Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 31/03/2022 Period end date
Charity name: Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association
Charity registration number: 299601
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To enhance liaison between the Chinese community and the wider society, campaign for better benefits, organise recreational activities for the community, work in collaboration with key organisations across the south west of England to promote positive working relationships to create a culture of mutual respect and understanding. |
| 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 |
This year saw DCCA actively involved in engaging with service providers to bridge the gap between users and the public services. Positive relationships between various agencies including; Police, Health and Local Government were built through partnership work and community engagement. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally shifted the way people can access their GP practice. Arrangement for appointments rapidly moved to online bookings and video and phone consultations which then left many disadvantaged groups behind. Many from the Chinese community did not have the skills to seek support when needed and almost all with a language barrier did not seek help until hospitalisation was necessary. The Speak For Your Health project, funded by the Lottery enabled us to form a good partnership with a local ESOL college to deliver a bespoke Health English Language Course for community members to overcome the burden of full dependencies when seeking health related support. It was rewarding to see the successful outcome of this project being shared with other BAME groups ie. Ukrainian Refugees. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All trustees for Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association have acknowledged the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
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Additional information (optional)
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
| Summary of the main 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 | Community tension brought on by Covid-19 lead to a rise in racism towards the Chinese/East Asian population and DCCA feared that further associated negativity may advance the emotional toll on those already affected by the pandemic. The OPCC funding enabled us to develop better relationships between the Police and community members and helped built better understanding and confidence when challenging hate crime. Through working with the Police, we successfully opened a first Third Party Crime Reporting Centre for the Chinese community in Plymouth and delivered workshops across the region to raise awareness on hate crime and crime reporting. The Chinese community have always shown hesitancy to crime reporting. Many often take racial incidents as a part of the package for being ethnically different. The mistrust caused by negative experience of the police service gave reasons for low crime reporting from this community group. The workshops helped highlight the behavioural insight of community members to improve better relationships with local police teams and a more accessible form of crime reporting for those with restricted English language skills. |
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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 financial position at this year end sees that we are in a good position to financially pay for a part time project worker for an additional year. This is significant to the various project we have set to run in the following year. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The reserves held by the Association is a security contingency fund to help oversee any outstanding bill is paid off should funding cease to be raised. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £2,500 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| 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)
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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 |
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| ~~t~~ ~~t~~ Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Committee Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Charitable incorporated organisation - Board of Trustees |
| 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 |
Para 1.25 | Members’ electoral vote |
| ~~trustees~~ |
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| 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 | Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association |
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| Other name the charity uses | DCCA |
| Registered charity number | 299601 |
| Charity’s principal address | Abbey House Downton Close North Road West Plymouth PL1 5DH |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 |
Lai Yuk Leong | June 2018 | ||
| Cordelia Ng | June 2018 | |||
| William Law | President | June 2019 | ||
| Lin Lau | Vice-President | June 2019 | ||
| Erica Lee | Secretary | June 2019 | ||
| Sau Chung Yip | Treasurer | June 2019 | ||
| Jane Yau | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Lilly Law | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Kee Tai Lam | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Mee Fat Cheung |
Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Jo Chan | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Lisa Yung | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Shirley Man | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Suet Fong Lee | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Tony Wong | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Angel Bracey | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Yuk Chun Lai | Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Lan Fong Pang |
Committee | June 2019 | ||
| Yao Tai Tsang | Committee | June 2019 |
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Dates acted if not for whole year
Trustee name
| Lai Yuk Leong June 2010 Cordelia Ng Murphy June 2010 Wai Kun Wong June 2010 Yan Tam Wong June 2010 |
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional ~~information)~~
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Cordelia Ng Murphy Lai Yuk Leong Position (eg Trustee Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 14/12.2022
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Charity Name
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Devon & Cornwall Chinese Association On accounts for the year Charity no 31 March 2022 299601 ended (if any) Set out on pages pages 1 & 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
[The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: 20/11/22 Name: Catherine Ng Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any):
October 2018
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Address: 29 Porton Court, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4HZ
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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