## **Charity Commission** ## Charity Commission Annual Return 2024 ## **THE COLCHESTER CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** Charity registration number: 1100091 **Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2024.** **Financial period** ~~ee~~ **Financial period start date** 01/04/2023 Cn **Financial period end date** ## 31/03/2024 Cn **Income and spending** ~~ee~~ **Income £** £53,402 Cn **Spending £** £25,369 ~~Ce~~ **Number of contracts from government** ~~ee~~ **How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?** 0 ## **Number of grants from government** **How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?** 0 ## **Income breakdown** ## **Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)** £53,223 ## **Charitable activities** £0 ## **Other trading activities** £0 ## **Investments** £179 ## **Other** £0 ## **Recipients of grants** **Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas).Individuals** £0 ## **Other charities** £0 **Other organisations that are not charities** £0 ## **Trustee payments** **Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?** ⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid **Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?** No ## **Income from outside the UK** **Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?** No ## **Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom** **Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?** No ## **Spending outside England & Wales** **Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?** No **Trading subsidiaries** **Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?** No ## **Charity contact details correct** ## **Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?** Yes ## **Charity headquarters details correct** ## **Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters?** Yes ## **Charity contact address** 4 Reynards Copse COLCHESTER CO4 9UR ## **Charity Headquarters address** 4 Reynards Copse COLCHESTER CO4 9UR **Property** **Were any of your charity's properties held by holding or custodian trustees on behalf of your charity (excluding the Official Custodian) during the financial period for this return?** No ## **Membership type** ## **Is your charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies?** no, the charity is not part of a wider group structure ## **Employment contract types** ## **People were permanently employed by your charity** 0 ## **People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity** 0 ## **Self-employed people were working for your charity** 0 ## **Governance policies** ## **Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures** Yes ## **Safeguarding policy and procedures** Yes ## **Financial reserves policy and procedures** Yes ## **Complaints policy and procedures** Yes ## **Serious incident reporting policy and procedures** Yes **Internal risk management policy and procedures** Yes ## **Trustee expenses policy and procedures** Yes ## **Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures** Yes ## **Investing charity funds policy and procedures** Yes ## **Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures** Not applicable ## **Bullying and harassment policy and procedures** Yes ## **Social media policy and procedures** Yes ## **Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures** Not applicable ## **Safeguarding** **Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return?** No ## **Serious Incidents** **Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?** There were no incidents to report **External risk and impact** **Donations,** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Other income - grants** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Other income - contracts** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Other income - investment** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Expenditure on charitable activities** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Expenditure on overheads** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Number of volunteers** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Number of employees** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Number of trustees** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Fundraising activities** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Capacity to deliver services** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable ## **Total service demand** Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable **Volunteers** **Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?** 15 ## **Privacy statement** **Any information you give us will be held securely and processed only in accordance with the rule on data protection. We will not disclose your personal details to anyone unconnected to the Charity Commission unless:** - **you have consented to their release; or** - **we are legally obliged to disclose them; or** - **we regard disclosure as either (a) necessary so that we can properly carry out our statutory functions or (b) necessary in the public interest.** **We may share and disclose information about you with relevant public authorities, regulatory bodies and agencies, outside the Charity Commission but only if:** - **we can lawfully do so; and** - **we decide that disclosure is necessary for national security, crime detection, prevention, and law enforcement, or other issues in the public interest** **Information we collect about you** **We will use this information:** **To enable us to carry out our statutory functions and duties;** **This will include the following actions:** - **(a) update, consolidate, and improve the accuracy of our records;** - **(b) undertake crime detection and prevention and law enforcement and assist the third parties specified above to investigate or prevent crime and carry out law enforcement;** - **(c) data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes** **Information we receive from other sources.** **Information we receive from other sources** **We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you.** **We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).** **We will ensure that any such disclosure and use is proportionate; considers your right** **to respect for your private life; and is done fairly and lawfully in accordance with the data protection principles of the Data Protection Act.** **The Data Protection Act 1998 regulates the use of 'personal data', which is essentially any information, however stored, about identifiable living individuals.** **As a 'data controller' under the Act, the Charity Commission must comply with it. Any changes we may make to our privacy statement in the future will be set out in the replacement version of this form.** **Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.** ## **Declaration** ## **Your role at the charity (select one):** ⊠Trustee Sui Chun **Given names** Kwok **Family name** 07828227575 **Telephone number** iriskwok1668@aol.com **Email** 03/02/2025 **Date submitted** **It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.** ## TCCCC INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT |TCCCC INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT||| |---|---|---| ||1/4/2023 - 31/3/2024|| ||£|£| |General Ofering常費奉獻|42,375.76|| |Interest Received利息收入|178.96|| |Tax Refund - Gift Aid Claim退税|10,846.93|| ||—————|53,401.65| |Less Expenditure支出||| |Missionary Fund Support - Pastor Wong宣教奉獻|16,800.00|| |Missionary Fund Support - Andy & Lim Warner宣教奉獻|700.00|| |Missionary Fund Support - Simon & Lydia Tam宣教奉獻|700.00|| |Bank Charges銀行費用|126.00|| |Donation號角|200.00|| |Essex University Fellowship大學團契|555.02|| |Fellowship/Activity Fee團契活動費用|375.00|| |Rent租金|3,600.00|| |Sunday school兒童主日學
|145.00|| |Speaker Fee講員費|1,000.00|| |Special Events/Gifts特別聚會/謝禮|674.14|| |Sundries雜費
|19.30|| |Training Fee培訓費用|195.00|| |Youth/Phat Camp青少年事工|280.00|| ||—————|25,369.46| |||—————-| |Surplus盁餘||28,032.19| |||=========| |TCCCC Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024||| ||£|£| |Bank銀行結餘
|97,436.47|| |Prepayment預付帳款
|4,200.00|| |Accrual應付帳款
|(101.30)|| ||—————-|101,535.17| |||==========| |General Ofering B/D常費奉獻結餘|23,502.98|| |Church Development Fund教會發展基金結餘（暫定建堂）|50,000.00|| |Surplus for the year年度盁餘|28,032.19|| ||—————|101,535.17| |||==========| **----- Start of picture text -----**
in:sent
5 of 228
| CHARITY CHARITY COMMISSION COMMISSION | |
Compose er FOR FOR ENGLAND ENGLAND AND AND WALES WALES | . ; |
: Independent Independent examiner's examiner's report reporton on —
the the accounts accounts
summit documents for annual return
Inbox 55
Section SectionA A Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner's Report Report
Starred sc kwok Dec 6, 2024, 2:03 PM
to David Report Reporttothe tothetrustees trustees THE THECOLCHES COLCHESTER TERCHINESE CHINESE CHRISTEN CHRISTUN CHURCH Clue
Snoozed
Onaccountsfortheyear Charityno
Sent On accounts for the ended ended year 4/2023 44/2945 j Eee to Ey T6 3/2024 Zier Of 4024 : Charity (ifany); no! eee|! Coo 4\ |
Dra!s 24 4 A"achments • Scanned by Gmail
Set out on pages ES ‘ae PA GES Camomon:vomelas . ongageninereofacukional . a sheet
More
I I report report to to the the trustees trustees on on my my examination examination of of the theaccounts accounts of of the theabove above
charity charity ("the ("the Trust") Trust”) for for the the year year ended ended
Responsibilities Responsibilitiesand and As Asthe the charity's charity's trustees, trustees, you you are are responsible responsible for for the thepreparation preparation of of the the
Labels basis basisof of report report accountsAct’). accountsAct"). in in accordance accordance with with the the requirements requirements of of the the Charities Charities Act Act2011 2011 (*the (“the
I | report report in in respect respect of of my myexamination examination of of the the Trust's Trust'saccounts accounts carried carried out out
followed underfollowed undersection section all all the the 145 145 applicable applicable of of the the20 201 Directions Directions 11 1 Act Act a and ndgiven given in in carrying carrying by by the the outCharity outCharity my my examination, examination, Commission Commission I | under under have have tcccc_report-202…
section section145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of of the the Act. Act.
Independent Independent [The [The charity's charity's gross gross income income exceeded exceeded 2250,000 £250,000 and and I | am am qualified qualified to to
examiner's examiner's statement statement [undertake] Undertake [the] the [examination] examination [by] by [being] being [a] a [qualified] qualified [member] member [of] of [[insert] [insert name [name][of] of
applicable applicable listed listed body]]. body]]. Delete Defete [ [ ] ] if if not not applicable. applicable
I | have have completed campleted my my examination. examination. I | confirm confirm that that no no material material matters matters have have
come came to to my my attention attention in in connection connection with with the the examination examination (other (other than thanthat that
Reply Forward disclosed disclosed below below *) *) which which gives gives me me cause cause to to believe believe that that in, in, any any material material
respect: respect:
* the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of of the the Charities Charities Act; Act; or or
* the the accounts accounts did did not not accord accord with with the the accounting accounting records; recards; or or
• * the the accounts accounts did did not not comply comply with with the the applicable applicable requirements requirements
concerning concerning the the form form and and content content of of accounts accounts set set out out in in the the Charities Charities
(Accounts (Accounts and and Reports) Reports) Regulations Regulations 2008 2008 other other than than any any requirement requirement
that that the the accounts accounts give give a a 'true ‘true and and fair' fair’ view view which whichis is not not a a matter matter
considered considered as as part part of of an anindependent independent exam examination. mation:
I | have have no no concerns concerns and and have have come come across across no no other other matters matters in in connection connection
with with the the examination examination to to which which attention attention should should be be drawn drawn in in this this report report in in
order order to to enable enable a a proper proper understanding understanding of of the the accounts accounts to to be be reached. reached.
• * Please Please delete delete the the words words in in the the brackets brackets if if they they do donot not apply. apply.
1
IER IER Oct Oct 2018 2018
Enable desktop noti!cations for Gmail. OK No thanks
theaccountingrecordswerenotkeptinaccordancewithsection130
(ifany) 1100091
Setoutonpages 54PAGES
**----- End of picture text -----**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
in:sent
Compose
signed: Signed: Keen Meee.
Name: LaHo Yau
summit documents for annual return
Inbox 55
Relevant Relevant professional professional
qualification(s) qualification(s)or or body body
Starred sc kwok (if any):
to David
Address:!} Address: 22 2.2. BUFFETT KUFFETT
Snoozed
COCHESTER,L04
Sent
Dra!s 24 4 A"achments • Scanned by GmailSection Section B B Disclosure Disclosure
Only Onlycomplete complete if if the the examiner examiner
(see CC32, Independent
More guidance guidancefor for examiners). examiners).
Labels
Reply Forward
2
IER IER
Enable desktop noti!cations for Gmail. OK No thanks
(seeCC32,Independent
(ifany):
**----- End of picture text -----**
Dec 6, 2024, 2:03 PM tcccc_report-202… **----- Start of picture text -----**
5 of 228
**----- End of picture text -----**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
in:sent
Give Give here here brief brief details details =...) .= | 5 of 228
of of any anyitems items that that the the NONE. DEEL
Compose examiner examiner wishes wishes to to
disclose. disclose.
summit documents for annual return
Inbox 55
Starred sc kwok | Dec 6, 2024, 2:03 PM
to David |
Snoozed |
Sent
Dra!s 24 4 A"achments • Scanned by Gmail
More
Labels
tcccc_report-202…
Reply Forward
3 3
IER IER Oct Oct2018 2018
Enable desktop noti!cations for Gmail. OK No thanks
**----- End of picture text -----**