2026-07-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/8/2025 Period start date To 31/7/2026 Period end date

Charity name: North West Chinese Language Centre

Charity registration number: 1191375

Objectives and Activities

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

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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 Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Charity will cease operations at end of financial year and has accounted for remaining funds accordingly
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Currently it is deemed unnecessary to hold reserves
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Sufficient funds in the bank to cover most situations
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Continuing rising rents made operations untenable

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

Structure, Governance and Management

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

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related 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

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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

– 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

Northwest Chinese Language Centre Financial report For the year ended 31 July 2026

Income Members donaton (tuiton fee) Advanced members fee External donaton Snacks Expenditure Classroom hire Teacher travel expense Tuiton refund Donaton Statonery Insurance Membership fees Bank charges Books Accountant Teacher Training DBS fees Meetngs Website Advertsing Snacks - exp Year end ceremony Net Income Opening: Closing:	Income Members donaton (tuiton fee) Advanced members fee External donaton Snacks Expenditure Classroom hire Teacher travel expense Tuiton refund Donaton Statonery Insurance Membership fees Bank charges Books Accountant Teacher Training DBS fees Meetngs Website Advertsing Snacks - exp Year end ceremony Net Income Opening: Closing:	Pety Cash Bank £ £
		£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £33,460.00 £0.00 £10,413.38 £591.00 £0.00
		£591.00 £43,873.38
		£0.00 £51,340.00 £0.00 £17,000.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £66,174.58 £0.00 £189.00 £0.00 £275.88 £0.00 £120.00 £0.00 £253.75 £0.00 £686.40 £0.00 £200.00 £0.00 £0.00 £88.80 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £995.30 £0.00 £0.00 £1,949.20
		£1,084.10 £138,188.81
		-£493.10 -£94,315.43
	Opening: Closing:	493.10 94,315.43 - -

£0.00 £33,460.00 £10,413.38 £591.00

£44,464.38

£51,340.00 £17,000.00 £0.00 £66,174.58 £189.00 £275.88 £120.00 £253.75 £686.40 £200.00 £0.00 £88.80 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £995.30 £1,949.20

£139,272.91

-£94,808.53

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