CHINESE IN WALES ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 30 October 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £492,161
Latest expenditure: £465,869
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Second Floor, Arts Wing, Swansea Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, SWANSEA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.chineseinwales.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in Wales who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origin, age, disability, ill health, poverty and other personal circumstances, in particular members of the Chinese community, to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 1 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 1 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £492,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £465,869

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £553,335
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,272

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £535,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £502,622

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £416,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,060

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £290,912
Total Gross Expenditure: £255,089

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 1 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £492,161
Total Gross Expenditure: £465,869
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £10,335
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £553,335
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,272
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £9,886
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £535,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £502,622
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £12,750
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £416,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,060
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £10,611
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £290,912
Total Gross Expenditure: £255,089
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £17,096
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 862
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 549314
Income Investments: 3159
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 553335
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,406
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £521,866
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 528272
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4270
Expenditure Support Costs: 107497
Expenditure Depreciation: 2916
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £140,129
Assets Total Fixed: 16097
Assets Own Use: 16097
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £200,776
Assets Total Liabilities: £74,586
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £142,287
Creditors One Year Total Current: 74586
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £198,388
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 140129
Funds Restricted: 2158
Funds Total: 142287
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 18815
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 515873
Income Investments: 1113
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 535801
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,053
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £498,569
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 502622
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5012
Expenditure Support Costs: 87684
Expenditure Depreciation: 2562
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £86,170
Assets Total Fixed: 14130
Assets Own Use: 14130
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £188,350
Assets Total Liabilities: £85,258
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £117,222
Creditors One Year Total Current: 85258
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £187,764
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 86170
Funds Restricted: 31052
Funds Total: 117222
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHINESE IN WALES ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-10-30T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Oct 2017
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN WALES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH, POVERTY AND OTHER PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) PROMOTING COMMUNITY COHESION, BOTH WITHIN THE ETHNIC CHINESE COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY;B) DELIVERING TO AND REPRESENTING THE CHINESE COMMUNITY INCLUDING DISABLED PEOPLE, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS ELDERLY PEOPLE, IN PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY TO ENSURE THEIR WIDER WELL-BEING;C) SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE ETHNIC CHINESE COMMUNITY FACING DISADVANTAGE TO ADDRESS THE INEQUALITIES THAT THEY FACE AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY;D) PROMOTING BOTH CHINESE AND WELSH CULTURES AND HERITAGE;E) HAVING DUE REGARD TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE EQUALITY ACT.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 592995
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHINESE IN WALES

Charity Name Id: 592996
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CIWA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management