||**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| |||Day
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2024| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Brent Chinese Association **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1193993 > **Charity's principal address** Unit 2B, China House 401 Edgware Road London **Postcode NW2 6GY** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Dr Ethie Kong|Chair|1stApril 2021|| |||Dr Chi Chung|||| |||Ms Mei Wu|||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||| |||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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) Foundation model How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider 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** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** **The objects of the CIO are** - **1) To advance the education of the public in Chinese history, art, culture and traditions** - **2) To relieve poverty, sickness and distress particularly amongst members of the Chinese community in Brent** - **3) To provide or assist in the provisions of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for the** March **2012** **TAR** 2 **inhabitants of Brent in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life** We provide free health checks and advice We give health talks We provide translating and interpreting advice in English/Chinese We act as a resource We provide art and cultural events to our communities We provide activities to our communities to improve their health and wellbeing and reduce solation **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)** **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 3[rd] April 22: We had a health and well-being event in Colindale providing diabetes check, health advisory service and Covid vaccination, working in collaboration with Brent Health Matters from Brent Place-based Partnership and Oriental Chinese Chinese Group. Community cultural events over the year, including the celebration of Chinese/Lunar New Year 2023 with our diverse communities On 1[st] Feb 2023, our Chair was attended a reception at Buckingham Palace, by invitation by the King and Queen, to celebrate the British ESEA in UK. 30.03.23: Working together positively to improve well-being of our communities. In collaborative working with Chinese Welfare Trust, the Frank Soo Foundation, Hendon Football Club and Silver Jubilee Park Stadium, we had an event at Silver Jubilee Park Stadium, focussing on Raising Dementia Awareness, cultural dances and emphasising on physical sports- football for all ages from a range of communities to improve physical and mental health and well-being On 8[th] March 2023, our Chair was invited by CVS Brent, to speak on Women’s Health at the Unity centre, Harlesden. Throughout the year, we have provided advisory services and helped in translating and interpretation (Mandarin/Cantonese/Chinese/English) and provided free health advice and enable unregistered residents to register with GPs March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** We keep £2000 aside as reserve. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** nil **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. **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) Full name(s)** Dr Etheldreda Kong **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 25th an 2024 March **2012** **TAR** 6 TAR March 2012 **No (if any) Brent Chinese Association Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01.04.2022 To 31.03.23 from** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
**-**
Donation
**1,622**
Grant received
**6,500**
Sundryincome
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**8,122**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 8,122**
**A3 Payments**
Events and activities
**4,600**
Donations
**100**
Computer and website costs
**156**
Insurance
**96**
Subscription
**80**
Events equipment
**298**
Travel andparking
**40**
Printing
**-**
Volunteers costs
Venue hire
**-**
**_Sub total_ 5,370**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 5,370**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 2,752**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**13,434**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**3,115**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 19,301**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**1,622**
**6,500**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,122**|**-**| |||||**2,465**| |||||**20,607**| |||||**150**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**23,222**| |||||| ||**-**
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**-**|**4,600**
**100**
**156**
**96**
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**40**
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**5,370**|**3,340**| |||||**150**| |||||**979**| |||||**96**| |||||**160**| |||||**179**| |||||**15**| |||||**144**| |||||**1,200**| |||||**410**| |||||**-**| |||||**6,673**| |||||| ||**-**
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**- 13,434**
**13,434**
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**-**|**2,752**
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**19,301**|**16,549**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**16,549**| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
Bank
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**19,301**
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**-**
**19,301**
OK
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**to nearest £**
**-**
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OK
**to nearest £**
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**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Date of Print Name approval