CHINESE ALLIANCE CHURCHES UNION (UK)

Registered charity 1092536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK) seeks to be an indigenous federation of Chinese evangelical churches according to the tradition of Christian And Mission Alliance, whose purposes are to proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, to assist the advance of His church in the United Kingdom, and to promote a missionary base for national and world-wide evangelization in affiliation with the AWF.

Objects

4. The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to: 4.1 promoting the Christian Faith in all parts of the world in accordance with the Doctrinal Statement set out in Appendix 1, including (but not limited to) by all or any of the following means: (a) The proclamation of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to people of all nations, and in particular (but not exclusively) those who speak Mandarin and/or Cantonese, and the discipleship of all those who become Christians through receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord so that they may grow in spiritual maturity and understanding. ?(b) Fostering the growth of church as an indigenous body of Christ. (c) The education and training of Christians for the ministries of the Church both at home and overseas and the encouragement of Christians to become established as active members of their local churches.(d) Facilitating evangelism and Christian training in Churches and organisations that agree with the Doctrinal Statement (as set out in Appendix 1) and conduct their affairs consistently with it.(e) The establishment and encouragement of churches related in fellowship with the Union around the world who share the purposes of the Union in the proclamation of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.4.2 letting out the Union's facilities for educational and other charitable activities which are compatible with promoting the Christian Faith in accordance with the Doctrinal Statement.Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £217,548 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total reserves standing at £671,252. The trustees consider the free reserve of £63,223 to be sufficient for general running costs, noting it is approximately 20-30% over a typical year’s running cost. The financial situation was described as stable, supported by donations from member churches and income from property.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04247363

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• LEE CHEUNG, Yat Wai Gloria — director, appointed 25/05/2026not on trustee list
• WONG, King Yeung — director, appointed 25/05/2026on trustee list
• CHOW, Wai Man, Dr — director, appointed 26/05/2025on trustee list
• LAW, Ka Sin Christopher, Dr — director, appointed 26/05/2025on trustee list
• MA, Siu Boon — director, appointed 27/05/2024on trustee list
• NG, Wai Yee — secretary, appointed 14/09/2021

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Wai Man Chow
• Ka Sin Christopher Law · trustee of 1 other charity
• King Yeung Wong · trustee of 1 other charity
• SIU BOON MA
• Yat Wai Gloria Lee Cheung · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH LONDON ALLIANCE CHURCH.

• SOUTH LONDON ALLIANCE CHURCH income £361k
• CHINESE CHURCH IN LONDON income £2.2m
• THE CHINESE OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN MISSION income £3.0m
• THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE income £3.0m
• LONDON CHINESE ALLIANCE CHURCH TRUST income £328k
• SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH income £115k

Side by side with its peers

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