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POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (UK REGION) LIMITED

Registered charity 1155288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PSA UK · also registered in Scotland as SC045348 (OSCR)

The Charity runs scouting and guiding activities for Polish youth in the UK from age 5 to 21 years of age. Through such activities the aim is to provide an exciting and challenging programme for young people and to assist school and family in developing mentally strong, self sufficient, intelligent youngsters ready to take on leadership roles in the general community.

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Latest income
£320k
Latest spending
£241k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds amounted to £2,887,592, with unrestricted funds totaling £119,207. The trustees consider that reserves at a level equivalent to between 24 and 30 months' expenditures are maintained, although the current unrestricted balance is below this policy target. The trustees are confident that the charity has sufficient cash reserves to continue its activities and have adopted the going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 24 and 30 month’s expenditures (held: £119k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between 24 and 30 month’s expenditures.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kendall Wadley LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Polish Scouting Association (UK Region) Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). 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 31/12/2022)

    Total income
    £787k
    Total spending
    £226k
    Cost of raising funds
    £11k
    Reserves (reported)
    £0
    Employees
    2

    Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2024£320k£241k
    31/12/2023£489k£210k
    31/12/2022£787k£226k
    31/12/2021£207k£150k
    31/12/2020£207k£163k

    Common questions

    Is POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (UK REGION) LIMITED financially healthy?

    Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds amounted to £2,887,592, with unrestricted funds totaling £119,207. The trustees consider that reserves at a level equivalent to between 24 and 30 months' expenditures are maintained, although the current unrestricted balance is below this policy target. The trustees are confident that the charity has sufficient cash reserves to continue its activities and have adopted the going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kendall Wadley LLP.

    Who funds POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (UK REGION) LIMITED?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (UK REGION) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST.

    Known funders

    Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUSTFY2025£4kPolish Scouting Association (UK Region) Limited

    Government & lottery funding

    Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/08/2021£10k"60th anniversary celebrations of Polish Guides Midlands Region Mazowsze"