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The finan(aal slateme￿ have been prep$￿ in acwdonce *ith the arAyJuntirwJ ps6¢1￿ set out in note I to th8
f￿an¢14 stst•m8nts and o)mF4y *41h the Chinese A8yX¢atlL￿ rA TtY4W HÈfflets's memofandum and arfic408 of
th6 Corrwanies Aci 2006 aThJ "A(r4xJnting and ReFth6ng by Charits8s.' Statem8nt ol Reg)mm¥ndod
Practice apF4icable to d)aril1￿ weparirg Ihw a¢4wnts in ac£ordance ¥Ath the Fin&niy81 Rwting St8nd•
•PF4k•t4& In th• UK Fi•wtyl¢ of Ir8land IFRS 102}" (￿e￿We 1 20191.
Th• charW8 purFose as set tyjt In our consyttthn 15 to pro￿ a eompreP6n8h r8rwJ• of (wdlgr•.
communty care. dUcatic￿￿. I￿S￿re & reLreationa and pWsOn￿ development} for the Chin*seMiethamose
Communty in arrMJnd the Lonth)n Bomugh of Til￿r Harnlels through 8 •Nronment and
mmltrMnl to womote usor Invdvgn￿l Our Is to enwro ¢hat th¢ PgQF48 we serve lfve In a 8ensr
and cl￿paSs0n8t0 8nvwonmart h4v• aceèss to 9•rvic￿ that m••t their phyglcal. Thlorilll rAKI ￿ti¢Ma1 nMd8.
a180, ￿ aro ablo io roath th• qudhy otlwo lo Irwjmdud aS￿r0&
Tho organ188tkn'8 8th081s on• of •mpowgmgnt 8rrfl onat4w•rt W• aro drlvon by our mL88bm to onat40 Poop￿ to
bè tho 8￿hIteCt of their tr*m li¥•8 and b8 lrnatad *ryth dignity and respèct at al tim88. Our fO￿S is to work wth and
for Ihogo lfvlng rtylc41. 80n8c¥y or mantsi IMpalm￿nt and In 8odal iadalkn). Indudlng IFK>•o 8•r1￿* and
•ndurfng montd hootth d￿fi￿lties or dory￿kna, larfjuag8 bafffftB. ty a earor rde.
Thg oblocts for th0A88ou8ll￿ ts e8tstlthd wg:.
. To help dl•adv•ntW PWBon6 01 CNne88 w41￿ fvfj. or 8bJdy In arvj around LtsndC￿ Bwh ol
Tower Harn￿ts Ihereinaftw caUe*J Ihe aroa of benefifi by thts •tht4thmonl aThJ ma4ntén8n¢é of an
Inforn)oUw and ¥dvl¢e ¢enh and an OpF¢ybJr* Contre.
. To prc4not• the t*df¥rt of Chlrme eldwly 8Th1 dl6otknJ peoplv or Iw••ft•r b• d•w￿d by
18W to b• tharttAt4é ￿1n tm $8id 8r•o ol bwWrL
. To prts￿ and tho eoci& •YU¢•b￿l, L711ur4 phy￿1 d￿￿pmor}I ol
t*urrfJ Chlnes• p8opl• ol th• sakl ar•a cl b￿efft. In Mamornr#lum ol knodakn CNne#e
Fle, mean8 peoF4e beh¥een the 8g•s of 8 2S y•ars.
PRlMaPALACTi￿nEs
Chlngsg of Towor HarTIots 18 a dwltBtIg comp8ny by guarantsB and 18 govgrngd by 8
momLvandum and articl•s of asso08t￿. p￿PaI aL*l￿tr￿ of Iho As8ociAlv)n tg thè pro¢AKin of seTr1￿3 to
Chlmeo and VO0tname40 cCfflMun￿ In ts Lon(lon Borcwh cl T¢)￿r Hanlots thr(A￿h proleci basod
programmes prwdifto sp•)fic seNces b meet thfr needs of its ug•r grrAJPS. We afy 8 lo¢al organY8bon that
undorstands th• nogdg asr4rnbons cd l¢xa Chinese and wetnam￿ p￿￿1*. Evory ￿ar w8 SUFPOrt
hundreds ol L4dfjr pocwe ol Chinw ty¥Jin to lfft Irfv to Ihe lul. maintainin9 contrc4 IndependerKe. The
organlzafjon'8 ethos bs on• of empow8￿n9 and ￿8t41r$ p•)rA•. Tr• St4temth)t of Fknandal forlhg y
sel out on Pag6$ 16 to 27 of the firw)o4 st81gnw)l&
HOIAE CARE SERVICE
WdD)mè to th8 gnnuol rgrth fty CATH'S Hts[r￿ C¥r• & Supwt for tha finanda year 2022r2023. ChJr
mnNtment to provithng hi9￿u811ty carn and sukwt to trts our d￿S maintain their Inde￿nd*1**I in th
mfort of Ihelr tr•m hLMI￿ rem#ins unwavewlrwJ. Thls rewt hbgN￿hts ts 8o))nWfjshm•nls. d)akng•s. and
fulure end&avour8 that define ourjow in fidflits3 this M￿￿)rt.
CATHS Home ca￿ 8er¥ic4 16 dedi￿ted to d&fvering wsr¥E and (J)mpaswon¥te C￿r seNce is proudy
registerad tha Car• Ojalty Commi8skJn ICQCI has athieved the r￿￿￿ble disbncticm of 8n
utatanding" r¥tiry in the ¢aring Category, alorwJ a'Gor*J' raliw ￿ al ott*r arex Thesa acc4Jkndos our
¥erlng C￿nmItMent to ansuring th& w*b*ng of cw #*wie* use

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In re¥rth￿ to the onw"ThJ paNJemic. our foc#Js ￿ infec*on ttfjtrol r8m8ins stèAdlasL aTrJ we adhwè to tho CQC
lund8m•nta staThJard8 to ongjfe that our se￿ r¥)nslstsnty m80t highquaEty care borthnwrts. W• also
ry)nducted 8 mcd( inSpeth.￿ of our Care Srn. led by an extsmal consuttanL Gurp4 whlGh
culmin8tsd in an"twtstanding' ralino In th8 CarirwJ taiw and"GrAxf ratirqs across other areas. To further boost
our qu811ty assurance. ￿ enlisted th8 exFWtw d a former CQC Inspecb)r. wlw) gulde u8 lrt red¢finlng
internal 8￿j11 framthvork
W6 vduts our ¥t8ff. 8nd 88 e￿d￿cl￿ by 4 I•￿t sl#ll survey, the majority of ￿re w(¥lu8 believe CATH
a wJ81tlw to Th1$ f8•dba¢k r*lnfow ¢)ur conynitment to WOVKlirvJ a suppJfjv• amt Mwardlng wot<
erNironment
In 202212023, tyjr cornm￿1ty c•nlTr undwlwnt • wlo1 of wJbBtantial impro¥•mo￿ 8h7wd 01 ￿nh￿th9 88W.
r•duckng •nor9y )￿suMp00n. #nd modomr£ir* its lrfrn8￿rl. Th08¢ UFgrad•s trAn8form&J our c•ntr• Snto
8afer. more enorw4ffldent. and w8lc(thlrg spa￿, SYThtd￿ng wr d•J￿tIOn to ￿ C￿￿UnIty wo swvo.
LED Lwtsng Rwdutkn.. Our ¢>)mrnknw￿ lo •nvknnm8ntsl r81pon￿bllty d•no￿l•d thrtyjth th•
rorA8e•ment of all fixturts wth ener￿ffiaenI LEO tethndoJy. This ywitth I￿)t orly re<luced eleclrfoty
¢on8umplon but alw ¢rMt•d a brfght•r wdc¥Jmkng afrno8p￿ fvr our vlsllorj and ov•nts.
Em•rp•ncy Ugh¥ThJ Upgr¥ds.' Saf•ty L8 parnmc4JnL Ind our tt)mmunty contr• ro8pond¢d by upgradlng Its
emergency lightkng 8yStem. Wrth LED ts¢*rdogy mtwt•d Into th¥￿ fixtuw. onsurn rellablo and tsffid•nt
Onw4￿cY IlghilrY4 In c*• ol pw out•j￿ orotrw pooc• of mkKI all BtAk8hrAder
Flr• A8rn1 s￿leM Up3￿10.. We further stre{￿n￿ 8alety rr*88ure8 Vllih È comprthtsn8lVO Ll)gr8dt of tyjr flre
am 8y8t•fft Th1• mod•m1Z￿ Syutern guarant808 d8lKknI re8p)nBe to p)ten¥al hazard$, mee¢lng
the highost s8fety stAThJard8. Tha timely c¢mrl•titin of tr48 h￿1*11¢￿ i8 a taslam•rt to eur comm#m8nt to lh•
8afety and *￿be1￿j of our communlty.
Th08• prem￿* Inyovements not orty enhanc• 5af8ty Ixrt I1•M¢m$￿ts our ft>bwar&tt￿n￿1rVJ appro•ch to
Ju¢hw •nvironmont81 imp•d and cyerntsrg crAI&
Infialion, rfsing ￿sinesS Costs, and cost4)f4Ning crists. W• 8￿n0%￿l￿e the p￿Ssure cffl fron￿lne worker8
and tholr 9[￿oy￿rB. Nevorthele86. we rBrnaln dodkalod to onsurfng tho lowtoThn ava￿ablIty of our 8thco ￿1
staying respon8rrt the needs of local c4der pw¥Ae.
. strang￿*￿ our ox*tsig tomF44te8 for 411 Or*rat￿81 a￿1￿1￿& s￿h as staff ￿paN￿on,
SF¥It chaL*8. GPS monag•ment n￿lI¥j hwdlr¥J a rn8dkxfjL￿ Ob8erVaU￿ and
competency assossment
. Dala Sécurfty 8nd Pmtè#i￿ . embath of onharK*d dala sw*rlty and wolactlon
parbcxp8ing in the Dats Seryjfity atwj Protsc*on T(¥)M IOSPTI. an an￿L￿1 6dFassessm8nt for hèalth and
org8no8borns. Athièving Ihi4 $tsts* is rh)i onty SI￿￿1 saf•gu8rdirYJ informatkln bul olso abr¥Jl ana￿Ing
the S￿cessful sharing of h•allh aThl tarn rncords am(mg he￿thcare provxlers through ts GP gat*
¥thm8. This iniliative 16 a tesl8ment to ￿C4)ntinuc￿ effwts ¢0 impmvg our 5•Ni￿.

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Koy operaliond and proc88trfot￿80d impmv8men18 In ￿r fvture strategy indud8'. Iconlk)ued}
Enhandng Ihe qug11ty assurance templates for 8èNi¢6 usèrs. indudlng persoTrc8ntred rb8k a88088M￿.
care and support ￿an8, case rg(YJrds, ¢41¢nl f•¢&10.fa￿ rovl8w6. and recruitment Pro￿￿$6￿.
AS w• move fon¥ard. thgsè Inttlatlv88 wlll ￿8Y a ￿Votal role In oui 0)Mm￿onI to Improvlng tha qualty and
aceessibilityof our Home Care & SuppNt Ser¥ice8.
In c4Jnduglon, Iha flnandal year 202212023 has been marked by aehiev6ment8, chall8rqe8, and In uNav*rtng
commItm￿t to dellv6rfng hlgh-qU8lIty Cere 8nd Supp￿ servi￿. OUT dedication lo 8Bfety. effld8ncy, gnd community
l￿ba1￿j rèmaln8 at th• LW• of our mlsBlon. Wa look forward to another year tsf progr•8s. k*amlng and to
our cormiunty.
Below •re 8onwJ of th• ¢tsnF41ments w• r•COl￿d from our 8•rvl¢e u8•rs.'-
'Exc•lknt ov8rall wvlc•. You alw8y8 go abov• andtse￿nd to he* whwoyou cfjn...
'18m vory m¢th apprnL*aled that all the carn wother8 pmvth h&h qtMIIty carn to my dad, helping hlm lo
1•8d• comfotsbl8 Ilh...
. .1 wrt• to gndorne ond •xpres¥ my grglllud• for tho OXC811gnt servlc• ￿ hav• r8¢al￿d fmm the Chlne8•
Assod&Uon oi fowor Hemlet8 wlth regard lo my molhef8 care. l ¢8nnol emphastse •nou9h how dlllggnt,
dfrdl¢•t•d, pmf888lon818nd 3klllul th8 carers provlded havo b&•ft rggwd to ox1￿$fvg oarn my
•ldgrty n￿lI￿n￿O￿l,, '
. .1 I￿v* bo&n very Imprnssed by the 861th of the helpern. Th•y h8v& klnd, ¢on8ld•rnt• and
to my molhers'na6LY$....
Mr8. T. a l•* wlth t•miln•l cancer and In paln, wa8 not 10 8tan¢J up for long to co)k fcK hernell and h•r
hu*8nd. H•r husbor￿ ha8 d•m$nJa $0 th•r• onty Ilmrt•d thlngs that h• could do or help out whh.
Hor daLbJhlar cont8ct•d th• Chln•8• Associallon and requ￿￿￿ SorvI￿ for har mothar. r8quSr8d a Chin880
caro work•r to 8881st h•r vlth cooklng n(￿rt￿ous gnd vJllur8lly opproprt•t8 m•al8 for ￿ and h8r hu8b8nd, 88 well
•8 dolng 8omè light #hopping And Ilghl hou&8work when needed.
Tho Start￿ off with on• day • week, Mrs. T8 daLwhter gol th touth wilh CATH straight aftèr th• flrst shift
fjnd sald hor rnothar wouhd Ilko to Incrn•$o the lo d8y¥ a weèk, a$ sha flnd8 thg car• wo￿•r to b• vary
helpful and sh& 1$ ablg to onloy nutsiUou$ cullurally appropria¢& m&al$ and soups.
Eventually, htr cancer Ireatrngnt8 OtOPP9d. and th& doctor tc4d her thgf9 was nolhlng olso to do as thè eancer had
sprnad. AJI she was glven was morphSn8 tatlots to stop her paln. and sho was told all Ih8y could do was make hgr
a8 comfortabl• a8 po6811￿9.
Hor doughtor gol Sn touch vjlih CATH a98ln 8nd r¢qug3ted the ¥¥rvl¢e to In¢rg0$9 to thro0 dayB a w•k. 98 tha carg
worker wes so helpful and ￿8￿ble ￿th her mothar'g WU88t8. and ab￿ to meet her needs.
OM of th• rrfjmlnatad IndI￿￿u318 from CATH wènt to v18il Mrs. Tju#t aft•r Sho Incrogsod her garvk•6. Sha Informod
her that Bhe doesn't h8ve long to live, so sho has d•cld•d to rnove back to Hong Kong lo ty out Ih8 Chlneue
madlejna tra&tmènL hoping to prolon9 her lif&. Shè told thè Th)mln8t•d Individual thal the car8 work&r hod bagn vary
hdphl. and h8r husbond sald th• mè•1$ wor¢ $0 ts$ty, h¢ realty trnloytd har cooklng.
Belore Mrs. T moved back to Hong Kong, sh• asked th• ear8 worker to chal wlh her vthile pad¢ing hw ￿gUage.
Shè was very thankfvl for tho 8erwces She frorn the care worker. 8rKI for belng floxlblg durfng the ￿me She
h8d tanr*r tre¥tments and medical appoinbments.
After sh8 retumed to Hong Kong, her daughter sent us an emall as below..
'PirvJ I￿S PTDwded care for my murn 8nd dad for the pest 7 months. She has been B wond8rful h•lp to my p8rents,
8h8 haB cooked th8m tssty Ghln8s• fDod. d8an8d the hou￿, t8lk8d to thom ond boon very wami. frlendly.
feassuring, cornpassionate, kind, rdiable and dependatAe. She has also begn vgry acc¢xnmod#ting vthan wè have
had to chang8 th8 Imas of hèrwork shlft 8ornelirne8.

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She built 8 great re1th￿shIP wilh them from thè vory fir81 $hlft. whlth w88 Invdu8t4e a8 my mum w88 very h8ebt8nl
al having È strAngèr kn h8r hom8 ￿en sha was foding so Vulnera1￿0, but shè quickjy came to depend on her, and
$aw har as an old fri￿d.
Wg $0 apwèdallv• of Plng's support. sha Is an In¢xadlt4e home carn wot*er and wg are 80 happy wlth tho
8UPPOrt she provk18d.
Wt wl8h hèr and th8 ChIn￿o Assoclallon all the bgsL Al of tho team have bgan so wond•rful, ￿ great
¢0mmun￿t￿n. and wa are 80 h8ppy your sorvlcé exi818.'
What a beautikd r￿Mment received frorn a client's famly membor, and It was rew8rding to hear th81 wo can
make a dtfference for 80m8one who l¥ tsclng the and of her IKe.
Intrc¥aucVon
Tho story of Mrn. K, a dedicated benofi¢iary of our hom ¢ar• ￿1VIce for an impr8ssNe flye-y￿r peric¢Y, un￿11$ 8
norrnuvo rf¢h In $lgnrfl¢gn¢e. Alhough 8h• po98￿ unlmpalrgd mentpj facullleB, her heatth It8U¢8 have
rngrettat4y1Smlt8d her daily lila, ￿th a self-Impo88d ratraat trom put￿lC spac8J. A r￿uM￿j th•m• In har Ilf• 18 th•
p8rva81vo Son￿ of18olaUon and lonalln•s8.
Chall•ng89 and Tumlng Polnl•
For much of hol loumay wlth our 80rvke, Mr8. K'$ mo¢d$ w•ro 8hroudod In P•fs18t8nt d•8pondency. 8nd her overall
lire per8pe¢Ov& rnmalftqd 18rgely pe66imi8lic. Howev&r. 8 plvotal momont arose in the summar of 2023 vthen 8he
8xwrknc•d g 8016tary fall at hom•. ro$u115ng In th• no￿$￿ty of hlp surgary and a subsequent ho8pltal 8toy. Th1$
mgrked 8 L¥udg1 tumlng po5nt In her story, r*￿It￿lIng four dally care calls durlng the ddicate p•rlod ol
Ma￿&M•￿t. Unlortunaidy, the Introduction of nonvCantone8e•speaknng carts work•r8 into hèr carè Flan
Inadvertenlly caused a breakdown In the support Sy7tem. ThlB lad lo her ￿￿fOund dl$8atl$fth and an Inu088lng
fj•n8• of d•tschmanl.
Emorg•ncy Int•rvtsnlk¥n And tho Path to Transformation
In a timo of I￿•#1, Mrn. IC8 8on raathed oul to us, 8a6kkng amorgency a86i8tsnco lor tho duy• h• b• th•rn
for hls mothor. R•spondlng wlth unwawrlng ￿l￿d and d8dicaUon, we deployed a $podallz•d ¢aro t•am,
metICL￿OU5IY de8lgned lo assist Mr5. K durlng her recuperatbn tha8e. Th1¥ marked th¥ owwl of ¥ trwbgftymaUon81
porfod In WIWe.
Our wpport r¢mainad $l¢adfast throughout her rehab4itskn, ulminatin9 in th• astablLfjhm8nl of a structured care
roullna durtng wo4kdgys. Thg I1￿odUct￿n of Canton9SW8klng caf0 woth8r8 not only brfdged tho ojnwnun1￿￿0n
gap bul also Tekirmlled the spark of cultural connection and r8PPOrt Ihat Mrs. K had longed for.
A Profound Shlft In Parspacllva
P&rh•ps the rn￿1 notoworfhy Change in Mrn. K's life l)e¢8me ovident durtng • r￿nt ￿n¥e￿atiOn. For the fir8t tlmo
In y•ars. har dlsposldon wag notably op11ml￿¢. Wl¢h hoartfell gratltuda, she oxpr&ssed how our services had beer¢
her lifelin&, infvsing her IW9 Wth a newfound sonso of ¢omp8nion$hlp and SOC￿ interaction. She *)￿llY appreryaled
our fl&xlblllty In accommodalng her caregiv&r pmferences, an element that hdd parts'rjjlar $lgnifirAn¢e for h8r. Th•
suppcrt we provkled was deemsd nothlng lo$$ fvn Illfr¢h8nglng.
Cond(ffjkn'. A Tolo of Empowomonl
The r•markatla loum•y of Mrs. K $8ry¥8 8$ 8 poignant r¥mindgr of tho yofouThJ Impact that per30n8lized core ond
unw8vering 8UPPOrt can have on an indNidud'6 lif& Our comrnitment to hor w811-bèing not onty Addiessed her
mmedlattr cam n•eds bui a￿0 relgnitad her appr?￿300n for the transtomatfve powtsr of compassKJnate home car?
du￿n9 tirnes of greal challenge. Mrs. K's 8tOry 16 a testsment to cwr dedication In not lust iMpro￿ng lives,
but also fostsring ron8w8d hop8 and opUml$m In the hearts Df thos# w• salvo.

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CFINESE INDEPENDEpif SCHOOL OF TOWER HAMLErs
Thè 2022-2023 Annual Report fcff the Chinese Independent Sehtsjl of Tower Hamlets ICISTH) represents 8
Ihat was defined by a compelllng Inlerplay of a¢hbv&m8nts and ehallenges. underfinlng tho s¢h¢X)I'$ rémarkablg
joumey over the past academic year. In light of the lingering influence ol the COVitk19 pandemic. the retum to ITr
person dasses in thè 2022-2023 8cadem￿ ￿ar marked a svJnffjcant milestone. Tha s¢hod premises. ￿lett remaSn
gxcluslv¢ to CISTH. have been effecuvely managed to en6ure Ihe safety ?nd welkbelng of the students. This
dedicalion to safety and controlled access dUri￿j lesson hours has receNed accdadts8 from parents YAY)
ackn￿￿edge the conduclve le8ming en￿runM￿￿ and th¥ sthjd's 8xcelient tscarbes.
troart of CL8TFfs op8ratlc￿S. its academic progr8m8, dl8pW a c¥)mm6ndable sr*cburn of Off￿98 for
students, encomp888ing both C8ntOn8se and Mandarin language courses, tslored to C8ter to a wide 89& range
from Pl8ygroup to A-L•vd. The array of dasses avalable Induded Hay Group. Beglnner. Intamiediate, Upper
Intern￿late, Advance, GCSE, and A-Levd levels. This diverwty of offerings ensures that students of vaiyng
profidency levets can flnd suttable cour3es. theroby contrfbudng to tha SChc￿l.5 rèputation a6 a place of a¢adèml¢
excdlence.
Tho slalslL% for attaThjan￿ and enmimgnt are worth c418tsfatlng. The Hthigvgmènt of an Impr8sslvo over 90%
attendance rate arnong CISTH students signifies the remarkabl& ￿Mmitr￿ent they have shown tOW8rd8 thar
studl88. In terrns of enthent, the school wel(x)rngd 8 totsl of 99 Students during tho 202Z-2(Y23 a(¥d$mic yg9r.
The$8 $ludènts wèrè distributéd across Mand￿sn and Cantonese dasses, spanning an age group that ranged from
3 to 18 years Whll8 thgre was a mod&st d8dln8 In onrdment attrtbuled to th8 <y)nllnualk)n of g)mo Studenls,
preference for online leaming, the schod rnaintains an optimistic cthk. antidpab.ng the future enrC4rr￿1 of ev6n
more 8tudents who contribults to tho vlbranl a¢ad&ml¢ ¢ommunty.
The ethos of reo)gnlzlng and rewarding excellence conllnued wlth CISTH'S partlclpatlon In Ihe Jat* P6tcheyAward
Scheme. Throughout the a(zdemic year, six young aCh￿ve￿ werp idenffied and ackn￿edged, a testament lo the
schoc4'5 commilment to nurluring talent aThJ ensuriryJ Ihat thts 8x¢epllonal students arnor￿ Its ranks mcei¥e the
recognttknn they twly de8erve.
Anotlw pl￿r of str•ngth for CISTH Is tha constsnt Sup[￿ arKJ con8tructlve fogdbock from parents. Tholr
appwiation is ewdenl in their a¢knOW￿1gMent of the School's rotxjst safety measures, unwavering ¢*dtcation to
I￿1r chlldm's 8ducatlonal loumay. ond thè hard work and ccmmltment dernonstr¥te(I by thè tèathlNJ staff. T
8tron9 parenl-teacher Partnership is cruCk￿ in maintaining the schoof5 excellent standards aThJ reputstion.
T¢aethr devebpmenl has been a foca point as well, wtth educators at CISTH Sh￿￿Ing ex¢¢ptional d&Jication to
8nhandng their toachlng skllls. Thls has be6n partkularfy vltal given ihe unlqutr ¢hallongas posed by onlin•1oamirrfJ
and the need to adapt lo the new Edexcel GCSE and A-Level r￿Urse struthJrè and s￿lab￿s. The investmerrts rnade
in teather training have undoubtedly improved overdl baming experience. contrfbuung lo th6 xhool* track
record of a(zdemlc exceilgncg.
Lc#)klng forward, CISTh rernaSns resoluts In Its cornmltment lo fo8terfng young r￿nds. nurturfng an alftnty for the
Chine50 language and wlture. and maintainiTrJ the hKJh standards of GCSE and A-Levd resuk8 that it 18 kn¢)wn for.
The schrxl Is octwy awotlng Innovalva w8yS to fijrthor dov6lop its teachlng staff. Klgntlfylng naw oppc¢1unltie
for sludent rec¥uitmenl in London and beyond, and preparing for thè opportunlh.es and challenges that the fvtur&
ln conduskn. thè CISTH ccMmunity. ￿mprfsed ol dadlcated tsachers, har(KvorkSng staff, SUPForfv8 par8nts,
nJ)tivatw1 students. has demonstrated remarkatle ￿si11e￿c8 and adaptsbility throughout this academic year.
Toge1her. they have effectively navigated the CA)mF4exitie5 of the COVID-19 pandemlc and e4Jnskstenty deliverthy
qu￿lty education. As CISTH f¢xges ahe￿, Ihe School rernain$ Stsgdfast In Sts mission to nurturg yo￿9 rnind$ and
kind• a deep appredgtSon for the Chinese language and cuEture, creating a bri9htor ftrture forol invofved.
ELDER CHINESE WELL4BEING AND SUPPORT PROJECT
Tha pro￿￿ 8t8rted in J8nu8ry 2022 and ran unts'l thé end of M8rth 2023. wth fhe aim of ImprovirwJ th& rtyslc81 and
mentd well-belng of L￿)don resSdènts ovar SO wP¥J were Smpacted by Ihe pandemle. Thè project offered
various activikn'es induding interest class&s, fun physul exerci8e groups. ¥ThJ a soaatle luncheon dub. to help
partiapant8 Slep out frnrn the Shadow of the panderThc and raise their physlea and menlal health awareness.

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We aspired to reach out lo 150 beneficiaries and enlisted Ihe 8UPPOrt of 15 dedicated volunteers to facilitate our
proJ8cfs act￿￿&8. ￿er th$ ¢¢wrso ¢f tho prtsje¢t$ durafjon. wa crth•stratad a total of 120 ac*vldes, engaging 250
parbcipants and our team 0115 volunteers. These aetNrfies spanned interest dassey, In￿ge*￿tIng physieAI exerdse
groups. and our soclabl8 luncheon dub. Thes& numbers se￿8 as a testament to tho remorkabi¢ gxiènt and 6fflcacy
of our pmiect in aclively engaging and positNdy impacting our o)mmunty ￿￿rnL￿$.
Dir¢¢t 8&noffidarles.' Our prderts dlrect benefidarles comprlsed indiwdua15 aged SO arKI above from dlverse
backgrouThJs residing across London, many of whom were members prlor to lh& pondemic cf Hong Kong BNO
hdde￿ vtho had recentty rdocated to England. For them, our syojecl provhjgd a rnuta ba￿ to their cornmunriies,
offering opportunit￿$ to ￿ConneCt with cld friends and rekindlo re18ticA)ships that MBY have frayed during the
pandemlc. These partidpants derfved Immen88 value frorn the sod81 ¢onnBcilons and sonse of o)mmunlty fostsred
by our project.
Indireet Beneficiaries.. The project's pOSi￿Ve ￿perC#jsSIcmS exlencled beyond its benefiaaries. Family
mernbers of these IndMdua13 found the chance to forge new frlendshlps whh Ihosg sharfng slmllor gyp8rlgncos. Our
vc4unteers. predominandy young indiv¢duals from Hong Kong new lo London, enrithgd 1hgir own sense d belonging
to the local community by serving the 8enior generation originating from their homdgnd. This Interg8nerational
oxchange 8ubstant5ally strengthened the tsbric of lh8 UK Chir￿9 wmmLtnlty. FUrth0m￿re, the invofvemenl ot
ihese vc4unteers introd￿￿ 8 valualle drver5ity of perspe¢*ves, èxperlences, and skills, contribulj'ng to a mo
Indu8Ive and wokomlng en￿rOnM9nI for all FvoJ9¢t banafidarfgs. Thls dlversity enhan￿j th9 ovgrn11 gxp8rf8rsc
and ￿￿b81Tvj of those engaged in our actNrfie&
Community lrnpa￿. Cdleclively, our project posthvely impacted 8pwoximately 190 benefKi8ries, l)tslh diredly arKI
IndlTedy. By addre88énu 153ue8 01 Isolalbon, fosl8ring $0¢I81 conn8don4 and promollng cultural èxtharoa and
divorsity awar¢ness. we made a meaningful drfferenc& in the lives of ¢ommunity member8. Beyond dire
Involvement. our project indirecuy benelttled indlvkluds through referrals and Infonnalhjn dlssominaled thmugh our
website. Even when facing c*ailenges bgyonil our pmJ¢¢Vs scope, we dIl￿enIY connected indiwduals with
approprkgle re￿Ul¢e$ and support wthin the community. Our unwavering fctus romalns on providing tajored care
ènd supwrt lo tho vuknorablg Chln•s8 communty, parbculaJly the gldgrfy, who 9rapF4e with unKiue tha1￿ng*S
st•mming from languoge barriers and lifflited farnty supporL
VdLmteer Engagem￿1. Volunteers played a pivotal ml& in our project. Su￿8￿1ng our in11k￿ re￿U￿nent target with
27 enthusla6Jc IndMdu818. Many of Ihe38 volun￿rS wère r8c4nl arfvals from Hong Kong seeking a sense of
bdonging in Ih8ir n8w London community. Their involvement had a translom)ative effect on btsth the dder an(J
younger generations vAthin th6 UK Chlnes8 o)mmunty. By St￿ng s•nlorB hailing from Hony Kong, the Y￿ng
vcAunteers deepen&J their connection to their rDQts Whi￿ additvJ value to the actknties ar¥J luncheon club. ultlm8tdy
•nrfchlng th•1fv08 of our beneffidarfes.
The involvement of voluntoers also injected dNersity into our project, with young peO￿e from HONJ Kong infusing
thelr unique pgrspectlvgS, 9XP8rfènc8s. and talants Into actlvlUo5 and int$ractksns wlth benpfi(iaries. Thls dlvorslty
contributed to 8 more indusive and wdcoming project environmanl. enhancing the ov8rg11 wdlthlng of
parUcip8nts. Thg Su(X￿ In rec¥ultlng and •ThJag￿9 voluntserB croatgd a muknamy b8ngfb*l gtuatlon. vthore both
ben•fiaari8s and volunleers experienced a positwe *mpAel.
Impact on the Community. Our projèct has left an Inddible mark m r￿r bèneficiary community. SuNey results
revealed that nearfy 80% of b¢nefidarth fonned new frfendshlps through our activllios. rgdudro fedings ol
loneliress arKI i8d8tion. whl¢h Is especially vital for nv•Kcffiers Wil￿1t eS￿￿1$hed Swal netvnrks. The regularity
of our a¢tfvM•s offered a dependable Flattorm for ber*fidarfes to C￿nneCt wlth Ilktrmlnded Indwlduals, fos¢$Ang
str(mg wise of communty and belon91r￿. This of beloroing has si9nthnly contribLrted to the overall well-
belng and happiness of our b8nèffici8ri85.
Moreover. our p¥tii•d tsff•r•d opkwtunibes for benefIc￿e8 10 8ouire skil$, 8xrlorè Snterests, 8M1
¢Lknte hobblos. Thls enrtchment not only enhancod thelr INes but also 8rroowered Ih¥m to b8come rmre actNo
and gng8ged MeM￿TS of the communty. The kntr•A8do8 and skills gained through our Interest d8868s axl
èxarcl8• groups have th8 potsnual for orKlurfrrfJ wrsijnal grovAh and d?￿lopm*￿t

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CoThYus*M' Based on Ihe exlensive gathered frcffi beneffiixies. the inw of projaet amèrgès as
undenSat4y arKI mthfa¢eted. Our inAOaUv¢ has exortod a profc¥Jnd inlluence ¢J) Ind￿la1 parddpgnts. our
orgBr)izab"on. and th8 benafioary eommunty at *. It has Cvt)rtunrt￿ for leaming, soual ¢(￿nectIOn,
and pernond grcwth. svJntllcanfjy c•)ntrlbubrKJ to the wek*ing and haFV'n8Ss of th088 we styjgm to sm. Our
organvzation, in ttjm, has benaTrted frorn hevJhlened ervJagement arKI an enh3n¢8d rwtab.on wthin the communty.
Utttrn8tdy. wiject has r¢s￿ndin￿¥ athwed ￿. mth"NJ a gjbstsrthl and meaniWI diference in Ihe
lfves of both t*nefKaarfes and the c4JnYnunlty as a
In Auoust 2022. ￿rAd¥(W Sor￿• was apwc4ct*d by a e0v￿j dignt fxing o COr￿X Imntytlon
situation. Registered trjind, wih no 8ccess to fund4 rAJrrenty ￿$*$Ir@ in temporary bed & L¥eakfast
omrTwxlafjon, hk8 precari(￿¥ slluation W prompbj a iefettal kn wr wvu. Havkng b88n reh￿sed ts¥ice befcfe
dLSe to unsUrtat4e ?(¥)ynrnc#Jab"ons. dient awarted of his Imm￿arat￿ aprAication before 8ddres8irwJ
Cl*nt Intrc<luction.' The dierrt's iwmey to the UK began in 1995 as an overseas sbJdent siudying Engllsh. Financial
8UPP)rt WSgd, g)mpglin9 hirn to grrfJw39 in warKx￿ j¢)bs to sustaTrn himsolf. Ho latsr oncountered irrmigr*ion
osuw ￿￿7t￿lr￿j from a &ibsh passport to a Bribsh National lknrseas IBNO) Pa59W>rt, Ythid) f8olrtaled tr8v81
wlItKsuI a vlsa. Afrtand's ass*nc• l•J to the submlsson of Ns Immi￿atic￿ ap[l￿tiOn pgrmworrt rnsKlgn¢a In
UK CO￿ur￿nty. h8 grdptA&d wtth a long history of eye issues. reixiving treatment at Moorfdd Eyg
Hosp￿. PandomlNdat8d dlsrupuons pr8v•nted rsgukr th•*4Jps, leading to ofGl8u&Jma and uva￿8.
with svJht loss in his ThJht eye in January 2021. Destslu￿ enARd to inMnpr8bon stalus. forrang ￿lance on
fr18nds for cal8 to GP and medication
Work Undèrtaken.. ￿eel￿n9 (ase. exhaustive research le4Y to thg O[v￿M￿l of Praxls, a tharfty for
migrants and refugee& Extengve dienl con8￿tk)ns. ind￿lI[￿j wists. occurred to assess ￿(￿¥1M[￿grati(
related ne&Js. Syht enai4effl￿* tsniThJ was extend&J to a rffiabjn amling navigatui. The dient
w8$ Inlroduc•J lo tha Chinese Associai•)n. offeriTrJ culbrt SFvific evwts to bc4stèr mwrtal heath. with safety
Conmebon to Bike*nrks rxovmled access to a bike taxi wvic*J. r￿rnting rmblity and C4)mm￿lty engagement
Medkatk)n relnstètswit to the wefefred Fliamwcy and a Fthclo cffi the wrJtgrgd tllrnl card facabtated.
nation arrdn9èm￿ts and Wee￿ w￿￿te1ng C￿ from Blindakl 8ddrÈs5ed heath toncems. Ongjwty ￿pPI)rt
Sc4ulon arwj Next Steps.. The c4gnfs palh IrAward •ntslJs rgsohjlkn of h18 immlgrafjon sl*Js.18ath'ThJ to pemanont
res*kn(¥ vthh taibred axw¥Ttod*K)n5. ALLE5S to benefits *il enatl8 in(*ndenc*. v*hile continugd sight
enablement ￿1n1￿4 WHI •rthanc* rrthdty.
ExtAorww suitalle eft￿errt cf vclunteering ¢)FV)rtunFbès V&il further integrate him sooety. Addtbcnally,
parudpafjon In ojokory d8ss88 I￿1C(￿j knr lh8 llnpgi￿l ￿ 8qu4J him wilh sklb and fostsf greatsr
Ir¥Jependenca
As Clwlties Aid F¢Jm￿tIon fundirs for ow Supr￿ e£•)th(Jes ￿ Mar¢h 31s( 2023. we strived to
htev8 as muc* as p0￿blO wlthln lh¢ &n>)nth IlmofraTh fromw 2021 Praxls wll p•rslst In providirfj supp
for the drenf¥ Homg offi(¥ a[￿cab.0n. na￿ga￿"rrfj the intri￿te and amassirrfJ essential d¢x¥mentats"on to
V81kaate his 27-yew residen￿ in the UK A subm1￿ 1gtl8r NgNwJhts his VLlnornbllty ond rellanca on
ial ￿1ViCeS fwtemporary hojsing aThJ r
BIk&*D￿S WMI corrtlnue to inform the dwl of rel&vonl sodal w8nls. ensurrng his ¢tyffjnu8d 8ng￿ernent in the
comnwnity. The ulbrnate sotLrfx)n is fDr tho d*nt to 8ttsin pemianent suilatle Bccommodthrffis with
nwsary a(laptsOon8. and access to the benofts he rw•*gs ts irWTrwJont conlinuBd supk*Jl aThJ
#okncy ellorts are Trthal to athievtng these obiecbbp&
Our Propd W(xker serve ¥s an a0￿(￿ate an 8fvr￿kj male di￿t vAK> grnPFles WTth both vi6h)n and hewing
ImpaimÈnt* He reskles wth hr6 vitfe. vtho has limited Englth tthiency. in a suburban area. The dient is relant
on hés wrfe for rn(*t daly a(*￿￿¢$. ts¢ing to impa1￿￿nts that haw communicabon ar
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Asswm8nt.' Cornprohanslve ass8ssmont rgv8als agw8latod macular d8generat•￿ and catsracts 88 the Ixlprits
bèhind the diènl'8 vision impaimenL Bilateral 50nsorineur81 hearing 1088 compounds hls challenges. renderir
¢ommunlcatlon and mtstxllty drfTh¢ult. Thg wimary issugs Lqnuuaga barrt•rs, Ilmlt8d 8odal Intwadlon, and
transportat￿ challeng88.
Intsrventions: EncwT8ging PBrtiupation in SorAai Athits'es: The dienl 18 belng encour•JtyJ to wg8ge in swal
to ¢nh8nc¢ his well-being. Conne¢lw)ns to Iwal organK8bon$ such as Blindaid Agè UK have been
•stsLqlsh8<1, offerlng lunch dubs, da$5es, and sotyal gathgrirgs sènlors. Outdcxjr excursions to parks and other
rnC*é8tI￿ spgces 8rn 8190 •xplor8d.
ExFloring Tran8POrtation Soluticos: Due to transportation limitations. w8 8rè r*sèard)ing and ￿Ordinatir0
Ir¥nsp)rtotson opfjon$. A bike w semce in the local area is being ￿nsIdered. offerlng all Opportunity for tho di•nt
to beave home, partake in light exereise, and interact wilh others. Mtem8tive transportathon method8 fAvnp81itrA8 vthh
I[￿￿On. cost, and knguagg barrt8rs are dso undar rovbw.
A5695sing Addltional SupwrL' Discu8Sic￿S wth the dignt and his Y+ile reg8rding addlfjonal support opuons, such
sitbng $8rviva or ¥hoppiry 88¥i8tanc9 from Age UK, are undgrway. CollatJorat#Jns wth the clerfs GP and SOLaal
8afVW4 oxplorg care 89sossment$ and potsn1￿1 ¢arg hom& affan98ments for fijtwe need&
Engaging the Sight and Hearing Team.. Assistance in securing an appointmanl wlh the Sight and H&arfng Tearn to
futher Vi¥KJn gnd hg8rin9 irnpairmgnts 1$ provKlgd. R￿rn￿ndatIOnS for h•arlng aids or visual aid8 b)
Smprove conwnunkation and mobllity a￿ antlcipated.
Lctal Area N￿gation and Tran$pc•tat*)n Tfaiftity.. To bclstsr the di•nfs eonfid8nca and Indepefthce, tralning on
lo¢al aroa nav(galth) and public tran$ptsrtation ￿tI￿oI￿)n 1$ arrdngad. Thls 8mpcwars him to better navigate
8urroundlN> and utilize avalable tr8nsport8fjon. even the ts¢e of languBge barrier&
Regular Fc41owThUp and Monitoring.. Ensuring the effectweness of inlervenlions 18 a prhjrity. Ongc&)g fOll￿-Up wth
th6 diant and his wrfe, alongside coNaboratwJn with siakeholders h'k8 social seNir*s, ￿4th{ar& professionals. aThJ
communty Organ￿a￿Ons. guarantees continuous suppc¥t and t8ilore(13djuthgnts a8 ￿ed￿d.
In ¢onduslon. our muttS4lsdpllnary approach. comblnlng advocacy. social services, healthcare. •)d Community
engagemenL has been ￿v0￿4 in addressing the complex ch8ileng88 fattèd by thls dd&ty dient wth sensory
impairmants. By offertng support in ar8a5 lik8 Sc￿￿ engagement. transkKlrtation, addibon818ervleas. ￿8&0￿ and
hèariNJ a￿ess￿ntS. and training. wr aim is to enhance hi8 quality of life. RegulaT monitoring and fdlowwup ramain
to ansurtng tha dY4nl rgC8iVè$ $UStaingd support and that his avofving needs are met comwBFwnsivaly. Tha
ccllaborabve efforts of stskehotders empower the dient to overcome barrigrs associated wth sen30ry irnpairments,
fostering improved fvnctioning and 80ry81 engagem8nL Moving forw*d. our comrnitment to workire do581y with thè
dienl. his wife. and rdevant parties wll guarantee ongoing prog￿$8, id9n* emerging needs, and 8dluBI
Intsrvenlions to gnsure his continued wdkbeing and satisfaction wth the support provided. Through a
comptshenslva. parsonwcerrtrèd approach, wa to ￿h￿rKe Ihe dienV8 qU￿ty ol lffo, promot8 thd8p￿￿ence.
arnl fadlltate his Integratson into the community.
LOCAL HONG KONG WELCOME FUMD PROJECT
The LO¢￿ Hory Kong Wel<xime FUNJ, h)tsted ty the Greater London AutI￿rity in M8rrJ1 2022. stands as
¢L)MerstO￿ of our commtknant to aiding Ihè ￿MIeS$ integration ol new arrivds from Hong Kong into the vlbranl
fabrtc of London. In ￿nIZa￿￿ of the PNotst rde that local authorities F4ay in fostertng 8n envlronment of welcome
and Indusion, Ihis fund has been metiCulou￿Y d8￿gned io fortify the local ¢ap8city and support mechanisms for
HorwJ Kong N8tiond (Over39881 crtszene IBNO8) acro8$ LoTrJon.
The Tower Hamlets ct)undl commissioned the Chlnese AssocIatlc￿ of Tower H8mlelS ICATHI to del￿er a Gerfes of
six *minars lo f¥glttat? the intsgration of new arrIV￿S frryn Hong Kong into Ihe Tower Harnlets community. Th¢se
samlnars. 8x8cuted pmclslon. unfold•d botsèèn S•plambar 2022 and January 2023. In thSs report. wa
elu￿date our ￿deavourS and the impact thereof.

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Our Proioet Wtsrk¢r spèarhead•d thè organlzation of srx sèmlnars. offered in both physical and onlkne f¢M￿ls.
tsrgetOn9 8rSb"sh Nab"onal Ioverseasl Hong Kongers residing wrfhin thè Tower Hamlets vlonty. The physica
5omlnars wltn&ss&J a commendable att6ndanc8 of 133 participants. vknereas Iholfvo wblnars ware gra￿d by 76
iThJiwduals keen to gain insights and kno1￿8dge.
To ensure our me39oge reached thg intsnded 8udien¢e. w8 metlculously de￿Sed aThJ exearted a 8tr8tgJl¢
•ngaymènt FAan. This p18n lover8ged popular WA81 media plaffomis like Facebook, our wèbgité, and Wh8tsApp.
Through a serfes of inlomal gatherings and discussions. we gathered invaluable insights Into the $pe¢lfic nèèds ot
Ihe BNO Hong Kower community in Tower Hamlets. We 8180 identified influ8nti81 ctsmmunlty mèmbers to aid in
promoljng our 8•mlnafB.
Th8 content of our semlnars was crafted based on these needs assessments and was Continuously reffinad lo
onsure its perlinerKe and efficacy. We prorrK•ted these serywnars through the Chin￿A$S9¢[a￿¢)n OfT￿er Hamlets,
w6bsile. Facebook page. arKI Prominent Hong Konger community Facobook paw.
Rewnizing thal sts￿ p8t1i¢apant# had ¥ldrfkin81 nÉods, Such as I0￿Seeking sklls and ern￿oYMent-rél8t&d
inquiries, we seam1888ty refeThed them to the Brondey by Bow Centro for furth•r asslstance. thrall, the serninar8
were met wth ertthus*sm and provided invaluable support to the BNO Hong Konger community in Tower Hamlets.
In P3Ttnershlp vAlh 1he Bronlèy by Bow C*ntr* 18B8CI, we facilitated the indu3h)n of HOngk￿￿er8 In the
BBBC'S BNO program. This initiativ8 afforded BNO Hongkongers an opportunity to interaci with local residents,
ihereby introduorvJ their culture, background, and tradltions to a wd8r audience. This intercultur81 ex¢h8nge sprvwd
as a beacTh) of London'8 divèrse and indu8iv8 ethos. 8llrMing BNO Hongkongers to share th8iT langU8ge, ￿lIn2ry
delights, and cuttural heritage the broadar sod8ty. Thls prtsJram. rooted in the prtnaples of Cross<￿￿ra1
und&rstsndlng. bolsters the intagrntton ofthe BNO community into their new homé in London.
Throughout the stx serninar se58ion3, we delved into 8 spectwm ¢Jftopics vitd for the succe8￿1 intsgration of new
arrivals into the local ¢ommunty and the rsmval of barrigrs to accèssing local services. We fe8turgd a wisl•r8d
nur58 from th8 NHS emerg8ncy d8partm8nt to18ad dSsDJs￿onS on the he811h¢arg ￿tern, 0￿ring vltsl infornab.on
on emergency procedures and the avalablity of translation Servi￿8 within Ih& NHS. The 5eminaf3 on tsx8tion
oddr9369d 9gngr¥l informal￿n and thg Autumn 5tatemgnt. allowlng partiopants to Subrnrt que¥tions and angage In
ft￿nIngfUl dlalo9ue. Impressively. all participants reported ￿aVIng with v8lu8trAe insights that WOLld farylitate their
a￿8$9 to sa￿￿8S. aThJ th8ir appreuat*in was heartity cvnveyed thr￿jg￿ Ihank-you amal
Ajthough we aspire(I to ongage a targ&ted number of 25 onsite paiticipanls per sèssitin. totalling 150 paitopants,
we recorded 133 cmstte pthclpants across all six seminars. While seminar¥ on tsxathjn, houslng. and healthcare
gamered 8vJnffi¢*nt inierest, wth 8ttènd8n(* surpassing 25 partldpants, Seminars on plac8s of interest and
Chlnes• m8dldne e¥Forfenced lower atteThJance. Thi8 V8ri8nce w b8 attrfbutod Io several factor3. FlrBUy.
P8rbeipants disklayad a Stror￿r indinalon towards practical topics pres8nted by professional speakers, leading to
hwJher enrdmenl and 8ltend8nce rate5 for these 8e5won8. Addlllonolly. some reddents of Tower H8mbt8 opigd for
Zoom att•ndanc• rather than onsit6 partiCiP8tlon. ¥thich was not accountsd for in our onsite attendance
ScheduliThJ confflth. parts'cularty the scheduliThJ of one seminar on a Sunday. may have fvrther ImpaGtgd
attendance. Lasdy, unforeseen events, s￿h as strikes and adverse weather Gonditions, also ci>ntributsd to lower
attendaneè fvJums.

CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
008plto thesè ¢S￿l8ngeS, ￿ made col￿r￿￿ effort8 to reath a tfooder a￿llence by a¢aNety &Y(￿OI.r￿j Zoorn
8èS8lofts through soclal mod18 thannels. This strategy yidded an irK¥eawl pgrtkipalhjn rate tlwh the ￿rtUal
arfornL Howover, $4xne p8rt￿lp3nts expr￿ ￿t￿n$ aw qu￿ty, otxl we aro o)nddertr¥J
conducling further testirwJ to enhance th• •Xp•r1￿ forlutura s8fflin￿.
Aft•r ￿ch samlnar sowon. w• ¢t￿d￿ted Infom￿ $uNey8 to galn a dotspor und•rstsndiTh3 of th& n••ds And
concern8 of Hong Kongers. Th18 process h)dudod group thswskns. c4nversthns. and feedback
ec4lectk￿ efflal, ca18. Ihhatshpp ￿￿818p•S. arttl lh• •rKdment forni.
Our fmding¥ und9rs0￿ swal W o)ncarn *ithin ￿ c4Yfftunty. Firnly, the of emeTg&J 48 a
paromounl IB8UO, wlth many PArtidpants wilh un8mpbym•nt and fmandal slre88. S8c4Jndly, langua
bprrlorB Fo¥•J ¥l9nffi￿rt huTd￿$ In acce88*y govemment $0Tr7CO8 sKurlng •m￿oYM￿1t In
9￿18￿10n3. In r8¥otW to chdl&ny8, wo k¥oathvoty r•lerr•J partidponts to ESOL IEnglLth for Spe&kw8 01
othor Lgngua9881 das889 off8r8d by B88C aThl Fl8¢xJ thè wglting li8t fof CATH'B ESOL da880J.
Mentd Wlh •no1hw corK•m, a8 th• of a￿Ul11r￿a tr) a •nd ￿ltUr* b•
omtionalty tsxlng. esp¢dally Itv iThJivKlu818 a¢rfv6d ef l•mlw. Fa8lln9s of I￿•￿t*n888 And
londlnw partularty prmounced during svjnrflcant festty￿s as th• Lunar Now Yoor. Th0$8 surv8y4
hgve Served 88 Inv81u801¢ tc¥)ts f￿ bottor c¥)mkYthgndJro Iho rwJ$ of Hong Korrfjern and have gul¢M ￿ In
lalorfThJ our siwwt to ad In thdr seanl•88 into tho wlder commuth.
In conduslon, th18 wojact undersccffe8 polent rde ol ¥c4￿leerI8rn In community engwmonl and the ￿l￿¥0￿0n
ol • lo￿9 of bokjnglng. A8 wè refiect on our joumey, ￿ are conskJ0rfng gst•bllshmont of o d•t11cated t•wn of
KorwJ•r vdunts•rs to kww'd• orwrvJ in n•ad. as w& ccrAlnua our to fostsr an
Indus￿ and w•k￿￿n￿ t￿r{MIm&nI for HONJ Kowrs In Lc*th).
CTrINE8E WELFARE TRUST ADMIIIAL NURSE CUtIlC SERMCE
Tho Chlngso wdfar• Admir￿ Nutse Cllnk pki wa¥ laurKI￿d In 26th S•pl 2021 It ra tho fl[std-ts￿nd
rn1￿ Nurse ClinK to suppc¥t fwnilips INing with dementia frcKn the LoFwkn Chir*80 aTrJ southoa8t Asian
¢omnwnths a￿098 fivo LcAknn bmW$. BamgL Wl. Camd￿. Hanlot• Wethnslar. Famlh$ can
mmunlcato th•fv4Jmlr81 Nurse In Ewllsh, Cantoneso. Mandwln.
Th1$ plot 8•pAco ha8 bwn do￿Var9d In c(Alaborth t•Ath tho Chlnose WdfwB Tnrt a dwty d•dlcgl•d to m88Ung
the neeth of olderty ChlnBse peOe livkng In the UK
Admtrd Nur8e# ère s￿}1113t demerrfiB nurses t•tho wowde psythd¢>Jif*t exrért advic•. wtd knrform8llt￿ to
8¢cau8è of th• slgma surroLmdlng cfjTraftk)n arml Ihé lad( of ￿ralty approprfats dom￿[54 rèsour￿8 atvj
8ervices, the best supwt is even more (*alergirwJ kn famdies I￿￿[Wa wfith demenba frorn Chinese and
utho881A8Lgn communlUe8.
In Hanlets, the dSnlc is run on Tuesday? in the Chin8se AssocaallL￿ of T¢y•ffjr Hamlèts. a tharity glms gt
pthdlng ossi¥tsnce ¥rbJ ¥uppryt to peoF4e of Chinesè (rrigln by off•rlng a(afvlbeB and home care
8uppcwL The parlnershlp 18 inVa￿aLle lo centre w*mber8 can attèss tho dlnk s6￿Ce In a safe and IruBied
8POCè.
The data report bel￿* covers the Ilme 1st W 2022 to 31￿ 2023 a¢Jith•s related to chIr￿se
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Betsyeen 1st ALWJUSt 2022 ar￿ 31st M8r¢h 2023. tlwe were 47 for t*nK app£￿1$ Tow Hamlets
137% 01 th• totd 127 wuésts)..
. 15 appointm￿1 rg]uests
. 30 dink appalntments were la)m￿et￿￿
. J ￿er8 ll)eeM￿t41dId I￿t snswerlatt8Th
. 7 ￿re knappropriate requests {req￿st Mt m8èt crli8rla dinlc saryke)
"Sorne rewested apOntments rnay not have been del￿￿ed yet
How th• earèr htra￿ ab(xrt the cmnlc was re(X)I￿ ky each apFrJrrtm*rt rgW*t aNI c£rfnmcffj was
thrLwgh 8gGtr 35 Chinese ofT(wr Harrdets.
Thg &vw8ge tirne clinwl 8cUvtyw8$ 52 minutss (th& avery r8r#Jad from 45 trj 69 mlrtsi ainkal athlty was
ddNered moslly via a mture ol face lo kn a￿1 telasthw conta(ts 74% are kleplK>ne c(¥ts¢ts. 23% are lo
fw ¢ont* arKI the rp¥t 8rp video (41
Dementm und8rstanding arml gJpporL Most Cy)mnK￿ swpjsting adiwbes re(y)rded were $KJnpasting tho cgrors lo
GP or primary cwe. voluntary1tr￿rd sector Health aTrJ s(K3al care worker cuThen¥y invc4vod in casè.
Majority of the [￿r are femate and wjed from 61 to 70. Mosi of thern are the wfe of F*olè living d￿￿11&
86% offvm sp¢akltvJ Carrtonw 0Th1 rwjarfs t￿$&We$ as Hcry W Chir
Hall of the peo* lthg dwnentia we and wY)ther h¥if •re fwnats. Mahyty of Ihem ag￿ from 7fAO.
Most of thèm dk+3nt*èd th Ajzheimerfs disaasè. B3% of the patyle liv¥￿ with dementia prBfwred spaknng
Ajongsidg working dir• famlies, Admwa Nur￿5 7Aryxk with othors to promot• b8St praclice in domentia car9.
286 $upwting best prad1￿ a¢JMlies. induding 5peakiw¥J to pr(ffi￿ and inforni awjle￿￿ atx)utAdrnirnl Nursè and
rgcordgd frvm 13t SWgmbgr2022 to 313t Marth 2023 in 81 distsids
Awar8n888 sossbns and uyoup int8ry8rfons b8en coThJucled to f8is8 VWBfBnps¥ rA 8twJ the dlnlc
8ervTce. Thus, expandirvJ diniC￿ support lo rrm farnIf￿ IMr•J *ith d8m&ntia. 3 dementia awareness sessions
re offered in Chinese as8ocyats￿ ol Tower Han*ets *ith 20 to 30 partiripants from 26th Sap￿ber 2022 to 31st
March 2023. AJI the Sessi￿ts ￿re coTrJucbJ in Cantonese and tcyc3 Ind￿18 ￿hat i% ￿ern￿ba" "DeThntia short
Slnco estat4ishing tha r￿ati￿ship vthh thè chin￿ AsS￿la1￿ crf Tcwer Han￿ets, the dini¢ has bèèn abl• to offer
apwntments to 12 familes and ind¥eca advÉce to many up tll 31st Marth 2023.
Majority are members who attend the centre xtmtjes seTrice LL8ers of ¢ar¥ 8èth. Some of the
18rThli&s r•sidad in othw ￿r￿hS accassed din￿ wère ￿9n[￿d to beLwe m8mb8r of th8 8ssttio1ion
Conlnuous campatgns. as merrr*ry *. are bery Flann￿1 TAryth the e•nts and local ewi5allo￿ to break
¢*vwn negabve stereoty￿6 and LabBling ofdemen
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY UMrfED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. REPORT ONCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORn (COPfflNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2023
PLANS FOR FLrruRE PERIODS
Our pnnkgry foojs ¢th rffj rel8￿1￿3 and nuthrirwJ wr partne￿IP with T¢yAw Harrlets Counol. thgside
proacfv• th to •XP8nd pr￿n￿ in Il* mathet and lev8rn9& rèf&rrals from the NHS and Clinlc
Commissioning Groups {CCGI. To engJre ojr flnandal ststs"lty, are comn¥tte4J lo tKoad8niThJ our incorr
gow¢es. wfii¢h wl aft￿Mpa￿S fe￿Wed 8wvic8s d8sVJn￿j to rern￿n aff(wd8t48 for our Into￿Jad aLKli￿¢8. W•
a180 aim to our r•uullm•nt off￿* and •XF4Jr• opi>J*unrtl•s for grr1￿ lh8 local ar•as, pthcula
thr￿gh 6xt8Thlod 8htft I￿rn.
A8 Part 01￿J1 rejuvenattrtj to wwate Invckneni CATH is embarking ￿ a wmpreherth websllo
d8s&n tts ltrprolw aCt￿SIbl￿ty for voth8 Stak01￿. InL*￿Ing rnspoctfvo dknnl•. Staff. famly
members, and frjndgrn. W¢'N lh￿ with en aG*ve FacgbTrJk and Twitttr f¥•d. ￿￿￿lya ws stsy ￿19n8￿
Ovor lh• noxt t1￿ yw8. our over8rthlrKJ ob*e 18 to d¢vat• ￿ 8tatys from'Gcth' to'CJJtstandlng." This
r88dui• and st¥1•m•nt ol our asplrntW8 fty th• L)Jnlng h•lfvd•c4d•. By 2025, w• alm for
Indfvklualj we to..
. EX￿￿ertt oxceplkmd oualty ￿Tt T*ith ow 8lrMng oulatsndk
. Parba'pate &s equal partr￿8 th •h8F**g mtylg18 01 ¢gr•, • f•a w[¥￿ed by our annual 8wvey reaullB.
. B•nofl1 from the of stsff wh) are S￿18, *￿UP￿ted. and doeFly v8lu•d.
. Uollze t•thrtibgy th•1 •dvely worTth Ih8tr ¥￿￿ng and IndepondorK•.
8y 2025, our rAy•nWon to:
. Galn recognltton 08 a w0n￿￿•nt provld•r olCfjn*nur*J￿b1••d 2urport •rmM Lorth •dult8 of Chkne•e
orfgln vAth dW80 caro ar￿ support r•qUIr•frw￿ er¢£*npasslry fral *r8. th080 vhth kn8mlng
and mental htsatth C)￿lan
. Ensure ffflandal 8u8tslnablllty through tho athallon of ￿lled IncTh strewn8. pwtrwthlpj
wlth the NHS private Indiv￿U¥15.
Chlno8• c*ynmunty.
PUBUC BENEFrr STATEMENT
Th• Trugt¢os have *iU) the duty in sect¥)n 17{5} of the Charities A¢t 2011 tr) havg du• rn3ard to PLtbl
bongfft guwjancg wb11s1￿￿ by the Charfty C￿nm￿￿On. Al aspeds of CATH'¥ *Drk arn opon to P8oplè who Nvo.
tirk or siudy In L￿￿¢￿ BoroLYJh ol Ttyw¢r Hort￿•￿. ar#1 CATH ca)ntbn￿8 to wovkle a range d sora
welfaro Borvlco8 and acts a8 an Important fry I￿ Chln•so comRNmlty. Th& actMts8 rnontioned above
RE8ERVE8
Tho trusteesldlrect(YB rwxgnlse the need to ensure adeq￿te resources re6erve to 9¢x￿nI fc*
unantlcipoted r•dudion of inrA)me or increaBe of expendilure. The Chinese of TtrAer Hamlets {CATHI
Is ￿rr¢noY deperKlonl on ea￿d ir￿orne from Care to sustaln tts K*Vttl￿, as grants
alone VKJthd not alkM* CATH to c¥)nluiu• operating. Thk% means rf there were to be o g8p in eamed Income it
is likely Ihat CATH would have to ckjse ¢k)wn. To dosure rf fundlng dIffKLth￿ to happw trust88sI
dlrectors have agreed to keep a c*tsin levd of fin8n¢i4 ￿selveS to that main operalions can 03ntinue for
per*)d of al knt g rTh)ntrts. The maln conc*ms of the boaThl arn to ensure that staff can continue worknng,
p￿rnarty lo S8￿re ftjnding cf to al(w CATH to up meeting its otdigabon to staff 8$ ¥￿1 that Ihgt
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS
IA COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEEI
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORTI (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND IAANAGEMÈNT
The Chlnwknodadon of Tower Hal￿ets a cornpany Ilrnitod by guarant80.
The trusleos. who aw atso th8 diractors for th• purpos6 of company law, and WPW) s￿d during Iheyear and up to
the d810 of $lgnatur• of th• fInona￿ statsments were:
Mrs P Hayward
Ms M L CheThJ
MrHHWu
Mr H Sdah
MrCYI
MrTVLe
MsSLee
(ADpolnl￿ S May 20231
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in tho cc4npgny. Al of the trustees are Thmbers of the ¢ompany
guarantsg to contslbule £1 in thg gvgnt of g winding yp.
APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE8
Ap￿Ica￿orts for iy)t8nfjal Trustoes ar8 sought through reglstration vAth appropriatè local ngt*Thks and a86cKyali¢Jns,
ihrough the ChariV8 website 8nd throLwJh invitstirA)s sent out in member maling&
M&mborship of the t￿jard ol trustees consists of Ihe Chair and up to eight other twstees electsj ty member8 of Ihe
Charity as determined ty ihe Charity's Regulations. Thè Board 8180 ha$ tho F4)w8r to cwt Persons to sèNt 86
m8rnb8rB ofthg Boa¥d until the next election oftrusts¥$.
TRUSTEES INDUCTION AND TRAINING
TnthoB take an a(al¥e ro18 In succ88sbn rAannlng. Potential Trust•O9 8r¥ Inltlaty provkl&J with reptyts that WM
en#trAè thèm trj judgè whelhttr to rAJrsue sn appjinlment. Sk)"Ils Audit fomis are comFAetÈd pritx to an Interview wth
th8 Chalr of the Charty and the General Manager. If candidate5 are regard8d ¥s suit￿8. and wsh to purnue an
appointm8nL an OTièntstKJn se8SW 15 arrange(l. Thi8 forrns part of the onwing ￿dUCtiOn proc8ss and invc4ves
Mee￿ng$ key staff. attendance ar semln8rs and Commkt8es and at least one Board m8eJng. Fe4lowlThJ
satisfactory of the r¢cruitmEnt process the eoard wil recommend appointrT*nt as 8 Trustee.
ORGANISATION
Th• Board has tho ovfjrdll reswjnslbillty for tho wveman(x of th& Charfty. It moots al loa81 four timos 8 ygor.
Regulations powers of the board and the authority delegated to 8en•?r staff. The Genera Managef iq
nslblo for tha day lo day m8nag8mènt of thè Charlty, working ￿thIn the financial framawork. procedures and
pcI￿S set down by the Board. The Genera Manager has delegatÈd 8ulhortty for human resource FAanning.
emF4oymenl, 8eThlce developmgnt and flnancg. The namo of Ihè sanlor staff m&mber lo vthc4x day lo day
management of1he d)arity is delg98te<l to Mr. Alan Chau. General Manager.
RISK MANAGEMSNT
The 808rd of Dlredors hdds a 8010mn r08PDn8lbMIty ¢0 dlligoth 8$89$$ and proactivdy managg risks assr￿at&d
wrfh thè dIants￿* erfg8nE8tion's 8ctivihes. its beneffieiories. and its esteemed ￿p￿t￿lI￿n. CATH. in light of its
op8radon wllhln a hSghty regulatsd envlronmenl, must rernain vi911ont In onsurlt¥J adh8rence to reknvonl re9￿#tions,
as r￿j￿rA)ME118Th¢e ￿Uld result in xubstaAti81 p8nalb•s and the revctation of our registration.
To 8ff8CtNdy rnitsgata compbance risks. CATH has rigorou* adopted the Care Qu81ity commissie￿ ICQCI
8taTrJards and Invested slgnrfScanUy In staff traSnlng. The organlzaticffi m8lntalns cornpreh8nsNe pthies
procedures to ensure ongoing ccThpliance. complemented by regular quality assessments artd JUd￿l0u$ actions to
mmgatè any Idèn0￿ rtsks. Th• arg8nlzaJon's 'Gc•Jd' ratlng. bestowed by lh¢ CQC durfng th8 last Inspeclion
August 2017, serves as a testsment to CATH'S historical success in risk managem8nL This cornmthent tts risk
mWg814on has •ndurnd av•n amld the th￿lOng&S posed by the ongoing pandemiG
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY UMITED BY GUARANTEE)
TRUSTEES. REPORT UNCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Board of Trustaès has con&stenty recc*3nE&l the wesence cl A)he￿nt extemal ri*s, beyuid
oryanlzatSM'$ o)ntrd. aJonggd8 1hos8 loros86at4e and wog8at48. The Trust￿ malntatn the bdigf that Ihe
&xisb"NJ systems and oJntrc4s. vthith have been and rmtinue to bè in to mormlor, manage, nibgate tr
charivs major risks. remain efficac40u& These key r￿kS are as frAtyK:
. Govtmmènt Pdity Changes.. PotMtia ateratKYts in w￿rnent pcly rygy it7W th& pyocuremenl
processes of k)caJ C￿nCIS corKemir#J dorTMdw ￿[￿. NLrtat4y. both COt)servat￿e and Labour
90￿mments h8v8 èncthrayd thtt prc*JJremenl of semces frcrn the indepervjent wAuntary seetor.
Th& Tn￿ are dosety at￿Tr8d to tNs dyywic havg skn8d pdic*s to address it. indudir¥J
. Stsff R•yuftment 8nd Rel8ntion'. The r8uy￿8nt and rèt4ndon of stsff profoundy affect the continuty of
rvie6s prov¥Jed trj wr dienls limil (Mf cap• to seNe a wder dFJmographio Regrettatty. Oje to
unique fundlng mcdel and nabJTe of 8eTrices offered. the use of ze￿h￿r g)ntracts for care staff Is
necassilated. a practiee cortsislent simlar LYganEations. The Tw$ta•$ acknth41gdga th￿1
d￿Sa￿81act5on wlth thts arTar￿ment and aro keenty aware of thg adve￿8 all8cts 11 ean ha￿ on sta7. The
Board aGtvdy exph)ring dlerna1Nes to mibgate Ihis aThJ improve thing cO￿lItiOn&
Simultsnewsty. ￿ rern8in [g)￿￿￿ted to enharKÉng thè worf( 8Nmnm&nl to fostsr staff retention. while
STATEME￿ OF TRUSTEES RESPOMSIBIUTIES
The InBtees, vtho are akn the directors of chir￿ Ass￿#abOn ofTsywer Hanl8ts the purpose of c*Jmpany law.
are responsitde for weparing the Tru5tses' R8pNi and the financ4￿ statements in a¢c¢rdan¢& vAth apF4icabl• law
Company Low requires the trustees to prepgrv fingnu* Slakn￿f0r eath fina￿la1 gNe a Inje and f*r
ew of thè stgte of 8ffAirs of th& Chirw Aswiation of Tomv Hamlets aThJ of the inccffiing r8sourc8s 8fKI
apF4th of r•sOurc￿. th• irLon* arKI w)8ndrtur•. of ￿ tharitaile cOrn￿ny tsthat sTrar.
In finanod sl*ements, Iho trLLStegs arn Wu1￿j to:
. ¢)bs¢M tro mthod$ aThJ prfndrA#$ In th& Ctrwllès SORP.
. preparè th• financlal statwents fffj trÈ tg)rwn bo9$ urt88S it is Inapprow￿ts to thal ts Chinesa
Th& tru8to8s ar8 rospon8itrJe for keepiry adw4u*e rK%x*$ that dlsdoso WTth rea¥(w￿￿ ac￿r3¢Y #t
any time th• ffinanii81 rthts)n of Ihe Chir*e kns¢YJ"alyon of Haftlets aThJ 6nat4e thwn to 8nsure Ihat the
fln8ndal stat8marrts cJ)mpty with th8 CompanwsAct 2006. Thay are aso TeSP)nsit49 safèguarding th• assets of
the ChIn￿de hssociat*Jn of Tow Hamlets and hen￿ lor reasonaWe St￿ for tr* prevent￿ aTrJ detection
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS
l to tha trusteos on my examinat¥)n of the firtBn¢iaJ stAtements ol Chineso As80ei8tion ofTower Hamlets (tr
ChIn￿*s8OCIatIOn ofTuwer Hamlets) foT the yèar endèij 31 March 2023.
This report is made 8rAdy to Ihè tharws trustees. as a body, in ac￿r￿ant0 wlth sackn 145 01 thè Charfllès A¢1
2011. W work has been undertaken 60 that I might stste to the charitys trustees those rn8tters l am required to
state to them in report and for nts oth•r purpose. To the fullest extent ￿rnitt8d by law, I do nol acr*pt Of
a&wme resFK)nslbllty to anyona other than the charlty and Ihe tharty's trustees as a body, for rny work, for thls
I￿. ¢Yfor the Onions I have fcfmed.
R•8ponsIb51￿s•$ and basis of report
As th¥ twst•8s of tho Chinese Associalion of Tower Hamlets land also its directors for the purpo88$ of company
lawl you are responsible for the prepaTab'on of the finanryal ststtrments In 8ccordance ¥￿th the roq(iffjments of th8
Compank8s Act 21h)6 (the 2006Actl.
Having satisfied mys8if that the financial $tatèm¢nts of the Chings8 Association of Tower H8ml8ts are not r8quirgJ
to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 AGt ar& ellglble for indgpgndent 8xamlnatlon, I report In Te8pecl of my
oxamination of ihe Chinese A38orAation ol Tower Har￿*￿.$ finanaa statements carr*d out und8r secticm 145 of the
Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Aetl. In carrying out my axamination I have followed au th• applkable Direclons glven
by thg Charlty Comrnlsslon undersection 145(Sllbl ofth8 2011 Act.
independerrt examinatton does not invdve g8tnerfn9 all the evhlence that w(Kl¢J bo wulred In an audit ar
¢on$equ8nly do&s not eov&r all th• ftwttars that an audItC￿ considers in giving their opinion on the financial
statsmonts Th• Fl8nnlng And conduct of an audit goes bey(￿d the Ilmltgd 8ssurnnc8 that an Indepgndenl
oxamination can p￿￿de. Consequenlly l expr&ss no opinion a$ to vthèthef ihe ffinanckal statem8nts pmsènt 8 'tru
and fair, vl8w and my repcwt is limrted to th058 3pecnlc rn8tters set oul In the independent ex8mln•r's ststgmwtt.
IndeF•ndènt •xamlnerfs stat•m•nt
Since lh8 Chinese As8oaalion of Tower Ha￿lets,& gloss income exceeded £250,000 yo(tr examin¢r must be
m8mbor of 8 body list8d in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I cnnfirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination
b9¢aus• l am a m•mb8rofAssodalon olchartered and Certified Accountsnts, whlch is one ofthe listed bodie8.
I hav& COM￿6￿j my examination. I confirm that no matters have comè to my attention In ¢onnadth vAth the
examination gMTrJ me causè to btrlievè th81 in any materi81 ￿speCt.
acLY)untin9 records were not kept in respeLX of Ihe Chinese Asswatitsn of Tc￿r Hamlets as by
S8Cticffl 386 ofth8 2006 Act.,
the ffinanaal statements do not 8eo)rd wtth th098 records.. or
th8 finandal statsrnents do not comFty wlth the a¢>xurfng reQuIr￿mants of sedon 396 01 Ihe 2006 Act othor
than ony rgquirament that th8 acLL)unls give a true anfl fair view vh)ith is rK)t a rnatter constdered as part of an
Independent exam1r￿tIon.' or
th8 ffinan¢kql $t8tament$ havo not bean prgpared In accthance wllh thg mglhods and prfncSpl88 of the
StAtamont of R6commended Practice for acLounting and rs￿rting by charities apFAicable to d)8ritiès
pr￿aring their accounts in acojrdance ￿th tho Flnanc4al Rgwttng Stsndard appllcabl¢ In the UK aThJ
Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021.
I have no concems and have come across ￿ other matters In (¥)nn8etlon wllh the exarnination to whid) attentlon
shO￿d ￿ drawn in thi$ rèp￿1 in ord8rtr& en8trAe a woFer understsnding of th8 fin8ncial statemenis to be rèached.
Goh Yong Chong
8l¥er Levan• {UKI Limlt•d
Chartved C•rtffied A¢￿Unt4￿ts
37 Warren Street
London
WIT6AD
Datsd..
2211112023
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEhlENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Accour
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
fund•
2023
fund¥
2022
fund•
2tyd3
2022
Dtsn8tknns and
)ntrnct Incc*ne
CharStstrAe aclMO88
Inv8stments
Oth•r In¢om&
340,$91
46.449
340,591
81.368
319.504
44,501
319.504
124.357
3S
13.515
34919
13.515
3W),992
34.919
425.911
377,$55
457.411
CharltatrAa aclbvl
348,589
85.130
433.719
321.554
348.277
Grw tran8f•r8
lund8
N•t IncomthI{•Xp•ndl￿r•l
lor th• y•arl
N•t mov•m•nt In Iw
<2.1841
2,184
42.403
(50.211)
(7.8081
53.817
65,317
109.134
Fund •t 1
507,205
80258 587.463
453,38
24.941
478,329
Fund b•l•nc•• •t 31
IA•r¢h 2023
549.608
30.047
579,655
507.205
eo,258
587.463
Incorrb• •nd ox￿￿111Ure fmm rnntinulrN a¢b¥il*&
The 8taternenl of finan¢id ath'vitie8 8IK* cc17)F4i88 with the rnquirwngnts kn an ilf•)me and a¢DJunt
und•r th• 2006.
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
PALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
2023
2022
Flx•d assets
TanglN8 assets
11
8,287
3.116
Curnont auèts
Debtors
Catsh at bank and In hand
12
56.435
544.208
39,499
574,285
600,643
613,784
Crèditors: amounts falllng due within
on* yéar
13
129,2751
129,4371
t ¢Lwrent ass8ts
571,368
584,347
Total as8•ts le￿ curr•nt11oblllUtr•
579.65S
587.463
Incom• funds
Rostricted funds
15
30,047
80,258
Desb3nated fvnds
General unre8tricted ft4ThY8
16
4,140
4,140
503,065
549.808
S07.205
S79.655
587,483
Th6 ojmpany Is entlded to the exempti1￿ from the audlt r8qulr8m8nt Gon￿'ned in $8clhJn 477 of the Companies kt
201%, forthe year ended 31 Marth 2023.
Thè difectors ackno*tslge their responsiblitses for r))rnplwng with the requiremgnls of Iho Comparlles Act 20
￿speCI to ac¥xJuntng records and th& preparation of financial statements.
rmmbers have not required the (ompany to obtain an audil of its financial statements forth8 year In quoslion in
anc8 whh sedon 476.
The50 fiMn¢lal statgments hav8 b88n wgpared In accordanc8 Y4ilh tho provlslons a￿￿￿tle to o)rnpan￿$ sut4ect
to th¢ $mall o)mpanies regime.
11 kjorfl
Th& financAal statements were approved by the Trustees ￿ .....................
2011
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Thi•tee
¢omp#ny regi8trati¢*n Thum￿r 0172(A98
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS
(A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Chority inlwmatl¢)n
Chin888 A$$otsalk￿ of To**r Hanlets is a private r￿p9ftY limtied by guarantsts wKcrfp)rated in England and
W810& Thè wi8tered office is 680 Ro*1. L￿d(￿. E14 7
The financial stalements have been prepgred in with the Chfirwse hswal*Jn Handets's
memorandum and articles of as￿￿ati¢￿. the ce4npan￿S 2006. FRS 102 The Finan(xal Rwxting
standerd appl￿￿9 in the UK aThJ Repubk crf Ireland" I"FRS 102.1 ar•J the Charities S(W"AttwnUr•J aThJ
Rwting by Charities.. Slatsment of Re￿rn￿ended Prai*ce ap[1￿￿￿￿e to charib8s pr•parirKJ their accounts
In accordance wilh the Finan¢k81 Reporbng Stsrmjard apF4icat4e in ts UK aNI Re￿1¢ of Ireland (FRS
1021" leffectiv8 1 janu￿ 20191. Thè Chinese Ass(Kaabon d Ttrrt**r Hat￿ is a Put1￿ Benefft Entity
dofinod by FRS 102.
Tho 1Snandal statements are in Is the funthon* ￿N9n¥￿ crf ts Chkne8e A33od8Yon
PJliC￿ arn s8t belc*
1.2 Golry ¢onc•rn
At thg timo of approving the finarnial ststements. the Irustws hav• a Tea50natle exF￿alon that the Chinese
AS￿L￿tiOrt ofT(v￿r ha5 8thiu8LÈ to OkwaI￿n81 existence for the ftresge8blè
future. Thus trusi¢¢s lo the gY*¥J L¥xKem baws of aCr￿unti￿ in prepArrvJ th• fin￿cial
ststemonts.
1.3 ChJrltsbh fun
unrestri￿ funds are a¥*il8 for at tr£ dis¢yethgn of thts trustees in fLwlheranca of thdr ¢*arttaWe
Designatsd funds cfjmFrrise funds have Lw set a8id¢ al the d￿C￿"On of th¢ trus1￿ for speo
ReSt￿ted fvnds are subject lo S￿1￿ coTrathns by dcTh)r8 as ¢0 they may be uged. Ths a￿1
1.4 In¢om•
Inc4)me 18 r•(xwknJ T*thgn Asscxkn d T￿ Harrlgts Is lagaly 8ntiil8d to it •ftw any
Fknnce L￿nd￿t￿$ have been the amwnts bè mèamd reliatty, a￿1 it i* prob8t4e Ihat incoff
wll b& r8ceNed.
C8sh (knat#)ns are re￿gnised on Other dfywtions are recxJgnis•J onc* thè Chinese Assoryation ol
Towor Hamknts has bewl nobFRd of the donaticv). pwfornan¢e (xJN16b'ons wuire deteTro1 of tr
amount Inrm l#x rtcaver8ble in rd8lKm to donati￿ under Gift A*J ￿ dÈ8ds of cxwenant '
re¢OgnIs￿ ai tho tlm& ofthe donat¥)n.
Lagaei8È #rn r•cts2nis•d ￿ reLaipt or OttrwV￿e if the Chin•se Asswat*Nh of T(ApMr Harrlets has b8en
)tifi•d of an irryending dl5trikxti￿, the ar[￿nt Is knMI. and receipt is expected. If ihe •[Th￿nI IB not
1B-

CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAIIILErs
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEI
NOTES TO THE HNANCIAL STATEMEiifs {COlfflNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
{Conllnuodl
As$8ts for dl8trlLMJUon aro f8¢09n￿ dklrtxrt•J. A859ts frjr us• by the CNngw As￿da￿on
bg1gnc• 8he8t pu￿0808.
1.5 Exp•ndliur•
l eXpend￿Jr0 58 8¢fAYJrttod fty on gn wJual$ b* and h88 boon dassw undor ha￿lIr¥ that ￿￿rOga￿
costs reLryted to tha ¢at•90ry. Wh8(• C4xts cannol be dirw* 8tb*AthI to part￿r h￿di￿a# h8v•
been alocated • basi$ OJ)￿s￿￿t use of fv resouT¢o8.
Jmprito al oxts Invthing puilK w4x￿￿tabl￿Y of the dwlty ts c￿￿￿nCe wuigtion 8nd good
Supwl costs Induda eentr81 functkJn8 and ho¥e beon •%x4t•d to ximty Ca)Jt ￿t¥￿I•8 on a
)rthtent wlth tho uqe of T•S¢mJr￿. ry 41(ttllrrfd propwty o)8ts by Iloor 8r¥a8. or pgr ca￿ta. 8taff c06t6 by
the sp•nt arKI othw costs by th•ir w.
1.6 T•nglbl• ffix•d ••••ts
T8ng1È4• ftxod gssets are I￿￿8￿Y mèèJuf•d al CO￿ end 8ub••wandy moa8w*d at o)8t ry v4lu8tlon, not ol
dapr•SaUon and any Impaknwnt I￿1•$.
D•pfe(*kn h re(x)gni￿d 80 a$ to *rft• off th• *))* or vahkn of 8M•ls Iw tr￿￿ r••klud 0￿r th•lr
u89fv11fv•8 on lh• fOlty￿ng b8888'.
Flxluw fftrings &
Tho galn or1088 arfdng the ofan asset is detwn4nod 88 the drfferonc* b&h￿ft th• 8de procoedi
•nd fv carylng valu• of the aB8oL and kn th• stat•ment of fina￿¢1•￿￿tI•6.
1.7 Imp*lrnMnl al flx•d ••••ts
At ￿ch raporlng end date, tho c￿￿e8• A8Boc4thn ol T¢x¥w Harnlots revw4 th• earylng alr￿nts ol Its
tsngitrAt assets lo delernine *tsther Ikwe ts any Indicalth Ihal th08e 8ss8ts ho￿ 6uffere4J an lryi*mont
1088. If any su¢* Indlcabon oxlsts. r•mr8bl• arnount of tho assgt h •slknat•d In ord•r to d•tsmin¢ t
Oxtent Oft￿ 1rnwwn￿1f Irf •ny
1.1 C••h •nd ￿*h •qulv4•nt8
C8Bh and cash equlwd￿ftts indude cash in hand. iknpjsits hekj #t c￿ wth banks. other short-temi Ilqu
inimstmerts with tyigind m8turil*s ol thrn• monts or less, and benk ov•rdrats. Bank overtralts ar• $h(hvn
v*IINn boffrfftlw8 In oJrrgnl ItaN
1.9 FlTh•nd￿ In•ln
The Chlnose AsSoaati'C￿ of T0￿r Hawlets has to aFpty the provk5K>ns of 11 '80￿C Flnan(4al
Instrum•nts' and sectiL￿ 12 'Oher Financial IMtNments lssu•s' d FRS 102 10 all of Tts finanod instruments.
FIna￿al Instrume￿ #Te rewJni&od in IM Awiaoon of Han4•tsS bolaM* sheel Ththen I
Chln888A8socaatI￿ ofToww ￿¥￿￿ets beconw F4fty to lh8 FNov*kn$ of lh8 In8trumenL
¥￿et5 lablities ore off59t, with tha net all￿nIS presented in the ffinancbol statements. 7Athen
tmre 09 A legdty enffrnble right to set off the rectynthj amtsjnts a￿1 there i& an intèntion to sotlle cffl a net
b8sk8 orto asset and satde tha Ikblty dmultane•.
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE HNANCIAL STATEMETr￿ (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
{contInu￿)
B8*c ffinara Assets. whK* njude debt0￿ 8nd cash and bank balances, arè inttialy measured
transacaKffl wico inthding 1ranS*￿ costs and arn subsequenty wr￿d at amcrftisejj cost Using th¢ •ff¢cl
interest methcKI ul￿e$S the arr8￿jeMQnt o)nstibJtes • financing transac1￿, wl*re th& transa¢*cffi is
moasurod at th• present value of Ihe ￿lpts dIscoJnt￿ at a mark81 rydtè of interesL FinanrAal a8s$ts
das$rf￿￿ as rec&vaile *ilhin rTh yeBrarB
Impgirni•nl olflnanclal assets
Finan04 assets. oth& than trK)se held at fair vakJ8 thrwgh ar#J ewdrfure. are assessed for
Indlcatnrn of Impairment at 8￿h repylirvJ dato. Flnanad assets are Érnpair*1 *theTe t￿le thiectiv•
wdence thaL as a ￿l￿1 c* one or [￿re events that ctayred atr1he HiitHI recC1Jntt￿ d thefinanu81 asset,
If an asset Irnpawed. the Inpalm￿nt loss ss the diffti￿ beiween the fArrfflg arrthint and the present
Value of the eslSmatsd L¥8h dw)unt*J at tho as68Ys cyvjinal 8ffocthe interest rate. Thè Inyinnenl108B
If there is a docTrase in ihe impoiwt loss ari*ng from an wnt occurnMvJ after Ihe impgwment was
rwnised. th8 Irypaifrneni l¥ rov•r*J. Thg rovor5al is ￿dI that th& (￿rrent rarrying an￿￿nt does not
excAed what the wying amtyjnt wc¥Jd have been. thè impairment Th)1 pmw)usly been rwnwd.
irnpairmwrt r8v•rsal 18 rwnis&J bn n&t incomgllexp•idttur8) forth8 year.
D•rncognbtlon of fin*ncial ass•ts
arè setlled. ￿ when 1he Chinese Assots"abon of Tc•AW Hamlots transfers ihe fin8ntsÉ4 assel and sub318nti8lly
all thè risks and rewards ovmwthip to anothef entity. or il some ￿gnffjC￿nt tsks and Tewards of ¢Jvmership
S￿ retain•l but ts)ntrcA of the asset has transferr&J Io 8notrw pty that E at40 lo sd the asset in ts entirety
t* an unrdabd tr*d paity.
Baslc finandal Ilabllrt108
Ba31¢ finandal liabilhies. inc*Jdirg creditors bank I3ans are inrfiatty r•cLyii￿ * transadlon prtce unle¥6
the arr8ngement conststu￿ a finantsry transacbon, whwe trbe ¢Sebt insInJ￿nI is measured at the prÈsant
value of the future pa￿￿ts discJ>Jntsd at a ￿Arket Tats of intwesL Finanu* lithldies dassitsj as payabbe
wAhin one yw not amorli58d.
Trade ¢rodltors are ot4tgalrns to pay ffi)r ￿￿¥J$ or s8ryices that ￿va acquirgd in ordlnwy cour39 Ot
opèrations from SU￿lers. Amunts payat4e are c4assiW as ojrrent lialxlibès if paymerrt is du& wthin c
year or le86. W n(t th¥y arg prosen￿j as nor￿￿rr￿1 Ikat4&bes. Trdd& cr8dltors are rewi8èd initialty at
nsxtion wice and subsg4uenty measurad at o)st usmg the eff&thtr interest methc4
D•r•¢ognltlon af fin¥nwl Ir•blitl••
FinaThid li8￿1￿18$ are ￿e￿r￿jniserf whèn th• chir￿eAS9)u8tsm of T￿atr H8ffl81s's (x)ntrathJal obl6g8tion8
ptro or are dthrged or ¢anc419d.
1.10 Employee b8n¢fv
cost of *)y holiday entilrt is ￿nI￿1 in peri￿￿ in tho emF4w's seNc85 ¥r¢

CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLEf3
(A COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEpifs (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
IC¢)nllnu•d)
1.11 R•tlr•m•nt b•n•llts
1.12 Gty4•mmwtt grnnts
(>)vemment grnnts arn recognised at the fair value cl tho asset r￿1ved or r￿Nabl8 wh8n there Is
reosonabl• asswance that the grant coThYibons met and th& 9rants wl b8 r•c*ved. A grant that
speufies perfcrfmm ￿nd[tiOnS is r&xgnised in the PÈrtom)8nrL conditM)ns are rw. Whère 8
grant dc¢s not $Podfy perfL*7nanc• ¢xJndrtws li i8 rw1￿8￿ in income when ts wwoeds r8ceived or
1.13 Cornp•ny Stsl
Tha charfty Is a ￿MpanY limited by gU8rantse. Tht m8mbers cl the compgny ar• the trustees named on pago
13. In the ev8Trt ¢)f thg th¥rity bolrtg wouTh1 up. the IthINJ83 in rpspK* of lh9 guarantee 1kn(tad to £1 pgr
member ofthg ¢horfty.
funds
funds
general
2022
2023
Dffi8tions gThJ g
2.*2
337.829
2278
317226
340.591
319.9)4
London B￿h OfT04￿ Ha￿￿81$
London Borwgh of Islingt
London Borough of Had4ney
151,868
44.791
19242
121.728
146.539
42.364
16.444
111,879
337,629
317.226
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS
(A COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEEI
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
In¢om• from charitabl• actlvltl•s
School Ive&
•nd oth2r
Tot•1
2022
2023
Sal88 wlthln tharftablg aG*6vhi•B
Performance relatsd grants
46.449
46,449
34.919
44.501
79,856
34.919
34,919
81,368
124.357
An4ysis by fund
Unrestrlrted funds- general
R9StrfC￿d funds
46,449
46.449
34.919
44,501
79.8
34.919
34,919
46,449
81,368
124.357
For tho y￿r ond•d 31 lrt•r¢h 2022
Unrestricted funds- gener81
R¢thct￿ ful￿8
44.501
44.501
79,856
79,858
79.856
44,501
124,35T
Invatm•nts
Unrnstrlcted Unregtrl¢tsd
fvnds
fvnds
gwn•r•l
g•neral
2023
2022
Interast recelvat4e
35
Unf•8trfct•d Unr•sbl¢t•d
funds
fund¥
q•neral
g•neral
2023
2022
Other irKomts
3,264
13.515
Otr*r Ir￿oMe Incudes Coronavirus Job Retenfjon Schem¢ grant of £Nd12022: £13.370).

CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS
(A COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEpifs ICONnNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
fvnds
2023
lunds
nds
exp•ndi¢ure w*ndlture
2022
2022
Staff o)sts
Fc*xlAunch8cffj dub
Hom& car¢ prcit
Chinese 8L*
Rent
310.(%1
54.424 364.485 306,530
5,077
5.079
5.328
1.OTT
17.215
2278
1.761
1.528
1.347
15.94S
322.475
5,328
1.077
16.412
1.822
10
S.009
10)
11243)
1.427
201
210
573
(1,0421
1.837
573
1.259
637
Trav81
Ir￿U￿c4
Rgpair5 and ¥nawrten
Trdinmig. bts)ks &
subscrfpJo
1.751
1,287
2.154
776
10,OXI
431
1.121
3,4(Kl
1,552
10.IJ30
570
1.514
6.111
2.762
Bank eh8rges
Tdépho
Surkjry experws
Deprecietic
570
1.126
1.420
2.762
511
511
1.701
3,780
1,039
161
217
3.537
4.691
243
1.039
161
345,253 84.2
429.549
317,454
26.723 344,177
(see note 7)
4.170
4.11))
4.100
348.589 85,130
433.719
321,554
26.723
348277
by fvnd
Unrestricted fiJnds-
348.589 321,554
85.130
321,554
26,723
Rastrlcted funds
as.1￿)
26.n3
348,589 85.130
433.719
321.554
28.n3
348.277

CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Support costs
Gov•manc•
2023
2022 8a•ls of aMo¢adon
Prof088h￿￿ f￿•
4,170
4.170
4,100 50% Chlneue School
SO% Home Care
4,170
4,170
4,100
Ch8rft8ble a¢lW•8
4,170
4,170
4,100
Govemanc• ￿$ts Indud• foe5 of £3.42012022.' £3.3001 lor an Sndep8nd•nt oxamlnation.
Tru•t•
Nong of th• trust•88 {or any pereons ￿n￿￿ted wlth thernl ra¢elvgd any remun•r•Von or benefft8, or dalmed
any exp8no￿ from tho Chlne80 Aseodalbn ofTowor Haml•ts durfng y•ar.
Employ•
Numb•r of •mploy•••
Tho av•r#w m¢)nthty number ornployo•8 durSng Ih? yoor Ilrtdudlng trust￿•) wag..
2023
Numb•f
Numb•f
Management and admlnl8tr8tK)n
Ch8YltaNe
30
28
39
37
Employm•nt ¢o•t•
2023
2022
Wy$ and salarfés
Soclal se¢urlty t>)$ts
Other p•n8lon cost8
336.089
14,238
14.158
305,154
3.298
14,023
364,485
322,475
The key manapm¥nt personnel ol the Charfty cornpriBtr8 th• Trustee8, G•noral Managor, Nomlnated
Indivhlu818 8nd Head of Chinè88 Sc*cd.
The tow ernp￿￿ benefft of the key mn8g8ment per8onnel of the Charity wore £64.22012022 '. £57.5271
No 5nd1￿U81 empbyqe r•¢¥W beneffts of mor8 thon £60,000 durfng the yeor or pracading ￿•r.
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CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLETS
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTE5 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
10 Taxauon
Tho charttablg o)mpany18 8 regfistergd charity aTra18 not SLthj•ct k) ctyporallon tax on its ￿rrIn1 acti￿￿e8.
11 Tanglblo flx•d ••••t•
Fl¥W fltlw & •qulwn•Dt
Co•t
Al 1 Ap￿ 2022
Additk￿8
34,519
7.933
At 31 Marth 2023
42,452
D•pr•d*tlon •nd Imylrni•nt
At 1 Aprd 2022
Dopr¢dallon ¢hargod In the y•or
31.403
2.782
At 31 Marth 2023
34,185
Carrylnq •mount
At 31 March 2023
8.287
At 31 March 2022
3,118
2023
2022
Amount• hlllng du• wlthln on• y••r:
Pr•pByments 8cc¥ued Incorn•
56.435
39,499
13 Cr•dlt¢rn: 4moun¢• f•lllng du• wlthln on• y••r
202J
2022
A(￿u81B and deffjTr￿ kncom
29,275
29.437
14 R•tlr•ment b•n•fft •ch•m
D•fin•d contrlbu¢lon gthem•s
Thè Chinese AsBo¢i8tion of TE)wer Hamlets operatas a d&flned ¢>y*trlbullon pon8p)n schemtr al quANtyng
8mploy888. Tho a$8ats of the scheme or0 haid saparalety fium those of thè Chlne8e As8od8llon of Tow•r
Hanl8ts in #n Independently 8dministor•d fvnd.
Th• ¢harg• to profft or loss In r•spect of defined ¢onffibuYon Bth•mès wa8 £14.15812022- £14,023).
2S-

CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
(A COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTE8 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTr4UED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
15 R••trktsd
ov•m•nl In lum1•
l Aw112O21
I APTU 2022 w•Mur¢M •xp•nd•d JI M1￿h 2•
Opportynty Cgntro ProJ•ct
Youlh Chlb
fter SclK)ol Homwk
After SchcKJl 8POrtlng
l Dor8 Prnlecl
Jack P•l¢hoy Pro￿
Ehjety Lunclwn Ck
Core
ChlM8• Now Year Event
East ErKI C¢4nmunlty Found¥lk
Covi>19 Project for Chine86
CAF FuThJhvJ
Loc41 Hong Kcm9 Wdcomo Fund PTQig¢t
1.403
222
2,161
4.938
3,497
2,161
4.938
3.497
2.161
4.93
3.497
(9981
(2.184)
2,184
4.484
629
4,484
529
529
343
4,631
533
(2.Wl
120.981)
78.156
57,175
27,719
(80.2631
(4.867)
24.941
128.7rJ)
2,184
80.258
34.919
185.1301
30,047

CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF TOWER HAMLErs
IA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
NOTES TO THE ANANCIAL STATEMEKrs (coiiriNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2023
16 D••lgnat•d funds
Equ￿rnon1 T*aft￿nt fvnd
4.140
4.140
4,140
4.1110
4.140
4,140
Tho tru8tw• h•ve do*notsd furth al £4.140 to thg futsjrn Lut ol ST & ryynmurkaow of ltr
17 Andy•h ol n•1 aM•t• l*tw••n fund•
Tot
fund•
2023
nd•
202J
fvnd•
2022
fund•
2023
Fund b818nce8 at 31
Marth 2023 ar•
r•pr888nt•d by:
T•rKJit4• 98881#
Curr•nt aM•t•l(WllUw)
8287
541.321
8.287
3.116
671,368 004,L
3.116
584,347
30.047
80,2S8
30.047
579.655
$07.205
80258 687.483
18 Op•ratlrtg l•M• commltm•nl•
Al th8 r•pJrUrwJ end dat• the Chlneso Assotsabon 0rTtr￿r Hamlets hèd cArt8landir• ctmmth*rt8 fc¥ lulur•
mlnlmum le48e ppymthts under Try￿?[￿18t4e Operatt￿ k8se8. 1811 due as fcllm:
202$
2022
Wlthln on• s
15.125
19 R•lat•d party tr•Ma¢tlon•