## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/01/2024 To 31/12/2024**
## **Charity name: UK Chinese Women Connect Association**
## **Charity registration number: 1193654**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The promotion of social inclusion for the
public benefit among women in the Chinese
community who are socially excluded on the
grounds of their ethnic original and social
position.|
|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|- A network that encourages and enables
women in the Chinese community to reduce
isolation and loneliness and to participate
more effectively with the wider community.
- Workshops and general support to women
in the Chinese community, including
upskilling community members to improve
employability and personal development.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|It is confirmed that the trustees have had
regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
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.|Para 1.20|Albeit a young charity, UKCWC has
achieved great success since its launch.
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Social impact: 200+ online events
held during pandemic, and continuing
various online events in the year.
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Social inclusion: 800+ Chinese
women actively engaged in the
network and over 5,000 followers
through social media;
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Held International Women’s Day
celebrations in 2024 and 2025.
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Empowerment: 12 interests groups
established to connect people;
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Held UKCWC Annual Awards -
Chinese Woman Awards for two
years;
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Won Rosa funding to promote
breaking the bamboo ceiling
campaign and plan to host
workshops to empower more women;
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Held coaching workshops in the year;
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Hosted 6 free community events with
the support of Cambridge City
Council and free series coaching
workshops for mums in 2023;
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Collaboration with Avoice to offer
Chinese women living outside of
China suffering from domestic
violence to seek legal help;
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Collaboration with other Chinese
communities such as Redwood
Academy, Cambridge Chinese
Community Centre and alumni
groups of universities;
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Collaboration with other Asian
communities such as Southeast and
East Asian Women’s Association;
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Campaigns including marathons,
Shine Night Walk, Three-Peak
challenges etc. organised by our
volunteers to raise awareness and
funding for the charity;
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Shortlisted as Charity of the Year by
British Diversity Awards in 2022 and
2023.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has £24,061 unrestricted cash
funds as at 31 December 2024.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has decided that holding
reserves is unnecessary, i.e. holding zero
reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£nil|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Whilst we have not provided for a
compulsory reserves amount, the charity
adopts a very conservative approach on its
spending and does reserve its cash position
so there is always sufficient funds available.
We will continue to monitor the situation and
adjust our reserves policy as required going
forward. The reason of holding zero reserves
is that the charity does not have committed
projects, paid staff, or buildings/properties,
and therefore all reserves are reported under
unrestricted funds.|
|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|N/A|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|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:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO 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|The vacancies may be filled by the decision
of the members at the annual general
meeting; if not filled at the annual general
meeting, the members or the charity trustees
may at any time decide
to appoint a new charity trustee.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|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|UK Chinese Women Connect Association|
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|Other name the charity uses|UKCWC|
|Registered charity number|1193654|
|Charity’s principal address|7 Signet Court, Swann Road, Cambridge.
CB5 8LA|
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**|
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||Ting Zhang||
||Mei Sim Lai||
||Sheela Mackintosh-Stewart||
||Xiaolan Fu||
**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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## **Other optional information**
## **N/A**
## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Mengting Shen|Wenjiao Wu|
||Secretary|Treasurer|
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Charity Name No (if any)
UK CHINESE WOMEN CONNECT ASSOCIATION 1193654
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2024 31/12/2024
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
Fundraising Income 1,060 1,060 2,656
Grants - - 8,600
Activity Income 2,854 2,854 8,852
1 1
Sub total (Gross income for
3,914 - - 3,914 20,108
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 3,914 - - 3,914 20,108
A3 Payments
website 456 - - 456 53
IT software 77 - - 77 659
Activity expenses 7,044 - - 7,044 17,784
Insurance 180 - - 180 137
Professional fees 30 - - 30 1,146
Sundry 105 - - 105 340
0 0
Sub total 7,892 - - 7,892 20,118
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 7,892 - - 7,892 20,118
Net of receipts/(payments) - 3,978 - - - 3,978 - 10
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end - 3,978 - - - 3,978 - 10
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
net income during 2024
Bank balance at 31 Dec 2024
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
Bank balance at 1 Jan 2024|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**28,039**
**-**
**- 3,978**
**-**
**24,061**
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**24,061**
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agree to bank
statement
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
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Wenjiao Wu
Mengting Shen|**Endowment**
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Date of
approval
20/07/2025
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