ and Chin¢s¢ Lunch and Social Club projwl caiers to Ihe well-being of up 10 60 individuals aged 50 and above, primarily from the Virtnam¢5¢ Rnd Chinrsc commw)irie5 in Tow¢r Hamlets and Easi London. Thc club, localL￿ ai DuLkland Settlemenl, S&und¢ry N¢5¥ Ruad, London E14 3PS. convenes twic¢ a week (Monday% and Fridpysl with atlctnoon activiiiLS. Our projcL't ¢mphasi¥£s variou8 8SPCCts of fu￿. inLluding hL'&lihy cgling, specilll dielB, cDokin¥ Skill%. herb culiiyaliun. regional eaiittg hxbits in Vi¢lnom and Lhina, ¥md ixplurulion of die18 in olhor Llihnic ¥ommunil1￿ in Tower Haml¥l8 arKI Eust London. Addilionally, we organiix exchatbBC Vi¥i18 with uiheT lunLh ¥lubB and 4unu•l Lwnw N¢w Y eveni. along with day ouiin¥s lo thr x¢4$id¢ Jnd fruil-pi¢kin¥ in lh¢ summcr. IIe&lTh talk% Provide itJforniition on di¢15 to r¢duc¢ chol¢slcrol or hedrt dimoaie And ¢ovcr varioui oiher h¢ulIh-￿1I1cd tOPlL$. llje projecl Also inIcurH￿S aclivilie$ PT0moiing ¢xcr¢ise an¢] puychological well-YKinB. 8uch Is bAllroom dJncin8, karaokc siK8in8, iai-chi. IAblc Icnnis. and indoor likc mahjong, Chincsc clLCX4. and Vicinllme%e cDrd 88mts. c(miributins In mcnwry And menial exerc￿e. Ho￿ebOUnd mcmbers receive 8&%islancc through or8anized IM¥port SCT¥iCC8 lik¢ Dial-&-Ride. Thiy prvjLLI i¥ fund¢d by IhL LuL81 Community Cjrani from Ihe Liittdvn Bvruu#h i>f Tower Ilimk.L4 LvuttLiI 8Md ia ¥¢hvduled lo cottcludc on (k.lub¥T 30, 2021. Wc gr¢ currcnily ¥ubiniiiinu u new wni fumi iu th¢ M*yorf¥ Grnnt for thr¢¢-8nd-a.h4lf.y¢HT period from Tuwer Homlet8. aniicip&iin8 POgillV¢ (xii¢vm¢8 for our fuluT¢ 8¢Tvi¢es. 2- o￿t 8dviLe prvjeLI pr(>vidcA 5UPPQrt for Vieinumese und Chincsc individu&ls over 55 yCaT5 old, ¢ov¢ring iMue8 ¥uch 8 ￿lfar¢ ri¥hL4. peT.4onal ¢8re, TnutLCy muna¥¢rnenl, dcbi PTobl¢Tns, wnJ hou¥in8. Annu•llyp wc offer advicc And Eupport If) ov¢r 350 pcople from Vic¢nAm in'fvwcr Hamlets. Our practical a%si&iance intludcy rcfcrr&lR lo speci&list agcncics, wc provid¢ inle￿r¢IL￿s flu¢nt in both Vi¢inamci¢ and Lttrtt<>ncsc lo otTcr approprihtc 8uidancc. 'fhe project olgo Aid8 older individuol8 in D¢¢e88in8 he<h setvi¢e$ by providing ITaNspori41ion and a¢¢omp&nyin¥ Ihcm lo GP, hoypilDI, and hcalth clinic appoinlmcnl%, 3- The Domiciliary Lore Servi¢c Vi¥thamu¢ ar￿ Chinrw indivlduali J8cd 00 ov¢r in ihcir own hvrtws ofF¢rin8 4s¥i¥lanL¢ with ￿rsonal ¢•re ond houBehold task8. CRV L&st Lfjndon 8tsthds a$ ihc $ol¢ Vicin&mcse Domiiiliary Carc Si'rviL¢ Ptuvidcr in th¢ U.K. Th¥ wrvi¢r¥ Pruv￿Qd in individuals, homes inLlude ¥¢tiing in and uul uf bed. baihinK and w4shin8, meyl pr￿aratiO[L, and cleHnin8. The Advi¢¢ Qualily Stsnd￿rd IAQSI ha8 been awarded lo CRV L4si London for Ihe ncxi two yt4rs. Eignifyin8 our Commilrncnl lo providing hi8h-qualily adviLL' un IcBal isxucs lo Viclnamcse and LThine5e rnernbEr%. AQ8 dernonylralc& our ac¢e¥sibility, eff￿liv¢ mBnAg¢ment, and ¢mplnymcnt of stalT with the 8kills and knowlcdKc 10 meet Ihc ne¢ds or I￿[ clients. r C4TC QuHlily Commission RlltinB For hom¢¢are 4¢rvirK '. (IOOD - CRV EHst London is prrfornjing w¢ll Jnd meeiit)¥ CQC exp¢Ll&lion5. FINANCIAL REVIEW Thc Iru¥iees are saiisfied with Ihe pErforn￿nce of th¢ ¢h4rity for th¢ year un¢J¢r r¢vi¢w, Thc Lharily report¢d a d¢fi¢il or £16.039 {2022- Surplus £13,642} and reserves of £193,21412022- £209,253). Page 3 COMMUNITY OF REFUGbbS FROM VIETNAM EAST U)ND REPORI'OF THETRUSTEES FOR THL YEAR ENDED 31ST MAR H 2023 FINAIYCIAL REVIEW P¥lntlpsl f￿ndIts￿ iourt London Borough of Tower Haml¢ls is th¢ prin¢ip41 fundfr of ¢hc charity and th¢ tru4lcc% and u5¢rs of th¢ ¢harity wish Iu Exprebs theii ginceTe Ihanks for thc fJnaDcial SUPPOTI and look forward w their fuiwe support as we deliver scryicc4 to families in Ihe Ilorou8h. Regervei poll¢y The charity follows Ihc 8uidllnce laid down by Ihe ChAriiy CommiBsion we seek ¢0 mainiain ad¢qu&Ee level% of Tt5crves to meet thc chArily'8 nccds if so required. The reReN¢$ h¢ld as ai th¢ y¢4T ¢nd wos £193.21412022- £2(Y).253I. The iru$iLcs ar¢ uf the opini(yn Ihal wilh th¢ r¢s¢rv¢¥ h¢kl Al th¢ y¢ar ¢nd th¢ ¢h4rily would b# abk ￿ d¢liY¢r ad¢quat¢ ervic¢s lor thc ncxt 12 monihs and Ihat tho rjnoncial sta￿'m￿,￿¢S Jhuuld ￿prepared a guittd basis. FUTURB PLANS Thc charily will ¥lriVC lu iJKknlify new p•riner¥ within I￿ luLal authurity and vther privatE ￿nI makin8 in¥tilulion who ¥upwrtivc of Ihc obj¢ctivc8 of the Charity ond arc percpared th provide fLnancial support.. s'rRUCTURF.. GOVKRNANCL AND MAf4AGFMEN'J' ewovernlng do¢ument Thc ch#Tily 1% eortir(>lltd by its gov¢rnin8 L￿CUment, & dccd of tru81, and con81)￿1¢8 a limited comp4ny, limilcd by guar•nt¢c, a5 dcfined by Ihe Companics A¢1 2(KJ6. Or%*rtlsltlgnAI ilru¢tur¢ ThL vryanisAtion 18 a cli￿lIabIL Lompany limiltd by guirnnictr, in¢orporlli¢d 7 Jun¥ 1999 And regiRtered 8$ 8 Lharily 10 April 2000. The COmPAny ¢yliibli>h¢d under a Memorandum of A￿r￿latIOn which estBbli#hcd Ihr vbj¢cls puw#r¥ ofihc charithblc ¢umpurty artd Koverncd urtd¢r ill Arti¢l¢$ vf A¥$o¢iytion. In th¥ ¥v¢nt th¢ company bcinB wound up member8 grc required to ¢oniribule An Amounl noi exceeding £1. Ihdy¢ilon Ind ¢¢•lnlNw truite¢¥ MQAI Iru8t¢cs arc ulrc#dy familiar with ihc prts¢iit21 work of Ihc charity. Addition&lly. new trn&lc49 are inviicd hnd enEouri8ed ith Xll¢nd a $¢ri¢s of shon ty8inin8 8e%8ion5 to famili&ri8c Ih¢msclYcs with Ihc ¢haTily and Ihc conlexi within whi¢h it opcralc8. Th¢$¢ ar¢ joityily led by the Chair of thc Manag¢meni Con)mittte of the chority athl cover.. - The obli8&liort ofthE m4fta￿M¢n¢ Commillcc mcmtrKF¥. - The main do¢umcnt8 which %f Out Ihe operational framework for the ¢harity in¢ludiThg th¢ Memorondum and Articloa. - Resour¢in8 and th¢ currcni financial pniilion a& 8Ct oul in Ihc lul¢81 publi8hd uccounls. Vulure plans And obj￿IlvC&. Thc chariiy I¥ Organiscd so th81 the trnstetR mcct rcgulllrly to its affOiTS. Thcrc 8rc tWD ￿11 tlmc Admtnistrdtors. who are responsihlc for Ihc day to dBy admintStralion of Ilh¢ charity and (>rgatsi5in8 fundraising aclivilie4. The remuininB 5t&tT ATC cmployed At Ihc centrc ènd Alao Lssi$t with f￿d￿LI7n¥ as appropriitc. Wc ￿80 grat¢fu] to volunt¢¢r frorn vllriou¥ ¥ourc¢s wlJo a5515t with Ihc clderly. STATEMENT Ofv TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILII'I¥S Th¢ tNslec5 (who are alsv the direLtvr& Df Communily of R¢fug¢¢$ From Vi¢tthwm East LD￿dOn for th¢ purposes or compatty lawl Hre rc&ponsibl¢ for pr¢parin8 the R¢port of Ihc Irustc¢$ and th¢ financial s￿1CmCnt￿ in accordan¢c with applirabl¢ law and Unitsd Kingdom ALiouniing S￿ndards (United Kingdom Generally ActePl¥d AcLotsniin¥ P￿ilLe) including Financial Rcporting Standard 102 "The Fillancial Rew)rtin8 S￿ndard appli¢ablc in Ihe UK and Republic of ItelBnd'. Pag¢ 4 COMMUNITY OF RETr UGLLS FROM VIETNAM EAST LONDON REPORT OF THE TKUSTEES R ENDED 31ST MARCH 1013 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RFSPONSIBILITIES- toMtIn￿ed Company law re4uires the iTusoes 10 prepar¢ fJnart¢lAI &tslernents. for euth fin8ncio1 yeaT which give a true and fair vi¢w of th¢ ytate of affairs of thc charilablc company and of Ihe incoming relA)u￿&S and application of r¢50urcc5, Including Ihc inLome and expenditure, uf Ihe charilablc cotnpany for Lh￿ peTiod. In prepaiirtg thosv tSttancial stalernents, th¢ truJl¢c$ aTe rcquired I 8eleet 8llit8bl¢ 8¢counting policies and then apply Ihcm consi8tently'. ob¥crv¢ lh¢ methods and principley in the Charity SORP,. m8kc judgetnenls Bnd ¢$limat￿ that Hrc rc&8onable Hnd PTuden¢ pr¢pare Ih¢ financial siatemetus on the Boing conc¢rn ba515 uTr1¢8S it 1$ ifiappropn'at¢ 10 pr¢wm¢ Ihal the clmriiabie com￿NY will coThlinu¢ in business. The trusieei arc rcspon¥ible fttrr keepinB PTOPCT accounting Tccord4 which disck)s¢ with rcBsonabl¢ ac¢urncy al llny timB IhL' financial position of IhL Lh#rilable Lompany and 10 enablL IhL'm 10 eniur¢ Ihal th¢ financial Iialemeni8 comply wilh the Companie8 Aci 2006. They Arc Rl%o rexponsiblc for s&fc¥uarding ihc a85cts of th¢ ¢hritsblc company and h¢nc¢ for tHkin¥ r¢4$onablc 8i¢py for Ih¢ previ￿11￿￿ and dcicclion offr&ud attd uiher irre8ularitiC8. Approved by ord¢r of tk b08rd of tru8leu on. . and Jigncd on its behalf by.. Mr Jack Yan Ji Shich. Tru51¢¢ Pa8c 5 INDEPET4DENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF OMMUNITY ()F REFUGEE8 FRO VIEI'N EASI. LONDO Independ¢nt ex*mlThtr'i nport to the trUIte￿ of Comrnunlty ol Refug￿9 From VletAam EAIt Londoll I'the Company,) I rcpurt kn the Iharily Iruslees on my eXarnit￿tion orth¢ &CCLiufLts ofthe cOmp￿Y for thty¢ar ¢nd¢d 31st Marcb 2021. R¢JpDnilbSlltles aTrd b8$11 of reporl As ihe ch8rity's tN&l¢c5 of ih¢ Company land also i18 direc￿)r8 for the PUryM)se8 of eompally lawl you gre responsible roT the prqJaTalion of Ihc a£counls in accordanG¢ with th¢ rwuir¢m¢nts of ihe Compani¢s Aci 20061'ihE 2006 Acfj. H4¥ing satisficd mysclf that thc ac¢ouniy of Ihe CoTnpany are not r4uired lo bE 4udil¢d under Part 16 of ihe 2￿6 Act And Arc eligible for indcp¢ndcnl cxamin&rion, l Tey>rt in re8p¢et of my exomination of your charity's ac¢ounLg ￿ carriod out und¢r Scction 145 of Ihe Charitiey Aci 2011 (IhE 2011 Acl'l. In ¢&rrying oul my ¢x4min41ion I havc follDwed Ihc Direeiions 8iVtn by ihe Ch&Tity Comrnission under Seftion 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Aei. Indtpendtnt txamlner s Jt4t¢mtnt I h8v¢ compleied my cX￿1n&tits￿. I conlirm thai no mau¢rs hav¢ ¢om¢ kn my •ttMliuts in ¢onn¢¢iiLm With th¢ examinaiiott me ¢ius¢ lo bili¢vo- aLLouniin8 records w¢r¢ nul kcpl in rcsrrtt ofihc Company as TeqUiTcd by Scciion 386 orth¢ 2(X16 Ack or th¢ a¢¢ounts do not o¢curd with thoye i¢cord#' or Ihe account¥ (k) ¢tsmply wilh ￿r￿u￿ting fcquiT¥'mcnl¥ of Scction 396 of ihc 2006 ALI uihrr than reyuirerncnl Ih4t th¢ accounts give a irue and fair vicw which 18 noi o martcr considered aA part of an independeni examillaiion.. or Ihe &cÈounE8 hlvc not bccn Prcpared in occ•rdan¢e with th¢ mcthod8 ond pvinciplcN of the Stotement of Recammclldcd Pr&cii¢e for Aceounting 8TwI reportin¥ by chaiitle4 (applicable lo chEritic¥ prcparing Ihcir aceouni8 in a¢¢ord8n¢¢ with th¢ ￿1n4￿CIal Rcporting Standard applicable in thc UK Ind R¢public of I￿land I h4vr no ¢on¢crns and hAve eome g¢ross nu oiher rnallorj in connection with the examinlltion lo which altcnlLon 8hotsld bi drawn in this r¢poii in urd¢r to ¢n4bl¢ a prvpir Und￿￿14ndIng ofitLL aLcuunl¥ lo bL r￿11￿. Ebcnexer Okoi, B%¢. FCCA Lcrvy R#id & Co charter￿ C.¢rtified A¢¢ouniani$ aDd Sl&lutury Audiio 299 N0rihborU￿h Roid Norbury London SW16 4TR Dote.. Page 6 COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM EAST IA)NDON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 2011 Total 1022 UThrestrlct&l fllnds Restrltted rbnd fknhds 14otei INCOME AND ENDOWMENT8 FROM Donations and l¢gacie4 30.620 30,620 10.080 Ck4Atsble actlvltlej Charitable activities 42,968 32,72¥ 75.696 123.307 Inve&lment in¢om¢ 232 232 Total 106,548 133.387 EXPENDITURE ON R&i8in8 funds 0.(105 6.065 4.472 Ch•rltable aetlvttl Chgrit&blc 4c¢iviti 116522 115273 T•twl 122587 119.745 14ET INCOMEIIVAPENDITUREI 116.0391 116,039) 13,642 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tnthl funds broughl forward 209253 209.253 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 193214 193214 209 253 The notes forni part of these r)r￿nci&l Statements PaRc 7 COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM I'ATgMENT F FINAN IAL SITIO 1023 2022 N•tei FIXED ASSETS T&n8iblc assets 10 CURRENT A￿V.Ts Cash al bAnk and in hand 196.009 213,(1(X) CKEDITOIiS Amounts falling due within one year 12,798} 13.7501 NET CURiiENT ASSETS 209 T()TAL ASSETS LV3S CURR&NT LAAIIILITILS 193.214 20Y.253 NKT ASSETS 193214 209 253 FUNDS 13 UnrrslriLled fundy 193 214 209 253 TOTAL VUNDS 193 209 253 Th¢ ¢hNTltablc Company i¥ entitled tn exemplim fTom audit under Soclion 477 of Ihe CompNni¢¥ A¢1 2(HkS for IhB ycar ended 3151 March 2023. The rnembers have t￿t reqiiired the Company 10 obtain ￿ audit of Li& financial staiemen18 for the year gndod 313t Mllrch 2023 in ll(¢OrdLn￿ wilh SrLlion 47fi of thc Compllni¢J AL* 2n06. The truRteu acknowl￿￿¢ their rcspon8ibililits fer ensuring Ihal thL chariiable Lumpany kL'ip¥ aLCUunti￿ rewTd¥ Ih41 comply with Sc¢lion& Jf16 and 387 of th¢ ComponieR Ati 2(Th xnd pr¢pyTln8 fin4ncial $iaLcmtnl% which give 4 trw and falr vicw of ihc $18lc of affjirx of thv ¢h&rilyble company By al Ihc End Df each financial year and of itB 5urpluy or dcficil for each fin8nrisI ycar in occordanL¢ with Ihe rcqlsirem¢n￿ of S¢¢liuny 394 395 4nd whi¢h oihcrwi%¢ ¢L)rnply with th¥ T¢qu1￿ments ofihc Cotnpaniry Act 2006 Tcloiing 10 financial sirttcmenis, 80 fara$ applicablc to Ihc chorithblc compBny. Ibl Thc8c finan¢iil slalements hAve been prepBred in accordance with Ihe PTOVi8ioll8 applicAblc lo ¢hHrilRhlc companie subject ta the sm&ll tom￿￿1￿ T¢8Lm¢. Il&l¢rncryls were approved by the Bollrd of Trnslc¥8 and aulhori4ed for imuc on .￿.￿.￿.... and wer¥ si¥n¢d un ils beh4ifby: Mr J#¥k Ji Shi¢h- Trnsiee The n0*8 fomi part of these financiol sthtemenl8 P8%e 8 OMM NITY FREF EE FR M VIETNAM TH EYE INA FOR T TMAR ACCOUNTING POLICILS BASIS OF PREPARINC THK FINANCIAL STATÈMEf4TS The financial st&tctncn18 of ihc chuithble cornpany. whi£h 15 a public btncfil cniily under FRS 102. havc bccn Pryred in ￿cOrdAnC¢ with the Chariiies SORP IFRS 102)'Acfounting and R¢portin8 by ChÉritie5'. StstemL'n( of Re¢(>mmended Pr&cii¢c Bppli¢8bl¢ lo ch&riiio8 prep8tinB their 8¢¢OUrti8 in o¢cord8ncc with rhe Finan¢ial Reportin¥ St¥ndaTd llpplicoble in the UK Hnd Republic of Irelllnd IbRS 1021 leffeciive l January 20191,. inancial Reporting Siindard 102 Yhe Finrtncial Reporting Stslldard applicible in ihc UK and Rcpublic of ITelsnd' Hlld the CoTnp8nies Act 2006_ The financial strdtements have been prepttTed under the hisknrical cost convcntion. INCOME All income is rkxosni8¢d in th¢ s￿l¢m¢n( of FinAnci&l Adivili¢s on¢¢ th¢ ¢hirily h2$ enlitlemeni w the fund5. it 15 probable Ih&t the incom¢ will be Teceivcd and the It￿￿1¢&n ￿ meuured reliably. EXVENDJTURE Liabililiyb aTe I￿O8￿1$ed 8# expcndiiurc as s(K)tt $8 thtre li a le881 or constnjciivr obligation committin8 the hariiy 10 iknt 0xp￿dilurl. li is probable thdt i iransftr of ewnumic ￿4￿rI1¥ will br r4uiTrd in 8ciilctneni und th¢ amouni uf the obli8Htion can be m¢asure41 reliably. bxpetulitur¢ i¥ *ccounwJ fL>r on an ac¢ru81s bosis 4nd ha5 been claF3ifJed undcr he￿lIn8X Ih4t R8gr¢g4t¢ all relai¢d lo thc cNlegory. WheTC CO&t8 c&nnot be dire£rly attribukd w parti¢ul&T he￿1￿￿ they hdve bem alloc*led to activiiies on & basis con5islcnt with th¢ or reRour£ea. TANGIBLE VIXV.D ASSV.TS DiP￿cla110n 1% providd al th¢ followin8 Annual in prd¢r to wrilc off ¢ach *ssd ov¢r its estimated useful PIDnt and machinvry FiX￿re¥ •nd filtin88 250/1 on colt 25% on ¢Dsi I'AXA'I'ION Thc ch4rity JA cx¢mpi from ¢tsrF*)rniion l#X ott its ¢haNiabl¢ A¢livili¢8. FUND ACCOUNTING UnreRlrtcied (und8 b¢ uscd >n ac¢ord4ncc with th¢ charilahlc objxtiv¢8 al Ihe discretion of the ITusIce8. Reslyicted tund% can only h¢ w¢d for p&rticulBr T¢strict¢d puryox¢% within IhE objec18 of Ihc charity. R#¥iii¢tiung BTL8e when ypccifjcd by the donor or when funds Bre rAiBed for particular twtriLled purpos￿. Further explanaii¢Jn ufihc n4ftLre aftd PUryOBe ofeach fund is uJclud¢d in th¢ notes io the fjnancial stai¢rnenl8. PEf4S10P4 COSTS AND OTJIER POST-RETIREMKNT BEf*EFIT Thc charitabl£ Gompany opcrate% a defined conlribution pension 5Gheme. Coniribution8 poyable lo Ihe harilJblc companys pcn$ion 8cheme are charged lo Siatemenl Of Financi41 Artivili¢s in th¢ (o which thcy rclai¢. eotttinll￿... COMMUNITY OF RFFUGF.F.S FROM VIETNAM EAST LONDON OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- Contlnued FOR THE YEARENDED31STMARCH 2023 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2023 2022 Donaiiorts Inrorn¢ from M¢als Oth¢T Incumcy 250 13.962 16.408 2.2S7 7,823 INVESTMETrIT INCOME Z023 1122 Depts811 O¢¢OUhl jthl¢rwl 232 INCOME FROM CHAIUTABLE ACTtVlTIES 2023 Chirltabl¢ 2012 Tot81 ¢tlvltiei LA Tower Ilatnlct Contrncts- LOCBI Community LEI of Tower HBml¢i$. Oldw P¢opl¢ Projxt 32.728 32.728 36.Ql 6.950 54.968 3,697 8.(K)O 6,(Y)V 12,913 LB of Tower H8mlci$- Covid Krant LB'fowcr Hamle1￿ Vietnamese New Yegr E￿1 End Communily Founduliv Gvvetnmenl furlough ¥r4nt Waknfi¢id Granl 123 307 RAISING FUNDS RAisifiG DONATIOIYS AND LEGACIES 2023 2022 Food and supplie8 Page 10 ¢oniihued... COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM ND NOTES TOTHE TrINAN 'IAL sfATEMEN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 20 - ¢ontinutd CHARrrABLk AcfivITIES COSTS Dlrect Colts liee note 7 Charitable activiti 116522 DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 21123 2022 75.264 4.363 1.450 77.957 2.474 3.599 2,011 3.287 16.902 6.429 1,802 524 288 In&uTnncc 'rr8vel Tclephonei tK)¥t&ge* PTinlinB Bnd Atstioncry Voluntecri Pruni%e8 cost Xmay,ftew ye4r and muon feiiival Eximin¢e8 f¢¢ Id¢8HI Ind prolessional Bank ¢h#ry¢8 2.663 21,954 7.771 1.42$ 113273 TRUSTELS, REMUNERATION AND BENEVITS There were no Irutho8' rcmun¢rniiort or oth¢r b¢n¢fits for lh¢ y¢ar ond¢d 31st March 2023 nor for the yemr ¢tLded 3l8t M￿¢h 2022. TRUSTEESI EXPEN8L8 'lliere werc no 315L Mqrch 2022. Iru￿¢¢&' ¢xpctLseJ PAid for the yur endcd 31stMirch 2023 nor for the y¢&r ended STAFF COSTS 2023 202Z Wage8 ond yaJ4riC8 Oih¥r pvnyiott ¢thiS 74.6¥4 77.457 500 75 The avera8e monihly numbcr of ctnployacA during the yeRr wa5 48 follow8.' 2023 2022 tliTEQt rhJTilabl¢ Work p4tt limo Dircci chAriiable work tILiI tim¢ No cmplo￿¢S T￿Gi¥¢d emolumenls in exeess of £fA),000. PaE¢ 11 ¢ontinued... COMMUJ¥JTY OF RF,FUGEES FRQM VIETNAM EAST LONDON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contl•ued FOR THE YEAR ENDED JIST MARCH 2023 TANCIBLE FIXED ASSETS FlxtyrH •nd PT•nt Artd ttchin¢ry Comput ¢qyipmtnt Totah COST Ai Isi April 2012 attd 31st MaTch 2023 DEPRECIATION Al Isi April 2022 and 31sl MurLh 2023 Nfr BOOK VALUE Al 31&i M&Tch 2023 At 318t M4T¢h 2022 CRKDITOIIS: AMOUNTS FAI.LING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 21J23 2022 Social 9CCUrily oth¢rtsx¢s 0ihcT Lredilor¥ Accrued expengeB 122 875 1.948 12. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWKF.N FUNI)S 2023 Tot•1 ndi 2022 Tot41 fwndi U*riYtrkted (undi Reltrltled fvnd• Fixed 4WII CutTeni o8s¢1 cut￿￿1 liabilities 196,(NJ9 196,009 213,0￿) 193 214 193214 13. MOVEMENT li¥ FUIYDS movement In fundi At 31J.23 At 1.4.22 Unrestrlrted f¥Dds G￿ernI fund 209,253 {16.0391 193214 TOTAI. Fuf4DS 209 16 0391 193 214 Pa8e 12 continued... COMMUNITY OF REFUGF.ES FROM VIETNAM EAST LONDON NOTES TO THE FINAIYCIAL STATEMENTS- contlnued FOR THE YF.AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 13. MOVEMgNT IN FUNDS- contlnued Nel movement in fujmis. included in the above aT¢ follow8.' Incomlng rttour¢ts Re80urcti exptmdtd Movernenl In lundi Unr¢4thcted fund¥ General fund 73,820 189,859) 116,0391 Reitrlettd futtdi Restricted fiu)d 32.72B (32.728) TOTAI. FUNDS 122 5871 160391 CompirAtlve• for rnovernent In lunda Net movrm¢nt In fumd Tr#n•fcrs b¢twr¢n fund¥ At 31.3.22 At 1.4Jl Unreilrlcted fundA CTrnETal fund 94,552 .333 113,368 209.253 Rttlrlcttd fundi RestriLled fund IUl.059 1113J681 TOTAL FUND8 209 253 Cornp8r8tiv¢ nel movement ih fund¥, Ithclud￿ in th• abo￿ are as follo￿.. exp¢ndtd In lundi Unratrltttd f¥ndi ticncr&l fund 13.746 .333 R¢strl¢ted fund¥ Resirictcd fund 119,641 {107,332} 12,309 TOTAI. FUNDS 133 387 119745) 13,642 Page 13 continued... COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM EAST LONDON NOTES'TO TIIE FIIYANCIAL STATEMENTS- eontinued FOR THE YLAR LNDED 31ST MARCH 2023 J3. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- eontlnued A currcnl year 12 and prioryear 12 nMJnlhs cornbined position is as follow5.' Net movem¢nt l& fund¥ TrADife betwe¢n fundi At 31.3.23 At 1.4.21 Unrcitrlclcd fundi G¢ncr41 thnd 94.552 {14.706) 113,368 193.214 Reitrkted fundi Re81ri¢ied fuNI IUl,059 12.309 1113 J68) TOTAL FUNDS 193 A ¢urrEnl ycar 12 Tnonth8 Ind prioryear l2 months combined movemcnt in funds, included in the Abovo are as follow¥'. Jn¢omlng ruourcei R￿Qur￿l txpended MDv¢m¢nt In fund¥ Unrcitrltted fundi Cr¢nrral fund 87,566 {102,2721 114.7061 Reitrlrtrd fundi R￿trICI%d fund 152,309 {140.0601 12,3U9 TOTAL FiJNDS 2.19 935 242 3321 J& RELATF.D PARTY DISCLOSURES There wcrc llo related party trnThs￿li0n¥ for lh¢ y¢Jr ¢ndgd 31¥1 2023. 15. DESICNA'I'BD bUNDS Thc trusieeB of the chariiy have d¢¢idcd to d&4iBTr&te £60,000 of thr charity's vnr¢¥lricled funds tsj cower the unintended cost for atty rtdundancy that may ari8¢ frnm thc impac¢ of thc ￿n0¢MI¢. COVllh19 VIRUS The tru￿¢ca hav¢ ¢on$id¥r¢d IlL¢ Imp￿¢ olthe covid-19 palldemi¢ on thc future ofthc CILaTiiy they haye cotLcludd that tkn future is uncertain bui all acliDIJ5 will in thB jiIIcir51 of thc users of thc tharily'J yerYLtt¥. Pag¢ 14 COIMMUNITY OTr Rb.TrUC.Tr:ES FROJM VIKTNAM EAST LOND DKTAILkD S'I'A'I'L ;Nl' Qb VINANCIAI. AC'I'IVITIKS FOR TIIF. YTr:AR 31SI' MARCII 2023 2023 Total 2022 TolAI UDre¥trltttd fundi Rtttrlet¢d fylld INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donatlom And ItiatlÈ• Dnnations Incotnc froTn Meo1¥ Oihcr Jncomcs 250 13,Y62 16.408 25 13.962 16.408 2.257 7.823 30.620 30,620 10,0 Inve8tThtTrt Income Dcposit account iNicr¢41 232 232 CkArlt8blt met1v1￿*S LB Tuwcr HBmlel Contracts- Lv￿1 Lvmmunity Fund LB uf Toww HBml¢ts- Oldcr PeoplL Projeci on1r￿1 LB uf Towrr HHml¢l¥- Covid 8raiit LR Towcr Illmle￿- Viethamc%E N¢w Y 881 End Community Trounddlion Gov¢rnmcnl Furlou¥h granl Wak¢ficld Cff8nt 32,728 32.728 32,728 36,018 6.950 36.Q18 6,950 $4,968 3,697 123 3(>7 T•tAI IncomlDi rtJoyr¢ 73,¥20 32,728 106,548 133 J87 EXPENDITURE RAl•lng donAtloni 1ty4cle¥ Dod &nd supplies 6,065 6.065 4,472 Ch*rlt4bl* *c¢lvltle¥ Wagc$ PenxiTrn$ In8urnnce Ttavel T¢l¢phonei pojla8e. printi￿ and Sthtio￿ry Volu*l¢cr5 Pr¥mi¥¢s cosl Xma%,new y¢ar ar￿ tnoon fcslival Examiner'% fee Le¥Jl und profession41 Bank charg 41.956 5¥0 4.363 1,450 32.72X 74,0¥4 580 4,363 .450 77,457 5110 2.474 3,599 2,663 21,954 7.771 1,425 2,663 21.954 7,771 1,425 3,287 1fi,902 6,429 1,802 524 283 96 96 116.522 I IS.273 Tot81 r¢50urcu expended 89.859 119745 Net lrtcornt 16.0391 This pa8¢ th)es not forn) p￿t of the stRtutory finan¢ia] 8tatcm¢nts Page IS P O Box N/A Old Poplar Library-Unit 3 45 Gillender Street London E14 6RN ## COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES FROM ## VIETNAM – EAST LONDON ## (A company Limited by Guarantee) Leroy Reid & Co Chartered Certified Accountants & Registered Auditors 299 Northborough Road Norbury London SW16 4TR Dear Sir or Madam: This representation letter is provided in connection with your independent examination of the accounts of Community of Refugees from Vietnam - East london for the year ended 31 March 2023 for the purpose of expressing an opinion as to whether, in connection with your examination, any matter has come to your attention which gives you reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of Sections 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met; or to which, in your opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 1. We acknowledge as trustees and directors our responsibilities under the Companies Act 2006 for the preparation of the accounts of the charity as of 31 March 2023 and of the results of its operations for the year then ended and for making accurate representation to you as Independent Examiners. We consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required. 2. We confirm that all accounting records have been made available to you for the purpose of your independent examination and that all the transactions undertaken by the charitable company had been properly reflected and recorded in the accounting records. All other records and related information, excluding minutes of all trustees’ meetings, had been made available to you as Independent Examiners. 3. We acknowledge our responsibility for the design and implementation of internal control to prevent and detect error or fraud. We confirm the financial statements are free of material misstatements, including omissions. We believe that there were no uncorrected misstatements identified during the independent examination both individually and in aggregate to the financial statements as a whole. 4. There have been no irregularities or allegations thereof involving management or employees who have a significant role in internal control or that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 5. We are not aware of any possible or actual instance of non-compliance with those laws and regulations which provide a legal framework within which the Charitable company conducts its business and which are central to the Charitable company’s ability to conduct its business, namely Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011 especially Part 8 (Accounts report and Returns, SI2005/572 Charities (Accounts and Reports & Regulations 2005 (With effect from 1[st] .April 2005) Charities Act 2006, Charitable institutions (Fund raising), Regulations 1994/3024, Trustees Act 1925 and 2000, Finance Act, Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, Bribery Act 2010, Data Protect Act, Employer’s Liability Insurance, Employment law[1] and Health and Safety Regulations,. The charitable company has complied with all aspects of ⚫ Page 2 contractual agreements that could have a material effect on the financial statements in the event of non-compliance. 6. We have no plans or intentions that may materially alter the carrying value or classification of assets and liabilities reflected in the financial statements. 7. We confirm that we have disclosed to you all related party transactions relevant to the charitable company and that we are not aware of any further related party matters that require disclosure other than those already disclosed in the accounts. 8. We confirm, having considered our expectations and intentions for the next twelve months that the disclosures in the notes to financial statements are an accurate reflection of the reasons for our consideration that the accounts should be drawn up on a going concern basis. 9. We confirm the total income from grants and services provided was £106,548 (2022 - £133,387) and charitable expenditure was £122,587 (2022 - £119,745). 10. We confirm the reserves held at the year-end was £193,214 (2022 - £209,253). 11. There have been no events since the balance sheet date that would require disclosing or which would materially affect the amounts in the accounts, other than those already disclosed or included in the accounts. 12. We confirm that the charitable company has had, at no time during the year, any arrangements, transactions or agreement to provide credit facilities (including loans, quasiloans or credit transactions) for directors and trustees, nor to guarantee or provide security for such matters except for those disclosed in the accounts. 13. We confirm that there are no companies associated with this charitable company for tax purposes. 14. We confirm that all grants, donations and income, including those subjects to special terms or conditions, have been notified to you as Independent Examiners. There have been no breaches of the terms or conditions during the year in the application of such income. 15. We confirm that we are not aware of any matters of significance which would be reported to the Charity Commission. 16. We confirm that in common with many other charities of our size and nature, we use our Independent Examiner’s firm to assist us with the preparation of the financial statements. 17. We confirm the following specific representations made to you during the course of our accounts preparation: - (a) That there were no trustees’ remunerations or other benefits paid in the year under review. - (b) That no trustees’ expenses were paid during the year. 18. We confirm that all corrections brought to our attention have been adjusted for in the financial statements. 19. We confirmed that there were no known breach of law and regulation. There were no proceedings or threats of legal actions against the charity that took place in the year ended 31 March 2023, or that is currently pending or likely to take place. 20. We confirmed that we are not aware of any irregularities, including fraud, money laundering and other illegal practices involving trustees or officers and members of the staff of the charity. We also are not aware of any breaches or possible breaches of statute, regulations, contracts, agreements or the charity governing document, which might prejudice the charity’s ## ⚫ Page 3 going concern status or which might result in it suffering penalties or other loss. No allegations of such irregularities or breaches have come to our notice. We confirm to the best of our knowledge and belief that the above representations are made on the basis of inquiries of trustees, management and staff with relevant knowledge and experience and, where appropriate, of inspection of supporting documentation sufficient to satisfy ourselves that we can properly make each of the above representations to you. We confirm that so far as we are aware, there is no relevant independent examination information needed by you in connection with preparing your independent examination report of which you are unaware. Each trustee has taken all the steps that he/she ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make himself/herself aware of any relevant independent examination information and to establish that you are aware of that information. We confirm as the Board of Trustees that we have read and understood the contents of this letter and agree that it accurately reflects the representations made to you by the trustees and directors during the course of the independent examination. As minuted by the Board of Trustees at it’s meeting on the ___1 December ___2023 Yours truly Chairperson of Trustees