WAI YIN SOCIETY

Registered charity 1073437 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WAI YIN CHINESE WOMEN SOCIETY, WAI YIN CHINESE WOMEN SOCIETY

In essence we provide welfare and education services to the Chinese and other ethnic minority communities. We run projects such as elderly luncheon club and elderly carers for people over 60, women and family, youth, mental health to get people people back to the society, and adult education. We operate in the Greater Manchester area

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £155,454 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,042,076 to £886,622. The trustees maintain that free reserves of £430,927 are sufficient to cover approximately four months of charitable expenditure, meeting their stated policy target. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wai Yin Society (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Macmillan Cancer Support — “Wai Yin Society has been awarded a £139,500 CARE grant from Macmillan Cancer Support to help [...]” (source page)
• Heritage Lottery Fund — “Heritage Lottery Fund” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JUANITA YAUchair
• Echo Mei Rong Li-Doward
• Huey Minn Teow
• SALLY LI
• Wei Shieong Lau

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).