## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date 1 August 2023
|Period end date|Period end date||
|---|---|---|
|31|July|2024|
**From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Harrow Chinese School
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 801653 **Charity's principal address** c/o Pinner High School Beaulieu Drive, Pinner Middlesex **Postcode** HA5 1NB ~~=—~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for whole Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee year (if any)** 1 Wing Sun Pang Chair 2 Elaine Li Treasurer Treasurer 3[Tracy Siu-] Fragoyannis 4 Chi Tin Lei Secretary 5[Stephanie ] Crombach 6 Anson Chuang 7 8 9 11
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
~~_—=————~~ **Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ~~——_~~ 1
**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Trustees are elected at AGM.
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
|**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|Teaching Chinese in the Cantonese dialect and Traditional Writing.|
|---|---|
||The School use teaching materials specially developed by the UK Chinese
Schools Association for local students. We focus our teaching on listening,
speaking, reading and writing Chinese.
We encourage activity-based learning and participate in cultural activities
including calligraphy, story-telling and festive card design competitions.
Lessons are conducted face to face in classrooms located in Pinner High
School. We also offer a Chinese Dancing Class – the students perform
regularly to external audiences across the region.
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
During the year, there were 154 pupils who attended Cantonese Chinese **Summary of the main** classes from nursery to GCSE Level Standard. **achievements of the charity during the year** We are proud that: • Our GCSE Level pupils have continued to achieve excellent examination results. • Our School took part in various Chinese calligraphy and writing competitions and achieved impressive results.
## **Section E Financial review**
|**Review of the charity’s**
**financial position at the end of**
**the period.**
**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Amount of reserves held**
**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**
**Explanation of any**
**uncertainties about the**
**charity continuing as a going**
**concern.**|23/24 fees were kept in line with the 22/23 fees.
The school was fortunate to receive a generous donation of £10k during
the year which is unrestricted and should be spent where there is the
greatest need in order to fulfil the School’s charitable objectives.
The net financial position was £11.5k and in line with the expectations of
the Trustees.
It is the policy of the trustees to retain in unrestricted reserves, amounts
which in their judgement, can help to mitigate the effects of income
volatility and retain funds to meet current and future operational activities
of the charity.
At the end of 23/24, the reserves were £155k, of which £30k is
considered to be restricted and the remainder unrestricted.
There are no funds which are in deficit.|
|---|---|
||There is no uncertainty about the charity continuing as a going concern.|
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**Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Wing Sun Pang **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc)**
**Date** 11 May 2025
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ~~SO~~ **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Harrow Chinese School **members of** ~~PO~~ **On accounts for the year Charity no** 801653 **ended** 31 July 2024 **(if any)** ~~PO~~ **Set out on page** 8 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ~~PO~~ **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
- **Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date:** 9 May 2025 ~~a~~ **Name:** Winnie Wong ~~PO~~ **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body:** ~~ee~~ **Address:** Watford ~~[~-3SS————~~
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**Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
Nil
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## **HARROW CHINESE SCHOOL Charity no: 801653**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024**
|**£**
**INCOME AND EXPENDITURE**
INCOMING RESOURCES
School fees
Dance / Chinese painting class
Chinese New Year income
Bank interest received
Other income
Donations
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES USED**
Teachers' allowance
Hire of classrooms and hall
Dance / Chinese painting class
Text books / Exercise books
Chinese New Year expenditure
Stationery/ accessories
Awards for pupils
Other expenditure
**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
BALANCES AT THE START OF THE YEAR
**BALANCES AT THE END OF THE YEAR**
**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JULY**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
Prepayments
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Accruals and deferred income
NET CURRENT ASSETS
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**_Unrestricted_**
**_Restricted_**
_39,860_
_-_
_2,955_
_-_
_1,470_
_-_
_466_
_-_
_1,124_
_-_
_10,719_
_-_|**2024**
**Total**
39,860
2,955
1,470
466
1,124
10,719|**Unrestricted**
**_Restricted_**
_35,440_
_-_
_5,198_
_-_
_1,517_
_-_
_251_
_-_
_3,097_
_-_
_200_
_30,000_|**2023**
**Total**
35,440
5,198
1,517
251
3,097
30,200|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**_56,594_**
**_-_**|**56,594**|**_45,903_**
**_30,000_**|**75,703**|
||_(16,290)_
_-_
_(16,323)_
_-_
_(3,812)_
_-_
_(2,705)_
_-_
_(582)_
_-_
_(524)_
_-_
_(51)_
_-_
_(4,804)_
_-_|(16,290)
(16,323)
(3,812)
(2,705)
(582)
(524)
(51)
(4,804)|_(14,823)_
_-_
_(17,105)_
_-_
_(5,318)_
_-_
_(1,926)_
_-_
_(757)_
_-_
_(1,805)_
_-_
_(20)_
_-_
_(4,451)_
_-_|(14,823)
(17,105)
(5,318)
(1,926)
(757)
(1,805)
(20)
(4,451)|
||**_(45,091)_**
**_-_**|**(45,091)**|**_(46,205)_**
**_-_**|**(46,205)**|
||_11,503_
_-_
_113,717_
_30,000_|11,503
143,717|(502)
_30,000_
114,219
_-_|29,498
114,219|
||**_125,220_**
**_30,000_**|**155.220**|**_113,717_**
**_30,000_**|**143,717**|
||_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
**_-_**
**_-_**|**2024**
181,721
4,901
**186,622**
(31,402)
155,220|_--_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
**_-_**
**_-_**|**2023**
172,179
4,905
**177,084**
(33,367)
143,717|
|||**155,220**||**143,717**|
||||||
||**_125,220_**
**_30,000_**|**155,220**|**_113,717_**
**_30,000_**|**143,717**|
There were no restricted funds movement during the year.
The Board of Trustees approved the financial statements on 11 May 2025 Elaine Li - Treasurer 20
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