CHINESE HEALTH INFORMATION CENTRE

Registered charity 1094063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHIC

Provision of health services, health information and support, health promotion and interpreting service; drop in service, Chinese GP drop in surgery, health activities for older people, foot screening service,telephone information and help service, drop in service and health checks. General information and support service.

Objects

TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER, IN PARTICULAR THE CHINESE AND SOUTH EAST ASIAN RESIDENTS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND THE LOCAL INHABITANTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY THE PROVISION OF AN ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICE.B) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BY PROMOTING HEALTH EDUCATION.C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND THE DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY SERVICES, IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, HEALTH, HOUSING, LEISURE, SOCIAL WELFARE AND OTHER SERVICES.

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £37,035 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £381,722. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that reliance on grant funding is managed through flexible staffing and service delivery. The charity aims to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately 18 months of running costs.

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.

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Shulan Tangchair
• CHI KIN HO
• Dr Chung Tai Chiu
• Dr SIMON SIU MAN KAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR KEN SHIEU
• MR PAUL YU
• MR WARREN YEUNG
• Mei Yin Stott
• Professor Mark Benjamin Gabbay

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

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

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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