THE MANCHESTER CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Registered charity 1203911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote and declare Christian faith

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL BASIS AS SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSE (2) OF THIS CLAUSE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING SERVICES FOR RELIGIOUS WORSHIP;(B) CO-OPERATING WITH CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES WHO SHARE OUR GENERAL AIMS AND BELIEFS;(C) PROMOTING THE WORLD-WIDE MISSION OF JESUS CHRIST; AND(D) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DETERMINE.

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 FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £218,066 for the year, with total income rising to £851,686 and total expenditure at £633,620. The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £2,730,315, which significantly exceeds the stated policy target of covering redundancy provisions and three months' running costs. The trustees confirmed adequate reserves to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £1.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~51.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ben Ka Yan Cheng
• Dr Kwok Keung Yau · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Yeng Shiong Ang · trustee of 2 other charities
• Hongzhi Ding
• Jianfeng Chen
• Lee Siu Quek
• Linda Choi-Poon
• Samuel Ji Chung Ngeow

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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