East & Southeast Asian Community Centre — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 February 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02287510
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £949,223
Latest expenditure: £804,114
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 12-14 Englefield Road, LONDON, N1 4LS

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.hackneychinese.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote cultural recreations and to raise social and health well-being of the Chinese/Vietnamese Community.To establish educational standard amongst different age groups of the Chinese/Vietnamese community.To initiate and to foster racial harmony and to dispel feelings of racial discriminations so as to facilitate integration of the Chinese/Vietnamese into the society.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £949,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £804,114

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £491,862
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,782

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: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £299,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £257,107

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: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £401,321
Total Gross Expenditure: £282,905

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £196,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,563

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £949,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £804,114
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £13
Income From Government Grants: £740,715
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £491,862
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,782
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £336,890
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £299,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £257,107
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £179,415
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: 70

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £401,321
Total Gross Expenditure: £282,905
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Contracts: 27778
Income From Government Grants: £261,054
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 82

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £196,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,563
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £29,122
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 52

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 52479
Income Other Trading Activities: 131646
Income Charitable Activities: 24383
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 208508
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £434,546
Expenditure Other: 369568
Expenditure Total: 804114
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 176088
Expenditure Support Costs: 55748
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 8048
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £313,400
Assets Total Fixed: 11197
Assets Own Use: 11195
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £320,485
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,030
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £323,652
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8030
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £312,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 313400
Funds Restricted: 10252
Funds Total: 323652
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: East & Southeast Asian Community Centre
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-02-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16TH AUGUST 1988, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 11TH NOVEMBER 1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 MAY 2024 as amended on 06 Feb 2026 as amended on 06 Feb 2026
Charitable Objects: 1. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of people living or working in the London Borough of Hackney and its surrounding districts and in particular people of East and Southeast Asian heritage in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life.2 To advance education among the inhabitants of Hackney and its surrounding district and in particular among people of East and Southeast Asian heritage.3 To promote good race relations in Hackney and its surrounding district by endeavouring to eliminate discrimination on grounds of race and by encouraging equality of opportunity between persons of different racial groups.
Area Of Benefit: HACKNEY LB

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 706332
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: East & Southeast Asian Community Centre

Charity Name Id: 25233
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HACKNEY CHINESE COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures