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

**From 1/8/2024 Period start date   To 31/7/2025             Period end date** 

**Charity name: North West Chinese Language Centre** 

## **Charity registration number: 1191375** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance education, arts, culture and**<br>**Chinese heritage to young people in**<br>**Manchester and Northwest.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Teaching of Chinese language, arts and**<br>**culture**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Tai Chi exhibition in New Year**<br>**celebrations**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Position has been stabilised with**<br>**external donations**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Currently it is deemed unnecessary to**<br>**hold reserves**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**Sufficient funds in the bank to cover**<br>**most situations**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**Can student numbers maintain**<br>**operations in future years?**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**By appointment, by existing trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Northwest Chinese Language Centre|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1191375|
|Charity’s principal address|314 Washway Road, Sale, M33 4RT|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Raymond Chiu|Chair|||
||Peter Lee|Principal|||
||Liushan Yang||||
||Pui Kwan Ho||||
||Shao QingSue||||
||Chi KeungPang||||
||Suet FongChu||||
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## – 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 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **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 

## **Other optional information** 



## **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)** Raymond Tor Wah Chiu 

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

**Date** 



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## **Northwest Chinese Language Centre Financial report For the year ended 31 July 2025** 

|**Income**<br>Members donaton (tuiton fee)<br>Advanced members fee<br>External donaton<br>Snacks<br>**Expenditure**<br>Classroom hire<br>Teacher travel expense<br>Tuiton refund<br>Donaton<br>Statonery<br>Insurance<br>Membership fees<br>Bank charges<br>Books<br>Accountant<br>Teacher Training<br>DBS fees<br>Meetngs<br>Website<br>Advertsing<br>Snacks - exp<br>Year end ceremony<br>**Net Income**<br>Opening:<br>Closing:|**Income**<br>Members donaton (tuiton fee)<br>Advanced members fee<br>External donaton<br>Snacks<br>**Expenditure**<br>Classroom hire<br>Teacher travel expense<br>Tuiton refund<br>Donaton<br>Statonery<br>Insurance<br>Membership fees<br>Bank charges<br>Books<br>Accountant<br>Teacher Training<br>DBS fees<br>Meetngs<br>Website<br>Advertsing<br>Snacks - exp<br>Year end ceremony<br>**Net Income**<br>Opening:<br>Closing:|**Pety Cash**<br>**Bank**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
|||£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£35,890.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£767.00<br>£0.00|
|||£767.00<br>£35,890.00|
|||£0.00<br>£49,640.00<br>£0.00<br>£16,500.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£1,150.00<br>£7.00<br>£14.40<br>£0.00<br>£270.88<br>£0.00<br>£150.00<br>£0.00<br>£175.19<br>£0.00<br>£1,027.00<br>£0.00<br>£100.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£308.69<br>£0.00<br>£250.00<br>£0.00|
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|||£565.69<br>£69,027.47|
|||**£201.31**<br>**-£33,137.47**|
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||Opening:<br>Closing:|291.79              127,452.90<br>493.10                94,315.43|





£0.00 £35,890.00 £0.00 £767.00 

**£36,657.00** 

£49,640.00 £16,500.00 £0.00 £1,150.00 £21.40 £270.88 £150.00 £175.19 £1,027.00 £100.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £308.69 £250.00 

**£69,593.16** 

**-£32,936.16** 



## **Northwest Chinese Language Centre Financial report For the year ended 31 July 2024** 

|**Income**<br>Members donaton (tuiton fee)<br>Advanced members fee<br>External donaton<br>Snacks<br>**Expenditure**<br>Classroom hire<br>Teacher travel expense<br>Tuiton refund<br>Donaton<br>Statonery<br>Insurance<br>Membership fees<br>Bank charges<br>Books<br>Accountant<br>Teacher Training<br>DBS fees<br>Meetngs<br>Website<br>Advertsing<br>Snacks - exp<br>Year end ceremony<br>**Net Income**<br>Opening:<br>Closing:|**Income**<br>Members donaton (tuiton fee)<br>Advanced members fee<br>External donaton<br>Snacks<br>**Expenditure**<br>Classroom hire<br>Teacher travel expense<br>Tuiton refund<br>Donaton<br>Statonery<br>Insurance<br>Membership fees<br>Bank charges<br>Books<br>Accountant<br>Teacher Training<br>DBS fees<br>Meetngs<br>Website<br>Advertsing<br>Snacks - exp<br>Year end ceremony<br>**Net Income**<br>Opening:<br>Closing:|**Pety Cash**<br>**Bank**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
|||£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£16,290.00<br>£0.00<br>£100,000.00<br>£727.00<br>£0.00|
|||£727.00<br>£116,290.00|
|||£0.00<br>£49,140.00<br>£0.00<br>£14,000.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£1,050.00<br>£0.00<br>£384.00<br>£0.00<br>£261.83<br>£0.00<br>£170.00<br>£0.00<br>£130.66<br>£0.00<br>£1,401.50<br>£0.00<br>£100.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£172.80<br>£0.00<br>£0.00<br>£486.36<br>£0.00<br>£146.50<br>£0.00|
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|||£632.86<br>£66,810.79|
|||**£94.14**<br>**£49,479.21**|
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||Opening:<br>Closing:|197.65                77,973.69<br>291.79              127,452.90|





£0.00 £16,290.00 £100,000.00 £727.00 

**£117,017.00** 

£49,140.00 £14,000.00 £0.00 £1,050.00 £384.00 £261.83 £170.00 £130.66 £1,401.50 £100.00 £0.00 

£0.00 £0.00 £172.80 £0.00 £486.36 £146.50 

**£67,443.65** 

**£49,573.35** 



## **Northwest Chinese Language Centre Financial report For the year ended 31 July 2023** 

|**Income**<br>Members donaton (tuiton fee)<br>Advanced members fee<br>External donaton<br>Snacks<br>**Expenditure**<br>Classroom hire<br>Teacher travel expense<br>Tuiton refund<br>Donaton<br>Statonery<br>Insurance<br>Membership fees<br>Bank charges<br>Books<br>Accountant<br>Teacher Training<br>DBS fees<br>Meetngs<br>Website<br>Advertsing<br>Snacks<br>Year end ceremony<br>**Net Income**<br>Opening:<br>Closing:|**Income**<br>Members donaton (tuiton fee)<br>Advanced members fee<br>External donaton<br>Snacks<br>**Expenditure**<br>Classroom hire<br>Teacher travel expense<br>Tuiton refund<br>Donaton<br>Statonery<br>Insurance<br>Membership fees<br>Bank charges<br>Books<br>Accountant<br>Teacher Training<br>DBS fees<br>Meetngs<br>Website<br>Advertsing<br>Snacks<br>Year end ceremony<br>**Net Income**<br>Opening:<br>Closing:|**Pety Cash**<br>**Bank**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
|||£5,800.00<br>£13,520.00<br>£58,206.23<br>£1,233.70|
|||£1,233.70<br>£77,526.23|
|||£47,250.00<br>£12,000.00<br>£400.00<br>£785.00<br>£54.10<br>£212.40<br>£248.06<br>£35.00<br>£155.24<br>£1,872.90<br>£100.00<br>£36.00<br>£120.00<br>£216.00<br>£851.07<br>£204.00|
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|||£1,229.17<br>£63,310.60|
|||**£4.53**<br>**£14,215.63**|
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||Opening:<br>Closing:|193.12                63,758.06<br>197.65                77,973.69|





£5,800.00 £13,520.00 £58,206.23 £1,233.70 

**£78,759.93** 

£47,250.00 £12,000.00 £400.00 £785.00 £266.50 £248.06 £35.00 £155.24 £1,872.90 £100.00 £0.00 £36.00 £120.00 £216.00 £0.00 £851.07 £204.00 

**£64,539.77** 

**£14,220.16** 



## **Northwest Chinese Language Centre Financial report For the year ended 31 July 2022** 

|**Income**<br>Members donaton (tuiton fee)<br>Advanced members fee<br>External donaton<br>Snacks<br>**Expenditure**<br>Classroom hire<br>Teacher travel expense<br>Tuiton refund<br>Books<br>Statonery<br>Membership fees<br>Teacher Training<br>Snacks<br>Donaton<br>Year end ceremony<br>Insurance<br>Website<br>Meetngs<br>DBS fees<br>Advertsing<br>Bank charges<br>**Net Income**|Pety Cash<br>Bank<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>£4,700.00<br>£4,020.00<br>£16,000.00<br>£6,000.00<br>£754.50<br>£100.00|
|---|---|
||£5,454.50<br>£26,120.00<br>£42,500.00<br>£1,345.00<br>£9,500.00<br>£9,275.00<br>£0.00<br>£5,534.40<br>£664.04<br>£435.00<br>£413.00<br>£402.50<br>£0.00<br>£350.00<br>£313.48<br>£0.00<br>£272.63<br>£216.00<br>£150.00<br>£112.75<br>£100.00<br>£39.29|
||£11,335.98<br>£60,287.11|
||**-£5,881.48**<br>**-£34,167.11**|





£8,720.00 £16,000.00 £6,000.00 £854.50 

**£31,574.50** 

£42,500.00 £10,845.00 £9,275.00 £5,534.40 £664.04 £435.00 £413.00 £402.50 £350.00 £313.48 £272.63 £216.00 £150.00 £112.75 £100.00 £39.29 

**£71,623.09** 

**-£40,048.59** 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR E￿LAND tho WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
ORTA WES
On accounts forthe year
onded
31-7-201
Charity no
lif any)
119137$
Set out on pages
I report io the truslees on my ey2mination of Ihe accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trustl for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basis of repNt
As the chaiity's Injslees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
ac¢ounts in accordance with the requirèments ofthè Charities Act 2011
(Ihe Ad'l.
I report in respecl of my exarninalion of Ihe Trust's accounts carried out
under 5eUion 145 of the 2011 Aca and in carrying out my examination, I
ha￿ folk)wed all Ihe aptAicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under seciion 145(5)Ib) of Ihe Ac#.
Independent tThe chariiy's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examlnerfs statement undertake the ex3mFnatKJn by being a qualffied member of linsert name of
applicable listed bLKlyll. Delete I l if not applKable.
I have completed my e￿MInatiOn. I confwm thal no malerial matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination lothef than that
disclosed below ? whth gI￿S me cause to belie￿ that in, any rnaterial
respÈct.'
the aCC￿UntIng record5 were not keFI li accordance with section 130
of the Charities Ad." or
the acGounls dKI not accord with the accounting rectswds; or
the accounts dKI not comply wr(h the applicable reqU1￿ments
concemiro the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{Awunts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accourrts give a Irue and lair, ￿eW which is not a matter
consKJered as part of an independent examination.
I have no COn￿mS ar￿ have come across no other rnatte￿ LxJnneLaion
with the examination lo whith attentbjn shoukl be drawn in Ih¢s report in
order lo enable a proper undefSt3n(Jing of Ihe accounts to be reached.
. Hease delete the ¥yxds IY7 the ixackets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
IDI5
Relevant professional
qualificationl$l or body
ICAEW (￿lp￿b0* no 8444488)
IER
Oct 2018

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Address:
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SEL
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete ￿ tne examiner nee(ts io h¥JniwJlrt material motters of con(*m
(see CC32, Indwndent examination of chanty accounts.. directions and
guKJance for exarNners).
Give h•r¢ brief detaits of
any items that the
èxaminer wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018