## Trustees’ annual report for the period Period start date `0 1 0 9 2 3` Period end date `3 1 0 8 2 4` ~~PEELE. PiELLs~~ Charity name London Mandarin School Charity No `1 0 9 6 8 0 9` (if any) ~~**T** T ELL~~ ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para1.17
organisation (Charity Number: 1096809, England).
Its aim is to promote Chinese language and culture
to Chinese and Non-Chinese background children
age from 4.5-18.|London Mandarin School (LMS) is a non-profit
organisation (Charity Number: 1096809, England).
Its aim is to promote Chinese language and culture
to Chinese and Non-Chinese background children
age from 4.5-18.| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public benefit, in particular,
the activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19
years old and for adults who desire to do business
with Chinese companies. The goal is to benefit
residents or workers in London, particularly those of
Chinese ethnic origin, without distinction of sex or
political or other opinions by:1) Advancing public
education in the Chinese language and culture;
and2) Promoting racial harmony and understanding
between people of Chinese origin and other
communities in the UK.|LMS provides courses for children aged 4.5 to 18
years old and for adults who desire to do business
with Chinese companies. The goal is to benefit
residents or workers in London, particularly those of
Chinese ethnic origin, without distinction of sex or
political or other opinions by:1) Advancing public
education in the Chinese language and culture;
and2) Promoting racial harmony and understanding
between people of Chinese origin and other
communities in the UK.| |Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para1.18
public benefit in relation to these objects (include
within this section the statutory declaration that
trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by
the Charity Commission on public
Chinese language to children and
Chinese art and tradition
performance and competitions|Summary of the main activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to these objects (include
within this section the statutory declaration that
trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by
the Charity Commission on public•Teaching
Chinese language to children and•Teaching
Chinese art and tradition•Participating in various
performance and competitions| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP| |---|---| ||reference| |Policy on grant making|Para1.38| |Policy on social investment including|Para1.38| |program related investment|| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period |Contribution made by volunteers|Para1.38|| |---|---|---| |Other||| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 2 of ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main achievements
of the charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s work has
made to the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider benefits
to society as a whole.|Para1.20|1.**250 students**took part in the YCT and HSK exams and
performed exceptionally well. The school was honoured as the
**Outstanding Test Centre**of the 2023 UK Chinese Proficiency
Test.
2.**319 students**sat the**Huayu Shuiping Ceshi (HC)**exam,
and the school proudly received the title of**“Top Ten Huace**
**Schools in the World”**for 2023.
3.**21 students**took the**GCSE Mandarin**exam (AQA or
Edexcel) and all achieved a**Grade 9**, the highest possible
grade.
4.**Three students**took the**A Level Mandarin**exam and
achieved**Grade A**. All other students met or exceeded their
teachers' assessment expectations.
5. Over**200 students**participated in competitions organised by
**UKAPCE**, winning**numerous awards**across a range of
categories.
6.**550 students**attended either classroom-based or Zoom
online Chinese lessons, and all successfully achieved the
required level for their stage of learning.
7. We have consistently worked to**improve our teaching**
**quality**, organising regular**in-house training**for all teachers.
In addition, we actively encourage staff to participate in
external CPD sessions delivered by**UKAPCE**and the**China**
**Overseas Chinese Education Funding Organisation**.
Notably, we received a**customised training programme**from
the latter to support our teachers' ongoing development.
8. The school has also provided opportunities for**Chinese**
**community parents**to connect with**local residents from**
**diverse backgrounds**, encouraging social engagement and
cultural exchange.
9. Increasing numbers of**non-Chinese local families**have
chosen to enrol their children in the school. To meet this
demand, we have opened**three dedicated classes**specifically
for these learners, who are thriving and enjoying both the
**Chinese language and cultural experience**.
10. Our students are making friends with peers from a variety
of backgrounds, promoting**equality, inclusion, and harmony**
within the wider community.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Achievements against objectives set|Para1.41|| |Performance of fundraising activities
against objectives set|Para1.41|| |Investment performance against
objectives|Para1.41|| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 3 of Other October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 4 of ## Financial Review ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the period|Para1.21|The school was in a good and healthy financial position
at the end of year. Students’ number is 550 and the
school was the largest Chinese school in London and the
second large in UK.| |Statement explaining the policy for
holding reserves stating why they
are held|Para1.22|In preparation for next year’s emergency operations and
the anticipated increase in school premises hiring.| |Amount of reserves held|Para1.22|£116,113.00| |Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para1.22|| |Details of fund materially in deficit|Para1.24|| |Explanation of any uncertainties
about the charity continuing as a
goingconcern|Para1.23|| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal sources of
funds (including any fundraising)|Para1.47|School fees, few donations from volunteers| |Investment policy and objectives
including any social investment
policy adopted|Para1.46|None| |A description of the principal risks
facing the charity|Para1.46|None| |Other||| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 5 of ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s trusts:|SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para1.25|| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)|Para1.25|| |Trustee selection methods including
details of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to post
or name of any person or body
entitled to appoint one or more
trustees|Para1.25|| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures adopted for
the induction and training of trustees|Para1.51|| |The charity’s organisational structure
and any wider network with which
the charityworks|Para1.51|| |Relationship with any related parties|Para1.51|| |Other||| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 6 of ## Reference and Administrative details |Charityname|London Mandarin School| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|LMS伦敦普通话简体字学校| |Registered charity number|1096809| |Charity’s principal address|Haggerston School, Dunloe Street. London E2 8NE| ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for Name of person (or whole year body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) Xiu Qin Liao Xiu Qin Liao 1 Yan Chang 2 Cai Yu Wang 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 7 of Reference and Administrative details (cont) ## Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name None ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole
year|| |---|---|---| |None||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 8 of ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period 9 of ## Declarations ~~Po~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Xiu Qin Liao ~~es~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) ~~es~~ Date 19/06/2025 October 2016 Charity Accounts templates – Trustees’ annual report for the period |**1096809**
**London Mandarin School**
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~~a~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|||**Restricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**|||**Last year**||| ||**to the nearest**
**£**|**to the nearest**|**to the nearest**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**|| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||||| |student fees|**194,160**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**194,160**|**194,160**||**-**|**-**|| |book, copy and clean security
fees|**2,842**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**2,842**|**2,842**||**-**|**-**|| |fund raising, donations|**1,366**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**1,366**|**1,366**||**-**|**-**|| |other classes materials, HSK
exam and book fees|**4,700**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**4,700**|**4,700**||**-**|**-**|| |Chinese Culture Camp|**9,352**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**9,352**|**9,352**||**-**|**-**|| |Le Li Duneral Contribusion|**454**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**454**|**454**||**-**|**-**|| |Other|**2,125**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**2,125**|**2,125**||**-**|**-**|| |Charges for various actitvities||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|_(Gross income for_
_AR)_
**214,998**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**214,998**|**214,998**||**94,863**||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
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**214,998**
**-**
**-**
**214,998**
**94,863**
~~_———_—~~||||||||||||||| |**A3 Payments**||||||||||||||| |Teachers and Volunteers travel||||||||||||||| |fee|**108,722**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**108**|**108,722**||**-**|**-**|| |Homework online|**5,390**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**5**|**5,390**||**-**|**-**|| |Teachers Taining|**4,500**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**4**|**4,500**||**-**|**-**|| |Books and Teaching Materials||||||||||||||| ||**5,644**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**5**|**5,644**||**-**|**-**|| |Other fees: reimbursement,||||||||||||||| |web, copy, membership,||||||||||||||| |bereavement etc|**8,747**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**8**|**8,747**||**-**|**-**|| |Room Rental|**38,599**|||||||||||||| |HSK & HC Exam costs|**7,322**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**7**|**7,322**||**-**|**-**|| |Function expenses|**4,036**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**4**|**4,036**||**-**|**-**|| |Chinese Culture Camp|**9,636**|||||||||||||| |WMO Maths Competition|**1,050**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**1**|**1,050**||**-**|**-**|| |Bank Commision Changes|**102**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**102**|**102**||**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_ **|**193,747**|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**193,747**|**193,747**||**-**|**-**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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**193,747**
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**193,747**
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1|**-**|**-**|**- 21,251**|**- 21,251**|**- 21,251**|**- 21,251**||**94,863**
19/06/2025||**94,863**| CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 1910612025 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |||||**Unrestricted**
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Date of
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Print Name
XiuQin Liao
Signature
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19/06/2025
~~a~~|||||| **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** London Mandarin School **On accounts for the year** 31/08/2024 **Charity no** 1096809 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2024. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. - **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have - **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** 20/06/2025 **Name:** Yan Feng | ~~PT~~ **Relevant professional** AAT Qualify **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 24 Camer Grove Kingston, Surrey **Oct 2018** 1 **IER** KT2 5GR ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of** none **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oct 2018** 2 **IER**