WISDOM (ZHIHUI) FOUNDATION
Wisdom Foundation encourage connections in the Globe through experience and learning, create Harmony by understanding differences - ages, cultures, environments...etc. We supports cultural and language learning via Bournemouth Chinese School to Bournemouth local. Our Penbuddies project links and trains children around the world from privileged background to supported background (orphanages).
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A) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATIONAND LEISURE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OFLIFE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE, DORSET ANDTHE SURROUNDING AREAB) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND ANDWALES.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £37,151 — grants £37,151 (1); 92% of the £40,165 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 08/09/2024, 70 days after the 30/06/2024 due date).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/01/2016)
Trustees
- Wai Kee Chengchair
- Catherine Vriginia Skyla Nicholls
- Ciayi Lim
- Hang Wan Yeung
- Zhongxin Han
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £4k | £6k |
| 31/08/2024 | £4k | £4k |
| 31/08/2023 | £40k | £40k |
| 31/08/2022 | £40k | £40k |
| 31/08/2021 | £2k | £901 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/09/2016 | £5k | Lunar New Year Multi-Cultural Celebration & Workshops |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/04/2007 | £590 | Reaching Out |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/01/2005 | £5k | music & dance tutition |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 01/07/2002 | £4k | "This Group Will Produce A Prospectus And Provide Training In Health And Safety For Teachers And Volunteers." |