## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1st  August 2020                 Period end date  31st July 2021** 

## **Charity name: Mingham Modern Chinese Language School** 

## **Charity registration number: 1157350** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out<br>in its governing<br>document|Para 1.17|To promote the education of children<br>and young people in the Chinese<br>language and culture.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services<br>identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The school mainly provides Chinese<br>language and culture education for<br>children from 5 to18 years old,<br>including weekend Chinese language<br>and art lessons during term time.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees<br>have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit|Para 1.18|All trustee members were issued the<br>guidance when join the trustee board.<br>Trustee decisions were made about the<br>guidance on public benefit where is<br>relevant. The trustees explored all<br>available opportunities to provide<br>various levels of language and culture<br>education following feedback from<br>parents and pupils.|



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SORP reference 

|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|
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|Policy on social||
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|investment|Para 1.38|





Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 


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SORP reference<br>1. Providing Chinese Langue classes<br>from preliminary to most advanced<br>level, 15 classes were running during<br>Summary of the main  the year. Students came from local<br>Para 1.20<br>achievements of the  communities and Chinese community<br>charity, identifying the  in total were studying at school.<br>difference the charity’s  2. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we<br>work has made to the  have switched face to face teaching to<br>circumstances of its  online learning via Zoom.<br>beneficiaries and any<br>wider benefits to society<br>as a whole.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Achievements against  Para 1.41<br>objectives set<br>Performance of<br>fundraising activities  Para 1.41<br>against objectives set<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41<br>against objectives<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Financial Review** 




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Review of the charity’s  Para 1.21 The charity was in a healthy position<br>financial position at the  financially, holding a total of £64,107<br>end of the period as reserves at the year end.<br>Statement explaining the Para 1.22<br>policy for holding<br>reserves stating why they<br>are held<br>Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £64,107 (General Reserve)<br>Reasons for holding zero  Para 1.22<br>reserves<br>Details of fund materially Para 1.24 During the financial year, the school<br>in deficit lost over 1/3 of its students due to<br>pandemic restrictions, and offer 50%<br>discount to the remaining ones, which<br>resulted in 61.5% reduction in revenue.<br>Explanation of any  Para 1.23<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Tuition fees from children & young<br>people registered at the school.<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds  Para 1.47<br>(including any<br>fundraising)<br>N/A<br>Investment policy and<br>objectives including any  Para 1.46<br>social investment policy<br>adopted<br>A description of the  Para 1.46<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Structure, Governance and Management** 


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Description of charity’s<br>trusts:<br>Type of governing  Para 1.25 Constitution of a Charitable<br>document  Incorporated Organisation whose only<br>(trust deed, royal  voting members are its charity<br>charter) trustees.<br>How is the charity  Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)<br>Trustee selection  Para 1.25 Appointed by a resolution passed at a<br>methods including details properly convened meeting of existing<br>of any constitutional  charity trustees.<br>provisions e.g. election to<br>post or name of any<br>person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction Para 1.51<br>and training of trustees<br>The charity’s<br>organisational structure  Para 1.51<br>and any wider network<br>with which the charity<br>works<br>Relationship with any  Para 1.51<br>related parties<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name Mingham Modern Chinese Language School<br>Other name the charity  N/A<br>uses<br>Registered charity  1157350<br>number<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




||Charity’s principal<br>address|Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College<br>Woodbrooke Road<br>Birmingham<br>B30 1UL||
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>1 Hui Gong<br>2 Jing Wang<br>Xin Zhou<br>3<br>4 Haiyan Zhang<br>Dr. Crystal Ling<br>5<br>Zhang<br>6 Dr, Fangmin Shi<br>7 Yongyi Zhang<br>Lina Duan<br>8<br>Xunlin Zhu<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **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 

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## **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 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** Xunlin Zhu ee 



**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 09/12/2021 



## **Minghan Modern Chinese Language School Income & Expenditure Statement For the Year Ending 31st Jul 2021** 

|**YE 31.07.2021**<br>**Income**<br>£<br>Tuition Fee<br>17,835.58<br>Book Sale<br>0.00<br>Donation-covid<br>0.00<br>CJRS Grant<br>0.00<br>**Subtotal-Income**<br>**17,835.58**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Teacher Allowance (wages)<br>24,886.41<br>Supply Teacher<br>48.42<br>Room Hire<br>0.00<br>Zoom Fee<br>1,921.05<br>Books<br>0.00<br>Festival Events<br>0.00<br>Photocopy, Postage & Stationery<br>150.19<br>Insurance<br>502.65<br>Subscription<br>30.00<br>Web Hosting<br>86.26<br>Training & Team building& Catering<br>0.00<br>DBS Check<br>0.00<br>Travel & TA Travel Allowances<br>800.00<br>Professional fee<br>150.00<br>Donation-covid<br>0.00<br>Mobile Phone Bill<br>71.88<br>Misc<br>0.00<br>**Subtotal- Expenditure**<br>**28,646.86**<br>**Surplus/(Deficit) for the year**<br>**-10,811.28**|**YE 31.07.20**<br>£<br>46,321.30<br>280.00<br>1,780.00<br>3,802.73<br>**52,184.03**<br>17,227.48<br>772.72<br>5,845.66<br>0.00<br>366.39<br>3,549.67<br>514.10<br>488.67<br>30.00<br>86.26<br>1,424.72<br>0.00<br>629.20<br>670.00<br>3,359.79<br>71.88<br>867.33<br>**35,903.87**<br>**16,280.16**|
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|**Minghan Modern Chinese Language School**<br>**Financial Position**<br>**As at 31st July 2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Current Assets**<br>Prepayment and Other Debtor<br>0.00<br>Cash in Bank<br>64,482.40<br>64,482.40<br>**Less Current Liability**<br>Accrual<br>0.00<br>Other Creditor-Tuition Fee<br>375.00<br>PAYE<br>0.00<br>375.00<br>**Net Assets**<br>**64,107.40**<br>**General reserve**<br>as at 1st Aug 2020<br>74,918.68<br>Add Surplus for the year<br>-10,811.28<br>**General reserve as at 31st July 2021**<br>**64,107.40**<br>**AS AT 31.07.2021**|**£**<br>**£**<br>0.00<br>86,744.42<br>86,744.42<br>8,681.74<br>2,757.80<br>386.20<br>11,825.74<br>**74,918.68**<br>58,638.52<br>16,280.16<br>**74,918.68**<br>**AS AT 31.07.2020**|
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