Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

CHINESE COMMUNITY WELLBEING SOCIETY

To relieve hardship and distress by providing assistance, advice and services amongst the Chinese communityTo provide or assist in the provision of recreation for people and their families with a view to improving their conditions of lifeThe advancement of education between the Chinese community and the local community through educational, cultural and social activities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£282,329	£352,737	£-70,408	10
05/04/22		£494,496	£253,120	£241,376	8
05/04/21		£0	£0	£0	0
05/04/20		£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.chinesecws.org.uk

admin@chinesecws.org.uk

01179351462

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Cornwall, Devon, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Chinese Community Wellbeing Society
£3,000	11/05/2023	For staff development and training to ensure that staff other than the CEO are involved in fundraising, project delivery and report writing.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Chinese Community Wellbeing Society
£10,000	06/04/2023	For support and to organise a range of learning activities to improve the ability of older people to live independently in their own homes over the winter months.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Chinese Community Wellbeing Society
£2,500	11/07/2022	Towards a caseworker to provide one to one support and deliver workshops to the Chinese community.
Quartet Community Foundation - Winter Support Project
£3,000	02/03/2021 5	An information booklet and workshop to raise awareness on fuel poverty crisis and a ‘buddy’ telephone scheme to help reduce isolation and loneliness in Chinese elders.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Chinese Community Wellbeing Society
£5,000	11/06/2020	To extend the hours of the group's casework surgery and helpline which provides support such as counselling & moral support for Chinese elders, and those older people who are coping with ....more To extend the hours of the group's casework surgery and helpline which provides support such as counselling & moral support for Chinese elders, and those older people who are coping with bereavement due to Covid-19 crisis.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

POH HOOI TEOH Appointed: 2018

PO LIN HO Appointed: 2021

YEE KWAN LO Appointed: 2018

YEE KIU WAN Appointed: 2021

ANDY JANBOND LEE Appointed: 2019

AMY SIU KUEN TING Appointed: 2023

MARIA FUNG-MING CHOI Appointed: 2021

MEI ZHANG CHAMP Appointed: 2022

SUNNY CHAN Appointed: 2023

ROYSTON GRIFFEY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE LORD MAYOR'S CHAPEL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2019, number: 1181750

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR23: 28 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BRISTOL AND AVON CHINESE WOMEN'S GROUP on 14/02/2023

Main office

Chinese Community Wellbeing Society
The Vassall Centre
Gill Avenue
BRISTOL
BS16 2QQ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE, ADVICE, REPRESENTATION AND SERVICES AMONGST THE CHINESE COMMUNITY.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES OR FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BETWEEN THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

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