Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 1

COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM - EAST LONDON

CRV - East London provides following services: Vietnamese Elderly Support Services includes Drop in centre, advisory and information on welfare, housing, health, education, training, counselling and home visits. Luncheon club. Social cultural events and outing trips. Home care services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

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

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		£107	£123	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22		£133	£120	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£195	£108	£87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£119	£127	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£108	£120	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18	*	£128	£126	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£127	£117	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£89	£121	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£110	£148	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£118	£154	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£125	£143	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£145	£158	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£170	£159	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£168	£152	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£149	£141	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£153	£146	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£185	£154	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£138	£129	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£142	£147	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£141	£123	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 24 years

www.crveastlondon.org

crveastlondon@aol.com

02075384986

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Tower Hamlets,

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
6 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

DCMS	£19,927
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
The London Community Foundation	£9,828
The Clothworkers Foundation	£3,600

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Promoting positive mental wellbeing for older people
£10,000	17/06/2022	The funding will be used to deliver mindfulness meditation and motivation sessions for older people from the predominately Vietnamese and Chinese community. The project aims to recover integration ....more The funding will be used to deliver mindfulness meditation and motivation sessions for older people from the predominately Vietnamese and Chinese community. The project aims to recover integration reducing isolation after the pandemic and improving overall wellbeing.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Community of Refugees from Vietnam - East London
£9,828	09/02/2021 5	The funding is for setting up a six months digital and telephone communication and outreach Covid 19 project to help our older people to remain safe, socially connected to reduce their loneliness, to ....more The funding is for setting up a six months digital and telephone communication and outreach Covid 19 project to help our older people to remain safe, socially connected to reduce their loneliness, to have adequate supplies of food, basic essentials, online exercise, welfare benefits and health advice.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Community of Refugees from Vietnam - East London
£3,600	29/01/2021	purchase of IT equipment only for a charity supporting Vietnamese and Chinese Community in Tower Hamlets
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	24/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,927	14/08/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Support Universal Credit Clinic
£9,680	21/02/2018 12	The group will provide a support service to assist people with limited internet access and skills in accessing universal credit. This will enable local residents to receive advice and assistance ....more The group will provide a support service to assist people with limited internet access and skills in accessing universal credit. This will enable local residents to receive advice and assistance regarding essential benefits.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy living for Eldery People
£10,000	13/01/2011 11	This is a project by a charity in Tower Hamlets. The group will use funding to run keep fit and Tai Chi classes for older people from the Vietnamese community. This will provide them with new ....more This is a project by a charity in Tower Hamlets. The group will use funding to run keep fit and Tai Chi classes for older people from the Vietnamese community. This will provide them with new opportunities to participate in exercise activities as part of a healthy lifestyle.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-81

PHUONG ANH HO Appointed: 2013

BICH THI NGUYEN, Occupation: Trader

CHU MINH DUC NGUYEN Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Trader

KIET MY LY Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Retired

QUAN MINH DUC NGUYEN Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Trader

QUYEN BANH Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Advise & Breaks Worker, Other trusteeship: LAMBETH ELDERLY ASSOCIATION FROM VIETNAM,

TUYET THANH LUONG Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

YAN JI SHIEH OBE (Chair), Occupation: Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/04/2000, number: 1080256
Registered at Companies House on 07/06/1999, number: 03783360

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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; AR18: 79 days late, AR11: 23 days late, AR10: 15 days late, AR07: 69 days late,

Main office

Old Poplar Library - Unit 17
45 Gillender Street
LONDON
E14 6RN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY IN EAST LONDON WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY IN EAST LONDON; TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY TO INTEGRATE INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMON GOOD; TO ADVANCE LEARNING IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO INTERACT WITH COMMUNITIES IN THE UK WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE CULTURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST LONDON

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