POLISH YMCA SECTION IN GREAT BRITAIN

Registered charity 1175952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

The objects of the Polish YMCA Section in Great Britain are first to lead young men, women and boys and girls to the Lord Jesus Christ and to the fullness of life in him and secondly to proceed or assist in the provision ,in the interests of social welfare, of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for such young persons with the object of improving their condition of life.

Objects

FIRST, TO LEAD YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULNESS OF LIFE IN HIM AND SECONDLY TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ealing, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £9,163 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing from £1,026,009 to £1,016,846. The statement of financial position shows unrestricted funds of £909,527 and a net current asset position of £703,017, with the trustees confirming the preparation of accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 02/11/2023, 2 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Polish YMCA (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Instytut Rozwoju Języka Polskiego im. świętego Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego — “Dofinansowano przez Instytut Rozwoju Języka Polskiego im. świętego Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego ze środków Ministra Edukacji i Nauki” (source page)
• Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów — “Informujemy, że Polska YMCA w Wielkiej Brytanii otrzymała dofinansowanie ze środków Kancelarii Prezesa Rady Ministrów w ramach konkursu „Pol…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Karol Ostaszewskichair
• Christopher MURASZKO
• Julia Giannini
• Lucian Santos-Witkowski
• MAREK ZWIEFKA-SIBLEY
• Maria Suchcitz · trustee of 1 other charity
• Zbigniew BEHNKE

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YMCA TRUST.

• YMCA TRUST income £170k
• YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH income £9.5m
• YMCA Plymouth Ltd income £2.0m
• POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (UK REGION) LIMITED income £471k
• YMCA CORNWALL income £1.3m
• YMCA GEORGE WILLIAMS COMPANY income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

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