CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0110412024 Period start date To 3110312025 Period end date Charity nam•: The Colchester Chinese Christian Church Charity registration number: 1100091 Objectives and Activities SORP referen Summary of the purposes of the charity as sel out in its goveming document Para 1.17 l) To &lvanc¢ ihe Christian religion among Chinesc pcopl¢, particularly those ttsident in Colchester and its sutT()unding are& 2) 'fo relieve those persons in need. hardshi and distress. l) To provide a spiritual homc for Christian5 alld to care for their spiritual welfare. 2) To equip Christians for rninistries. 3) To coowate with fellowships and churches and societies whose doctrinal osition is similar to us. The trustees have regards to the Charity Commisston's public benefit guidan when carying out activities to which it's relevant. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or ServIS identified in the accounts. Pwa 1.17 and 1.19 statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 Additional infomiation Ioptional) You ma choose to include further statertFents where relevant about: SORP referen(* 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Paro 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other Achievements and Perfomiance l) Our church provides weekly Chinese and English church services, Sunday school for children and Chinese Christian fellowship for all who wish to have a Christian spirttual home and b¢ care for their spiritual welfare in their own language to fillly appreciate the tull benefits. 2) Our church pastors lead ts¥ice weckly bible studies in Chinese to equip Christians for ministries. 3) Our church eo-operates with oth¢r local charitics for our church attendees to regularly take part to do charÉtable acts. The numbers of our church attendance have increased yth more people of all ages havin beneffts of better s iritual Ylfare. Summary of the fflain achievements of the charity, identifying the drfference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wder benefits to society as a whoFe. Parn 1.20 Additional infomiation loptional You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activtties against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment perfomian against objectives Pwa 1.41 Other
Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the riod ststement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a goiNJ ¢oncem PaTr 1.21 Solvent with no fixed assets. Pata 1.22 3 Morrths operating expense Para 1.22 £6,000 NIA Para 122 Para 1.24 None Para 1.23 None Additional inforniation loptional) You ma choose to include further statements *here relevant aboui. The charrty's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted P8r& 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the tharity 1.46 other
Structure. Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts-. Type of goveming document If l Qeed. .'0 al cp?rteri How is the charity constrtLrted? .kifiltyrated -scc.,a::an, nioi Trustee selection meth(Kls including details of any constitirtional provisions e_g. election to post or name of any person or body entrtled to appoint one or more truslees Pata 1.25 ConstitLrtion Paya 125 Unincorporated Par3 1.25 El¢ctcd at annual gene1 meeting. AddFtional inforniation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and prOdureS adopted for the induclion and training of trust88S 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wTrder network wth whith the harity works Pa¥a 1.51 Relationship with any related parties P8 1.51 Other Reference and Administratsve details Charit name Olher name the chari uses Re islered charit number Charity's principal address The Colchester Chinese Christian Church None 1100091 4 Reynards Copse Colchester C04 9UR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Tnjstee name Office Ilf any) Name of pernon lor body) entitlèd int trustee ifan e•r Kin Pong Bronson Leung Shu Chiu Lam Wing-sum Cheng Sui Chun Kwok Yat Keung Wong David Kin Keung Lam Lai Kuen Chan 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 rate trustees- names of diredors at the date the re Dirp¢tor n#me rtwasa roved Name of trustees holding tide to propety belonging to the charity TN5tee name
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets None held in this CaptY Name and objects of the charity on whose behaff the assets are held and how this falls wrthin the cuslodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the Charity's ovm assets Additlonal inforniation (Oplional) Names and addtssses of advisors {Optional inforn)ation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiation) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional infomiation
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgnedon behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full namels) Posltlon leg Secretary> Chair, etc) 4LI I IcLV()L ni
TCCCC INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT 114/2024 - 311312025 General Offering XI•AI Interest Received lZi& Tax Refund i& 47,189.12 147.67 6.653.28 53,990.07 Less Expenditure * Missionary Fund Support - Pastor Wong Missionary Fund Support- Simon & Lydia #•AI Missionary Fund Support- Lim & Andy I•AI Missionary Fund Support- Pastor John Fung l•ffl Bank Charges Essèx University Fellowshlp 4EII¥. FellowshiplActivity Fee Rent IAÈ Sunday school 4(DBS check) Speaker Fee Jlll Special EventslGirts #SllX/ala Sundries Surrounding Area Fellowship iJalltiii Youth Ministry 16.8C(I.00 700.00 700.00 1,500.00 126.91 534.91 150.00 3,750.00 333.12 1,360.00 1.832.86 349.15 663.81 886.86 29.687.62 Surplu5 24.302.45 TCCCC Balanc8 Sht as at 31 March 2025 CAF Bank %XY# Shawbrook Bank %4# Prepayment Iattiiit. Accrual 52,210.57 70.000.00 4,200.00 (572.95) 125,837.62 General Offering BID *•¥AI## Church Development Fund Surplus for the year 51.535.17 50.000.00 24,302.45 125,837.62
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended 01/0ty/2tyy O SllJ/ts' Charlty no , (if any) // OJO li Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended Responsibllltles and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'lhe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's a¢untS carried out under se¢tion 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)Ib) of the Act. Ind&pendent rrhe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed bodyl}. Delete l } rfnot applicabl8. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in ¢onnection wrth the examination {other than Ihat disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records We 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 conMIng the fotm and content of accounts set out in the Charilies (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 cOnm8 and have come across no other matters in ¢onnection with the examination to which attention Should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reaGhed. Please delete the words in thg brackels rf they do not apply. IER Oct 2018
Signed: i /?: /0. Zo> Name: Relevant professional qualificatlon{s) or body (rf any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of chatity accounts.. directions and guidan¢e for examiners). IER Oct 2018
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dls¢lose. /v ON& IER Oct 2018