Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 10

WIRRAL CHINESE ASSOCIATION

Provide social supports to Chinese Community by various activities and groups. There are five subgroups under the umbrellas of Wirral Chinese Association (WCA). They are Luncheon Club, Chinese School, Women's Group, Cultural Group and Youth Club.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£59	£40	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£63	£33	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£29	£26	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20		£31	£26	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19		£37	£38	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/18		£32	£33	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£38	£29	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£41	£42	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£29	£30	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£29	£27	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£28	£26	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£23	£26	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£23	£25	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£23	£25	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£22	£21	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£22	£21	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£21	£21	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£20	£22	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£22	£23	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£19	£18	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 35 years

http://www.wirralchinese.org.uk

wirralchinese@gmail.com

07771590568

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

John Moores Foundation	£12,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - MORE THAN JUST FOOD
£5,000	28/02/2024 6	To expand the organisations luncheon club to accommodate the increased number of immigrants from Hong Kong, this will provide them with support, socialisation, and access to English lessons.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Wirral Chinese Association
£12,500	12/07/2023	Towards a salary of the Resource Manager and associated cost of the post
National Lottery Community Fund - Coming out of lockdown - Healthier and Happier
£10,000	16/07/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities for older Chinese members of the community to include guided walks dance and craft workshops. People will be encouraged out of their homes ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities for older Chinese members of the community to include guided walks dance and craft workshops. People will be encouraged out of their homes to socialise and re-engage with friends old and new with the aim of reducing loneliness and isolation and promoting positive mental wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	09/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

ANNE CHOI HA JOU

CZARINA CHOU

HELEN W Y KOO Appointed: 2015

JOHN Y C YUNG Appointed: 2021

PO CHUEN RITA LEE

STANLEY CHOU

STEVE HOK LEUNG TAM

SOO CHI CHUNG Appointed: 2021

TIEU BINH TIEN

YUEN KIM YUNG Appointed: 2021

ZHUYUN SHEN Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/12/1989, number: 702345

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 181 days late, AR14: 294 days late, AR13: 659 days late, AR11: 22 days late,

Main office

St. Laurences Primary School
12-14 St. Laurence Drive
BIRKENHEAD
CH41 3JD

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CHINESE ORIGIN LIVING ON THE WIRRAL MERSEYSIDE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASONS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WIRRAL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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