## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/03/2023 Period start date To 29/02/2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Mandarin Evangelical Church London Charity registration number: 1195862**
## **Objectives and Activities**
|**Objectives and Activities**||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|**To advance the Christian religion in the United**
**Kingdom for the benefit of the public in particular but**
**not exclusively through the holding of Sunday worship**
**services, prayers, pastoral care, Bible studies, fellowship**
**meetings, and carrying out outreach work in the**
**community, supporting the work wider fellowship of**
**churches, and any other bodies and agencies which the**
**charity deems appropriate, and expressing the love of**
**God inpracticalways to those in need.**|
|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.|**Sunday worship services, prayers, pastoral care, Bible**
**studies, fellowship meetings, and carrying out outreach**
**work in the community.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|**All trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by**
**the Charity Commission on public benefit.**|
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## **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.|**Mandarin Evangelical Church London (MEC London)**
**has positively impacted and enriched numerous lives**
**through daily devotion to God's Word, engaging Bible**
**studies, uplifting worship services, nurturing**
**fellowships, compassionate pastoral care, and various**
**communal gatherings. Additionally, during the summer,**
**four college students dedicated their time as volunteers**
**at MEC London. The experience and knowledge they**
**acquired has profoundly influenced their future**
**trajectories, enhancing their professional expertise,**
**interpersonal abilities, and myriad other aspects,**
**ultimately empowering them to make meaningful**
**contributions to society.**|
|**Financial Review**||
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|**The financial support of MEC London is coming from**
**Christian donors. At this point we have a positive**
**capital.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating whytheyareheld|**No reserve fund held**|
|Amount of reserves held|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|**MEC London currently does not have enough fund to**
**hold a reserve.**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|**none**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|**No concerns**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|**Mandarin Evangelical Church London Ltd. is a**
**company limited by guarantee registered in England**
**and Wales No. 12489736 and a registered charity No.**
**1195862.**|
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|Type ofgoverning document|**Memorandum & Articles of Association **|
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|How is the charity
constituted?|**LTD**|
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|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|**All methods are stated in the Articles of Association**
**from page 17-20**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Mandarin Evangelical Church London|
|---|---|
|Other namethe charity uses|MECLondon|
|Registered charity number|1195862|
|Charity’s principal address|165 Legacy Tower
88 Great Eastern Road
London E15 1DJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if**
**any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to appoint**
**trustee (ifany)**|
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||Joseph Rao|||Joseph Rao|
||Yulun Chu|||Yulun Chu|
||Quan Zhao||||
||Danyue Yao||||
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## **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)** Joseph Rao **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 01/10/2024
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