## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date Charity name: The Colchester Chinese Christian Church Charity registration number: 1100091** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out
in its governing
document|Para 1.17|1) To advance the Christian
religion among Chinese
people, particularly those
resident in
Colchester and its
surrounding area.
2) To relieve those persons in
need, hardship and distress.| |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|**1)** To provide a spiritual home
for Christians and to care for
their spiritual welfare.
**2)** To equip Christians for
ministries.
**3)** To cooperate with fellowships
and churches and societies
whose doctrinal position is
similarto us.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have regards to the
Charity Commission’s public benefit
guidance when carrying out activities
to which it’s relevant.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on social|| |investment including|| |program related|| |investment|| Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
1) Our church provides weekly
Chinese and English church
services, Sunday school for
Summary of the main Para 1.20 children and Chinese
achievements of the
Christian fellowship for all
charity, identifying the
who wish to have a Christian
difference the charity’s
work has made to the spiritual home and be care
circumstances of its for their spiritual welfare in
beneficiaries and any their own language to fully
wider benefits to society appreciate the full benefits.
as a whole. 2) Our church pastors lead
twice weekly bible studies in
Chinese to equip Christians
for ministries.
3) Our church co-operates with
other local charities for our
church attendees to regularly
take part to do charitable
acts.
The numbers of our church attendance
have increased with more people of all
ages having benefits of better spiritual
welfare.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
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Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Solvent with no fixed assets.
financial position at the
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 3 Months operating expense
policy for holding
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £6,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 None
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 None
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds Para 1.47 (including any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the Para 1.46 principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Unincorporated
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Elected at annual general meeting.
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
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name The Colchester Chinese Christian Church
Other name the charity None
uses
Registered charity 1100091
number
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Charity’s principal 4 Reynards Copse
address Colchester
CO4 9UR
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Lai Kuen Chan
1
Xin Lu Wu
2
David Kin Keung
3
Lam
4 Yat Keung Wong
Sui Chun Kwok
5
6 Wing-Sum Cheng
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None 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 Name Address adviser** **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** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signedon behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** TCCCC INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT 31/3/2022 -1/4/2021 £ £ 27,663.43 General Offering 常常常常 32.44 Interest Received 常常常常 3,912.96 Tax Refund - Gift Aid Claim 常常 ————— 31,608.83 Less Expenditure 常常 1,750.00 Missionary Fund Support - Pastor Wong 2020-2021 常常常常 Missionary Fund Support - Pastor Wong 2021-2022 常常常常 15,000.00 700.00 Missionary Fund Support - Andy & Lim Warner 常常常常 700.00 Missionary Fund Support - Simon & Lydia Tam 常常常常 102.00 Bank Charges 常常常常 1,650.00 Rent 常常 129.00 Sunday school 常常常常常 373.36 Special Events/Occasion 常常常常 600.00 Speaker Fee 常常常 164.06 Sundries 常常 Special Donation - The Salvation Army 常常常常常 1,000.00 ————— 22,168.42 -————— 9,440.41 Surplus 常常 ========= TCCCC Balance Sheet as at 31 Mar. 2022 £ £ 79,151.47 Bank 常常常常 -16,250.00 Accrual 常常常常常 __________ 62,901.47 ======== 37,528.88 General Offering B/D 常常常常常常 14,167.18 Church Development Fund 常常常常常常常常 Missionary Fund for Pastor Cheung 常常常常常常常常常 1,765.00 9,440.41 Surplus for the year 常常常常 ————— 62,901.47 ========= I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts SKtlon A Ind•p•nthrt Ex•mln•rfi R•p(xt Report to tho trusteesl members of On •rryJunth for th• year ended t/ %?>1 41>0>3 h•rlty no lif anyl Set out on pages l ieptsrt lo Ihe Irustees on nry examination ol the acGount5 pl the )bove ch8rity1lh• Tw$t"I for the yèar ended 41 0 4 l•>V R•8pon•ibilibe8 and A8 Ihe ch8rity Iwsleès ol the Trust. you affj respoftsible for thc preparabgn basis of rcport of the at￿ynt3 In b*iih the requireM￿ts ol Iho Charitiès Act 2011 1 IhQ Aeri I Iwrt In ro8wI of nry exw¥MnoIl￿ of the TnJst"s accounts came(J out under sedion 145 01 Iho 2011 ACJ and in Coty￿9 out my exÈminalltsn, I have lolloweol the athicabb DilKI￿n￿ oiv8n by Iho Ch8rty Commission under section 1451511bl of the Acl I h8vg compbl8d my oxaminaih)n I conltrm thai ro materlal matters have CATh lo my all•nI￿Tr (￿h8[ ili•n Ihot dis¢losecJ ') In connectk)n wrth the exar4natw whKh gN•S m ¢au8• 10 b•l*¥• Ihal in. any molwKIl respeci accounlino recryds werè not k•pt in wrdJn¢a 8octth 130 01 the Aci or the accounts do ac¢tyd vKth the xmunling rw)rd$ Independent examinerfs staetsmtrnt I have no GonGerns and ha￿ m ￿0$8 no olhor m8tt•r6 In connoctknn wrth tho examinaiion 10 wnictt atteniion shwld be drthwn In oidw 10 gnabl• prorer understsnding ol th8 8ccoun16 to b8 rt*ach8d ' Please ¢Je￿te wtytrs in the brKkets ifihey do Jpply Dat•.. Nam•'. Rolo¥ant prole•*lon•l qUAllfk4tlonlsl or body Ilf any): Add￿•. IER October 2018 soc￿0￿ DlsG105U i #.Im rr.c*s'.c tri'l Indepgndenl ex8min8tKin of chanty &t￿niS. drt￿}ns and gu￿ance txaminersi 32 Glvq hère brlèl dèiallx ol gny it$ms Ihat lh• Qmamincr w5hes to dlsclose IER Oelobor 2018