## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/07/2023 To 30/06/2024**
## **Charity name: Reading Chinese School**
## **Charity registration number: 1163869**
## 1. General information
- This year the school has 330 pupils (including 11+ classes) studying in 21 classes. The school have 34 teachers/teaching assistant and one caretaker.
- The Safeguarding Policy is in place. DBS checks are carried out for employment or volunteers in line with statutory requirement.
- RCS is a member of UK Association for Promoting Chinese Education.
- All volunteers and trustees give their time voluntarily and received no-remuneration or other benefits.
- RCS’ objects are to advance education for the public benefit in Chinese language and Chinese culture in the Borough of Reading and its neighbouring areas and beyond.
- Our main source of funds has been from the school fees for study at RCS. We hold a small fund to help families who would otherwise struggle to pay the fees.
- The main cost is the rent for classrooms, parents’ rest areas, teachers’ travel allowances, teachers’ training fees, textbooks, students’ awards etc.
## 2. Teaching & learning
- The school continues to implement all the policies & rules related to teaching & learning.
- Our staff attended two training sessions organised by the UKAPC, the School also organised 2 internal training sessions.
- Some of our students took part the Overseas Chinese Essay Writing Competition and 20 students received awards including the First Prize, Second Prize and Excellency Award. The school would like to thank Ms Zheng and all other teachers who help to organise the writing sessions to improve students’ writing skills.
- 8 students took the Edexcel IGCSE Chinese exam in June 2023, all obtained Grades 9 to 8. Many congratulations to all the candidates. Thank Liu Yongqin and Qian Xiaoyun for their hard work.
- To celebrate the school’s 45th anniversary, ‘RCS got Talent Show’ was hold on 1st October. More than 30 students took part. Their performances were excellent.
- On 10th February, RCS successfully hosted Chinese Dragon Year’s celebration at Reading Town Hall again. It was the 1st time RCS hosted Dragon Dance and the Lion dance in the Town Hall Square, which attracted large crowds. In the Town Hall, every class took part in showcasing their performing skills. The hall packed with full of
people. The Mayor of Reading and the MPs for Reading West and the Reading East participated and delivered warm speeches. Thanks for all teachers and TAs’ directed and organised, PTA volunteers for decorated the venue etc. The Piggot School, Maguire O'shea Academy and Queen Anne’s School had been invited to perform. Staff and parents also ran 7 Chinese art workshops in the Town Hall.
- Our staff attended 2 training sessions organised by the UKAPC, the School also organised 2 internal training sessions.
- Some of our students took part the Overseas Chinese Essay Writing Competition and 27 students took part. 3 received the 1st prize, 9 got 2nd prize and 15 got the participation awards. The School would like to thank Zheng Xiuhua Laoshi for organising sessions to help the students.
- 8 students sat for the IGCSE exam in June 2023. They all achieved excellent results. The school thanked Liu Yongqin for her hard work.
- Dr Ganggang Zhang (headteacher) and Lina Tang Laoshi received the Excellent Teacher Award in October 2023, we would like to congratulate them again and thank them for their dedication to the School and Chinese Teaching.
- Over last year, our students participated in various competitions including Calligraphy, Chinese Cultural, and recital. In the Recital competition, 73 students participated, 38 students managed to enter the UK final, and 8 were chosen to enter the International Final.
- On 19th May, RCS successful hosted YCT and HSK exams. More than 20 students were non-RCS. Many thanks to Ms Qiu Jin for organising it.
- On 11th May, RCS first time took part in the Reading Children’s Festival. Students performed 2 dances and ensemble, which were very well received. 4 small dragons danced in the Forbury Garden!
- On 18th May, RCS were invited by the Reading City Council to run a Chinese workshop in the Oracle Shopping Mall as part of Reading Children’s Festival. 6 teachers and 4 children ran the Chinese culture workshop which attracted many people.
- Dr Liu thanked all staff and parents again and said that the school will continue with our Specialisation, Standardisation and Formalisation. We will more actively take part in community events in Reading and surrounding areas to promote understanding and communications with all race and cultures
- Dr Zhang stressed that safety and health are always our most priority. School asks all staff and parents to remind students to take safety seriously. We will review the school rule etc. All adults in school should be alert to prevent any potential incident happening again. Dr Zhang also reminded people to mind the parking issue.
3. School Account
- Financial report: The School account has been audited by a professional accountant and attached in this report.
## 4. School Committee:
Headteacher - Dr Yan Liu Executive Headteacher - Dr Ganggang Zhang Treasurer - Ms Junling He School Manager - Mrs Erika Wong Academic Lead - Ms Hongmin Jiang Extra-curriculum Lead – Yongqin Liu School Committee Secretary/Safeguarding officer – Jinyan Geng First Aider Lead – Qiuxiang Huang IT Lead – Yanrong Zhang Safeguarding Officer – Lei Zhang PTA Chair – Gigi Kirrane
Future: We will more actively take part in community events in Reading and surrounding areas to promote understanding and communications with all race and cultures. We will continuously improve our teaching and management to make RCS specialisation, standardization and formalization to become the Best Complementary school in the region.
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Reading Chinese School Charity No 1163869
Company No N/A
Annual accounts for the period CC17a
Period end
Period start date 01/09/2023 To date 31/08/2024
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## **Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)**
|Guidance Note
S01
S02
S03
S04
S05
S06
S07
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
**Expenditure on:**
S08
S09
S10
S11
S12
S13
Tax payable
S14
S15
Net gains/(losses) on
investments
S16
S17
**Extraordinary items**
S18
S19
S20
Other gains/(losses)
S21
S22
**_Reconciliation of_**
**_funds:_**
S23
S24
Charitable activities
Investments
**Net income/(expenditure) before tax for**
**the reporting period**
**_Total_**
**Recommended categories by activity**
**Income and endowments from:**
**_Net movement in funds_**
**_Total funds carried forward_**
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure) after tax before**
**investment gains/(losses)**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
Other trading activities
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the
charity’s own use
Charitable activities
**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**
Separate material expense item - donations to others
Total funds brought forward
Raising funds
Separate material item of income
Other
Other
Donations and legacies
**Income (Note 3)**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
2,479
-
-
2,479
4,423
75,234
-
-
75,234
61,705
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||77,713
-
-
77,713
66,128|
||-
-
-
-
-
77,237
-
-
77,237
71,366
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||77,237
-
-
77,237
71,366|
|||
||476
-
-
476
5,238
-|
||-
-
-
-
-|
||476
-
-
476
5,238
-|
||-
-
-
-
-|
||476
-
-
476
5,238
-|
||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||476
-
-
476
5,238
-|
||63,268
-
-
63,268
68,506|
||63,744
-
-
63,744
63,268|
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Charity No 1163869 Company No N/A
Reading Chinese School
## **Section B Balance sheet**
|Guidance Note
**Fixed assets**
**Intangible assets (Note 15)**
B01
**Tangible assets (Note 14)**
B02
**Heritage assets (Note 16)**
B03
**Investments (Note 17)**
B04
**_Total fixed assets_**
B05
**Current assets**
**Stocks (Note 18)**
B06
**Debtors (Note 19)**
B07
**Investments (Note 17.4)**
B08
**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)**
B09
**_Total current assets_**
B10
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year (Note 20)**
B11
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
B12
Separate material expense item - donations to others
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
B13
**Creditors: amounts falling due after**
**one year (Note 20)**
B14
**Provisions for liabilities**
B15
**_Total net assets or liabilities_**
B16
**Funds of the Charity**
**Endowment funds (Note 27)**
B17
**Restricted income funds (Note 27)**
B18
**Unrestricted funds**
B19
**Revaluation reserve**
B20
**Fair value reserve**
B21
**_Total funds_**
B22|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**Total last**
**year**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - - -
-|
|---|---|
||-
-
-
-
-|
||-
-
-
-
-
-
- - - -
-
-
-
-
-
86,039 - - 86,039
84,103|
||86,039
-
-
86,039
84,103|
||22,295 - - 22,295
20,835|
||63,744
-
-
63,744
63,268|
||-
-|
||63,744
-
**-**
63,744
63,268|
||- - - -
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||63,744 - - 63,744
63,268|
||-
-
-
-
-
- - -
-
63,744 - - 63,744
63,268
- - - -
-
- - - -|
||63,744
-
-
63,744
63,268|
_**The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.**_
_**The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.**_
_**The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.**_
_**These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.**_
|Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all the
trustees/directors|Date of
approval
Print Name
Yan Liu
19/06/2025|
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