## **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** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |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)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |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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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~~||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |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| |---|---| |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**
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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**| |---|---| **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 CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR INGLAND AND WAifS No I Corrrnal Chlnvm Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For t￿ p•rlod Pentrj ilart d•t• To 01m)Ir￿1 Sectlon A Receipts and payments Unr•itrfct•d lufjds R••trlct•d lund• Endowm•nt fvnd¥ T¢)tsl fund A1 Rtc•l ts PCC Gwl 1S.00• 10.0fy) &•0• DCC NHS DEVON CCG- Covid roiity ijo S.•7J S,3S0 243 or AR) iy• 31.M1 nv•stm*nt Aa A3 Pa>Tr•* 250 1J7D Pren¥ses Cos1 ry&EWNIC 2.JlS ajls 11.iej 12. 101 Dro)￿0) kn NHS Care•r Sub total J3M A4 Ass•¢ and lftwstm•nt rchis•s se• tablt 1,125 Sub tolal 701 21371 N•t ol1￿•1pts1fp•yM•ntsJ AS Trnnxf•rJ b•iwMn lund• A6 C••h fund* l•st y••r •nd C•sh fuftds thls y••r•nd 2ts,29 20 30,1 JQ.2 CCXXR1 •cco￿lI (Ssl 14111fJ122 Sectlon B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr••tr5Gt•d fiJnd• R•strkf•d Eth10￿1 lund• fvndl rnlt p••fv•tC Cat•gorl•s Oetallj 81 C￿h fund• Total c•sh lunds Jo lund* funds fvnds Detal D¢¢ail> Oetalls B4 A•••ts r•tsln•d lor th• eharltys own u¥• Oelalls 85 Llablllllos IN 49 BV •LWU WIIYIQ22 ## **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,: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - 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** 1 **IER** > **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** 2 **IER**