THE POLISH CATHOLIC MISSION
Registered charity 1119423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
advancement of the Roman Catholic religionadvancement of religious education for the Polish Community relief of poverty for the Polish Community advance the study of Polish affairsspread the knowledge of Poland and Polish history and culturepromote research on Anglo-Polish relationspromote and finance the mutual exchange of Christian students between Great Britain and Poland.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £21,284,440 against a policy target of six to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% of income)
“Donations and legacies 5,233,439” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six to twelve months' worth of expenditure (held: £21.3m)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for specific purposes, at a level equivalent to approximately six to twelve months' worth of expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Part reimbursement of accountancy fees of £10,000 from PCM HAL.
“The part reimbursement of accountancy fees of £10,000 (2023: £10,000).” — page 31
“An annual rental fee of £12,000 (2023: £12,000) from PCM HAL to the charity in respect of the shared head office.” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Annual rental fee of £12,000 from PCM HAL for shared head office.
“The part reimbursement of accountancy fees of £10,000 (2023: £10,000).” — page 31
“An annual rental fee of £12,000 (2023: £12,000) from PCM HAL to the charity in respect of the shared head office.” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Johnsons, Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Leadership, per the charity’s website
- ks. Bogdan Kołodziej — Rektor Polskiej Misji Katolickiej w Anglii i Walii (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
110 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (95 freehold); recorded price paid £4.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£7.4m
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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: 99.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE POLISH CATHOLIC MISSION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £21,284,440 against a policy target of six to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Johnsons, Chartered Accountants.
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