Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 14

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 22

HACKNEY CHINESE COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION LIMITED

To promote cultural recreations and to raise social and health well-being of the Chinese/Vietnamese Community.To establish educational standard amongst different age groups of the Chinese/Vietnamese community.To initiate and to foster racial harmony and to dispel feelings of racial discriminations so as to facilitate integration of the Chinese/Vietnamese into the society.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 34 years

https://www.hackneychinese.org.uk/

INFO@HACKNEYCHINESE.ORG.UK

020 8986 6171

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£299	£257	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/03/22		£401	£283	£118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	82
31/03/21		£197	£132	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/20		£168	£167	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/19		£107	£141	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	*	£127	£124	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£95	£130	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£186	£207	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£237	£184	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£191	£200	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13?		£195	£191	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£206	£222	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£208	£212	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£235	£214	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£253	£184	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£202	£196	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£206	£171	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£199	£200	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£167	£217	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
70 volunteers

Who's supporting 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

Hackney Council	£73,146
City Bridge Trust	£49,889
DCMS	£35,367
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£28,418
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£20,000
Greater London Authority	£19,206
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
The Fore	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - A gendered perspective of support for Hongkonger Women
£19,206	27/07/2023	This project aims to raise awareness within mainstream services about the challenges that Hong Kong women are facing; to develop relationship/referral pathways with mainstream services that support ....more This project aims to raise awareness within mainstream services about the challenges that Hong Kong women are facing; to develop relationship/referral pathways with mainstream services that support women; to up-skill Hong Kong women who have previous experience working in similar field through volunteering on the helpline
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
£26,000	13/10/2022	Providing social welfare advice to residents from the East and South East Asian community.
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
£26,014	21/03/2022	Social & Welfare Advice Service for Hackney Chinese
National Lottery Community Fund - Staying Active
£10,000	05/11/2021	The funding will be used to introduce new activities such as wellbeing walks tai chi traditional Chinese medicine treatment and acupuncture and inter-generational massage. The project aims to get ....more The funding will be used to introduce new activities such as wellbeing walks tai chi traditional Chinese medicine treatment and acupuncture and inter-generational massage. The project aims to get people active helping to revive social lives overcome grief and resume contact and promote meaningful interaction between groups particularly within the East and South East Asian communities.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Hong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
£28,418	21/07/2021	Resettlement funding for Hong Kong British nationals (overseas)
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
£1,000	30/06/2021	This grant will be used to fund a day trip to Camber Sands.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	09/06/2021	Hackney Chinese Community Services are a community-led organisation established to help meet the specific needs and support the Chinese community in Hackney. They support the East and South East ....more Hackney Chinese Community Services are a community-led organisation established to help meet the specific needs and support the Chinese community in Hackney. They support the East and South East Asian community throughout Hackney, London and the UK and provide services including Hackney Chinese School, Elderly Luncheon Club, advocacy, mental health outreach, a youth club, and cultural activities. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Ltd
£49,889	22/03/2021	towards the salary of an Outreach Worker to develop the organisation's reach as outlined in your application, but excluding the cost of project coordination
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
£20,132	10/12/2020 12	The provision, promotion and improvement of educational, social and health services to the local community of Hackney and primarily to the Chinese and Vietnamese communities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£35,367	29/09/2020	"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."
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association
£5,000	06/07/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - People Together
£10,000	22/02/2019 12	The project will provide elderly members of the Chinese and Vietnamese community with a number of activities to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
Greater London Authority - Grant to The Old Bath Community House
£35,000	10/02/2019	Develop a multicultural community centre, with a codesigned kitchen at the centre of its services. It will be open to local people and offer training in East Asian cuisine, social entrepreneurs to ....more Develop a multicultural community centre, with a codesigned kitchen at the centre of its services. It will be open to local people and offer training in East Asian cuisine, social entrepreneurs to demonstrate their culinary skills, as pop up restaurants showcasing diferent cultures and food traditions, or be hired to school or local catered events
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services
£10,000	06/08/2015	This project will provide cultural workshops debate and life skills workshops homework support and a trip for young people from Chinese and Vietnamese families. It will increase confidence social ....more This project will provide cultural workshops debate and life skills workshops homework support and a trip for young people from Chinese and Vietnamese families. It will increase confidence social inclusion and communication skills.
Sport England - HCCSA Sport in the Community Programme
£9,990	16/02/2015	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'HCCSA Sport in the Community Programme'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
National Lottery Community Fund - Good for Your Health Project
£108,813	17/01/2013 36	A new project in Hackney will aim to increase confidence of Chinese and Vietnamese women to enable them to take control of their health through exercise, self-medication and accessing medical ....more A new project in Hackney will aim to increase confidence of Chinese and Vietnamese women to enable them to take control of their health through exercise, self-medication and accessing medical services. Support will include weekly health workshops delivered by Chinese and English speaking health care personnel. Quarterly healthy body fun days and six monthly community participation days will take place, delivered by English and Chinese speakers.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hackney Chinese Community Services
£40,000	19/09/2011	the salary of the Centre Manager including NI

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-68

ALEXANDER JAROSY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

CHAPLIN MUI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unemployed

HIU YEUNG BENJAMIN LEE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Property Analytics

JOSEPHINE CAROL SNIPE FARRELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

LISA POON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Local Government Officer

MOI TRAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artist

TRACEY YING SUEN Appointed: 2023

YAN WAI YU (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Activist

YEN CHIT CHONG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

ZHU HUA TRACY LIEU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/1990, number: 800142
Registered at Companies House on 16/08/1988, number: 02287510

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 47 days late, AR17: 84 days late, AR11: 87 days late, AR09: 59 days late, AR08: 118 days late, AR07: 48 days late, AR06: 38 days late, AR05: 63 days late, AR04: 178 days late,

Main office

Hackney Chinese Community Services
28-32 Ellingfort Road
LONDON
E8 3PA

Objectives

1. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND IN PARTICULAR CHINESE PEOPLE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND IN PARTICAR AMONG CHINESE PEOPLE. 3. TO PROMOTE GOODRACE RELATIONS IN HACKNEY AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS BY ENDEAVOURING TO ELIMINATE DISCREIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HACKNEY LB

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