## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 04 2022 31 03 2023 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Vietnamese Family Partnership (Gia Dinh Viet) **Other names charity is known by** n/a **Registered charity number (if any)** 1183593 **Charity's principal address** Evelyn Community Centre 1 Kingfisher Square, Wotton Road, Deptford London **Postcode** SE8 5TQ ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andy Quach|Board member||| ||Quynhnhu Nguyen|Board member||| ||Thoai Nhu Nguyen|Board member||| ||TungNguyen|Secretary||| ||Van Tim Hoang|Board member||| ||Yuk ChengTran|Treasurer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2022/2023** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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**Address**||| |**Independent Examiner**|Andrew McGuire|30 Sandringham Avenue, Dockings, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
PE31 8QH| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by The Board of Trustees and approved by quorum Trustee selection methods - (eg. trust, association, company) - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** • The Trust is administered by a Board of Trustees that meets six You **may choose** to include times a year with additional meetings called when required to additional information, where discuss and manage new initiatives or plan events. relevant, about: - policies and procedures • Every Trustee is provided with information about the Vietnamese adopted for the induction and Family Partnership’s (VFP) constitution, policies and activities together with training of trustees; information on the Charity Commission guidance. - • the charity’s organisational • Trustees are offered the opportunity to attend further training structure and any wider courses should they wish to do so. - network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** As stated in the constitution document **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** March **2022/2023** **TAR** 2 Vietnamese Family Partnership’s (VFP), are a London-based charity that aims to bring the Vietnamese community together. We believe that we are stronger together and that understanding our cultural identity is key to fulfilling our life potential. We provide support and advice, Vietnamese language lessons and cultural events for the entire community, such as our flagship Lunar New Year event. Key priorities include: **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** - Vietnamese Language & Culture School: To provide cultural education and help people to connect with their Vietnamese identity and families - Advice & Support Centre: To provide the community with support and advice and help them to thrive in wider society - Community events: To build a stronger sense of community and visibility in wider society. The Trust holds two major events each year; the Mid-Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year, held at Deptford Lounge, a well-known establishment in the Deptford Community. We help people on the journey to connect with their Vietnamese culture and identity to better understand themselves. We welcome and respect people of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** In support of our main events, the Trust have a group of trustworthy volunteers who assist in coordinating the day, manage activities and become involved with the community. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2022/2023** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** **1. Languages and Culture classes** - 10 Vietnamese classes on the weekend and Monday afternoon with a total of 128 students - • 2 English classes for Beginners and Upper Beginners with a total of 25 students - Piloting the VFP Vietnamese culture class with 15 participants accessed and received excellent feedbacks ## **2. Support and advice** Supporting 453 members of our community (271 females and 182 males) across a range of issues such as mental health, loneliness, family, education support. **3. Annual Events** Working with over 100 volunteers all helping to serve the community. Over 3000 people attended the Lunar New Year celebration and 1000 people attended the Mid Autumn Festival. ## **4. Beneath the Non la** Reached 158 members of the community over 10 workshops. Through this piece of work we provoked a sense of pride in Vietnamese people currently settled in London, as well as welcomed those who have newly arrived or are just visiting, by seeing themselves represented in the fabric of the city. Our project nurtured a strong, connected Vietnamese diaspora where children, young adults, elders and families thrive in the wider British society. The workshops gave us an opportunity to engage with different groups in the community and we engaged with many organisations and worked in collaboration for future events. It took us quite a while to create the Vietnamese hat and used it as a tool to consult participants about their opinions. After the success of the project, the Untold Stories continue to fund us towards the Gtown and make the Non la project happen. The primary aim of the new piece of work is to create an artwork to spotlight and celebrate Vietnamese communities in London. ## **5. Public art project** VFP, in partnership with London-based The Museum of the Home and Albany, is planning a Deptford-based public art project. We hope that this project will help people of all backgrounds to see different areas and communities a little differently; to know that, behind particular facades, whether it’s a building, a street, or a row of shops, there are long histories of immigration, labour, family, and community. March **2022/2023** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The Trustees and CEO continue to closely monitor the charity’s reserves **Brief statement of the** to ensure adequate financial resources are available to support the **charity’s policy on reserves** community and to remunerate staff and reasonable expenses. As at year-end 2022/2023, the charity retained a healthy cash reserve of £75,757. VFP continue to proactively seek funding for the benefit of the Vietnamese community. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** Funding and income You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: During the year, the charity received a total of £54.9k (2021/22: £51.9k); driven by event fundraising (£14.7k), OYS Partnership (£12.7k), Go Fund Me (£9.9k) and Memberships and contributions (£7.4k). - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); Event fundraising increased during the year by £6.6k and memberships by £1.9k, this reflects the growing presence VFP have in the Vietnamese community. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - Expenditure Expenditure for the year totalled to £46.3k (2021/22: £34.1k). Majority of expenditure included increased staff costs of £38.2k, event activities £2.9k, Training and travel expense (£2.3k) and activities and outings (£1.2k). - investment policy and Training and travel expense (£2.3k) and activities and outings (£1.2k). objectives including any ethical investment policy Staff cost increased by £13.0k during the year towards project management, adopted. hiring of artists for the Beneath the Non la project, admin and teaching. Applications for funding is prepared by the CEO and reviewed by the Trustees to ensure completeness prior to submission. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Tung Nguyen **Full name(s)** Yuk Cheng Tran **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer Secretary **etc) Date** 21 June 2023 March **2022/2023** **TAR** 5 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name No
Vietnamese Family Partnership (GiaDina Viet) 1183593
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2022 31/03/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Event fundraising 14,737 - - 14,737 9,604
OYS Partnership 12,735 - 12,735
Go Fund Me 9,956 - 9,956
Membership fees/contributions 7,402 - - 7,402 5,520
UK GLA Untold stories 6,000 - 6,000
Training 1,890 - - 1,890
Donations 1,215 - - 1,215 1,184
London Borough of Lewisham 1,000 - 1,000 3,883
Localgiving - - - - 500
National Lottery Community Fund - - - - 31,274
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 25,245 ] 29,691 - 54,936 51,965
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts 25,245 29,691 - 54,936 51,965
A3 Payments
Staff costs 5,879 32,396 - 38,276 25,206
Event activities 1,461 1,456 - 2,917 5,209
Training &Travel Expenses 1,050 1,250 - 2,300 -
Activities & Outings - 1,268 - 1,268 170
Telephone & Internet - 811 - 811 911
Insurance & DBS checks - 304 - 304 304
Governance & Accountancy 60 228 - 288 1,017
Subscriptions & Memberships 8 187 - 195 390
Equipment/Material - - - - 946
Training &Travel Expenses - - - 42
Sub total [ 8,459 ] 37,899 - 46,358 34,195
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 8,459 37,899 - 46,358 34,195
Net of receipts/(payments) 16,786 - 8,209 - 8,577 17,770
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 58,971 8,209 - 67,180 49,409
Cash funds this year end 75,757 - - 75,757 67,180
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 04/06/2023 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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29/06/2023| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 04/06/2023 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of Vietnamese Family Partnership (GiaDina Viet)** **On accounts for the year** 31/03/23 **ended Set out on pages** **Charity no** 1183593 **(if any)** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 03 / 2023** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ > **Signed:** _A.McGuire_ **Date:** 03/06/23 **Name:** Andrew McGuire **Relevant professional** AAT Level 3 **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 30 Sandringham Avenue Docking Norfolk PE31 8QH 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**