BRENT CHINESE ASSOCIATION
Free Chinese/ESEA cultural, art and festive celebratory events. Supportive generalist advice, interpretation, translating services and signposting to specialist services and agencies. Facilities/activities for recreation and leisure to improve social welfare and cohesion, integration and conditions of life, reducing isolationLanguage/cultural sensitive free health check/vaccination clinics
Objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CHINESE HISTORY, ART, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS.2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS PARTICULARLY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY INBRENT.3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISIONS OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THEINHABITANTS OF BRENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OFLIFE.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £9,800 — grants £9,800 (1); 40% of the £24,239 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 40% of the £12,395 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £6,500 — grants £6,500 (2); 80% of the £8,122 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Dr Etheldreda Kongchair
- Irene Pek Guaik Liau
- Mei Wu
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £24k | £13k |
| 31/03/2024 | £12k | £5k |
| 31/03/2023 | £8k | £5k |
| 31/03/2022 | £23k | £7k |
Common questions
Who funds BRENT CHINESE ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRENT CHINESE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE), WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE) | FY2025 | £5k | Building and Sustaining Equitable Heathier Thriving Communities |
| WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | For a football project for young people from Chinese and south Asian communities |