Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 4

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

WISDOM (ZHIHUI) FOUNDATION

Wisdom Foundation encourage connections in the Globe through experience and learning, create Harmony by understanding differences - ages, cultures, environments...etc. We supports cultural and language learning via Bournemouth Chinese School to Bournemouth local. Our Penbuddies project links and trains children around the world from privileged background to supported background (orphanages).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/08/22		£40	£40	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/21		£2	£1	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/08/20		£7	£6	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/19		£21	£17	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/08/18	*	£25	£21	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	2
31/08/17		£24	£26	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£21	£24	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.wisdomfoundation.org.uk

admin@wisdomfoundation.org.uk

07778981989

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bournemouth, Dorset, Hampshire, Poole, Surrey, Windsor And Maidenhead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Cultural Learning for Young Person & family & Adults
£8,080	09/08/2017 12	The funding will be used to run a range of intergenerational workshops and social activities for people who experience language or cultural barriers to social inclusion and access to services. The ....more The funding will be used to run a range of intergenerational workshops and social activities for people who experience language or cultural barriers to social inclusion and access to services. The project aims to improve people’s confidence and self-esteem and reduce isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

CIAYI LIM Appointed: 2018

HANG WAN YEUNG Appointed: 2016

ZHONGXIN HAN Appointed: 2018

CATHERINE VRIGINIA SKYLA NICHOLLS (Chair) Appointed: 2019

KEN GONG Appointed: 2016

ANASTASIA PETROVA Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: FIORENTINI FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2015, number: 1162663

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR18: 9 days late,

Main office

13 Ensign Way
Stanwell
STAINES-UPON-THAMES
TW19 7RE

Objectives

A) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATIONAND LEISURE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OFLIFE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE, DORSET ANDTHE SURROUNDING AREAB) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND ANDWALES.

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