Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Multiple returns filed late: -2

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

CHINESE INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE

Immigration and asylum laws advice, women victims of domestic violence support and advocacy, support to children affected by domestic violence, benefit advice and advocacy, tackling homelessness, asylum seeker and refugee support, health and wellbeing advice, disseminate information to the Chinese community, campaign for policies change, cultural exchange and raising cultural awareness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£262	£204	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	*	£112	£155	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£162	£154	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£102	£106	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£102	£103	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£101	£102	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£101	£97	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£114	£110	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£114	£100	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£101	£93	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£101	£79	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	*	£72	£59	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£71	£70	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£96	£112	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	*	£85	£160	£-75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	*	£212	£207	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£276	£258	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	*	£296	£307	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£339	£308	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£357	£341	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 36 years

www.ciac.co.uk

info@ciac.co.uk

03002011868

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trust for London - Chinese Information and Advice Centre
£5,335	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-01.06.2021-9130
Trust for London - Chinese Information and Advice Centre
£64,000	13/10/2021 36	The funding is for the salary and running costs of a Caseworker to help Chinese and Southeast Asian women, who are victims of domestic abuse or/ and gender-based violence who are destitute and in some cases have no recourse to public funds (NRPF) to ....more The funding is for the salary and running costs of a Caseworker to help Chinese and Southeast Asian women, who are victims of domestic abuse or/ and gender-based violence who are destitute and in some cases have no recourse to public funds (NRPF) to access support and practical advice.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chinese Information and Advice Centre
£50,000	28/09/2020	towards the project assisting older and more vulnerable people of the Chinese community to cope with the pressures and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic through predominantly smartphone use and assistance, as outlined in your application
Comic Relief - SWAN Project - Safer sexWork Access Network, safety for Sex-Workers + healthcare & human rights info
£50,000	25/07/2018 12	SWAN Project - Safer sexWork Access Network, safety for Sex-Workers + healthcare & human rights info
Comic Relief - SWAN Project - Safer sexWork Access Network, safety for Sex-Workers + healthcare & human rights info
£51,500	19/07/2017 12	Research shows a rise in the number of Chinese sex workers in London. Many of them face violent abuse and sexual exploitation and often won't seek support due to language barriers, fear of their perpetrators and authorities.The Chinese Information ....more Research shows a rise in the number of Chinese sex workers in London. Many of them face violent abuse and sexual exploitation and often won't seek support due to language barriers, fear of their perpetrators and authorities.The Chinese Information and Advice Centre are one of the only Chinese charities in London providing support in the area of violence against women and girls. They will develop a digital platform on WeChat, where users can access immediate advice anonymously. The platform will break down barriers that Chinese sex workers often face by providing practical guidance and advice on accessing further support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-69

EDMOND HENG-KUEN YEO (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Businessman

FOONG KIEW POON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Business Executive

JAMES BENG ONG NG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

TOQUEER FATIMA KUMAR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/1989, number: 800646
Registered at Companies House on 18/10/1988, number: 02306765

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; AR23: 107 days late, AR22: 22 days late, AR12: 8 days late, AR11: 31 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR06: 9 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Basement
2 Gerrard Place
LONDON
W1D 5PB

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE POOR PERSONS OF CHINESE ORIGIN PRIMARILY LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE.2. TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS TO HELP ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND TO ENCOURAGE QUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF CHINESE ORIGIN AND PERSONS OF OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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