ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.

Registered charity 1161316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FEDERATION OF POLES IN GREAT BRITAIN C.I.O.

Support members in achieving goals. Organising meetings with representatives of various bodies. eg Conference What joins us. Poles in British Culture. Offering telephone support service to recorded queries. Representation of Polish diaspora in UK and EU.

Objects

OBJECTS OF ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) DIVERSITY, CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROMOTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WITHIN BRITISH SOCIETY OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY AND OF ITS CULTURE AND HERITAGE; (B) EDUCATION BY PROMOTING THE LEARNING OF THE POLISH LANGUAGE; (C) POLISH CULTURE, LITERATURE, ART, MUSIC, HISTORY, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS BY ORGANIZING EVENTS; (D) RELIEF IN NEED OF MEMBERS OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION OR IN ANY OTHER WAY REQUIRED AND BY ENGAGING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC BODIES, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS TO ENABLE THOSE ENTITIES TO BETTER ADAPT THEIR SERVICES, POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES TO THE NEEDS OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY; E) SOCIAL INCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE WITH AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

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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Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£47k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £8,532 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £17,845 to £9,313. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Total income was £37,993, primarily derived from donations and legacies.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: NORMAL BANKING PRACTICES (reserves figure: £9k)
“Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit NORMAL BANKING PRACTICES NONE”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 06/11/2026, 6 days after the 31/10/2026 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 10/02/2023, 102 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£38k£47k
31/12/2024£18k£20k
31/12/2023£11k£11k
31/12/2022£11k£18k
31/12/2021£41k£26k

Common questions

Is ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £8,532 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £17,845 to £9,313. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Total income was £37,993, primarily derived from donations and legacies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2016£10kLets Get It Right and Unite
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/01/2005£3k"This Group Will Use An Award To Organise Two Events To Commemorate The Contribution Of Poles To The Wwii Effort. The First Will Be A Day Of"
The National Lottery Community Fund30/12/2004£20kWW2 celebrations

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION FOR THE POLISH FAMILY/ STOWARZYSZENIE NA RZECZ POLSKICH RODZIN PYZA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.£38k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR THE POLISH FAMILY/ STOWARZYSZENIE NA RZECZ POLSKICH RODZIN PYZA FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
POWYS-BRECKNOCK FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES CIO FY2026£29k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITY MEALS FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
POLISH WOMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2024£18k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH POLIO FELLOWSHIP FY2025£440k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.