Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 10

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

VIETNAMESE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (GIA DINH VIET)

We work to support the Vietnamese community in Lewisham and neighbouring boroughs. Specifically, we:Relieve poverty by helping people to access service, training and employmentProvide supplementary education for children and adultsRelieve sickness and promote healthAdvance knowledge and understanding of Vietnamese language, culture, history and heritage

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£54,936	£46,358	£8,578	150
31/03/22	£51,965	£34,195	£17,770	125
31/03/21	£36,371	£21,980	£14,391	45
31/03/20	£28,800	£15,239	£13,561	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://www.vietfp.org/

londonvietschool@gmail.com

07543241425

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
150 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£31,174
DCMS	£9,999
Trust for London	£9,986
Greater London Authority	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - Beneath the Nom La
£6,000	04/07/2022	Consultations and workshops to develop a new public art work that celebrates Vietnamese Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - [WAVE 5 LCRF] Advice service Vietnamese Family Partnership
£31,174	18/03/2021 11	The project is using funding to run the advice service to members of the Vietnamese community in Lewisham and neighbouring areas helping to reduce hardship for those experiencing financial ....more The project is using funding to run the advice service to members of the Vietnamese community in Lewisham and neighbouring areas helping to reduce hardship for those experiencing financial difficulties isolation domestic abuse and mental health issues. Funding will bolster the Advice & Support Centre to reach those hit hardest by the crisis specifically due to language barriers and lack of digital skills. They will establish new COVID-19 support groups for participants to share experiences of bereavement long term effects of COVID build resilience and increase awareness as well as undertake marketing to raise awareness of COVID-19 and encourage vaccination uptake in the community.
Trust for London - Vietnamese Family Partnership
£9,986	05/10/2020 6	The funding is for the operation of a targeted support and advice centre to the Vietnamese community, who are experiencing significant challenges in accessing public services such as housing and ....more The funding is for the operation of a targeted support and advice centre to the Vietnamese community, who are experiencing significant challenges in accessing public services such as housing and benefits. It will complement existing services and signpost those experiencing domestic abuse and mental health issues.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,999	02/10/2020	"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 (6)

Current Trustees appointed

QUYNHNHU NGUYEN Appointed: 2021

THOAI NHU NGUYEN Appointed: 2018

TUNG NGUYEN Appointed: 2019

YUK CHENG TRAN Appointed: 2021

ANDY QUACH Appointed: 2020

VAN TIM HOANG Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2019, number: 1183593

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Evelyn Community Centre
1 Kingfisher Square
LONDON
SE8 5TW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN LEWISHAM AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS:1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PEOPLE OF VIETNAMESE HERITAGE BY PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY TO HELP THEM ACCESS RESOURCES, SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES.3) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF PEOPLE OF VIETNAMESE HERITAGE BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND HEALTH.4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE, CULTURE, HISTORY AND HERITAGE.

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