WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL IN BANBURY

Registered charity 1176937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL IN BANBURY

ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE POLISH LANGUAGE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, TRADITION AND HERITAGE WITHIN THE POLISH COMMUNITY WITH THE AIM THAT STUDENTS CAN BETTER INTEGRATE INTO THE LOCAL CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE BRITISH SOCIETY.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF [PLEASE INSERT AGE RANGE OF PUPILS] IN BANBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN POLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, TRADITION AND CHRISTIAN VALUES.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BANBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY PROVIDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND BY PROVIDING A LIBRARY OF BOOKS IN THE POLISH LANGUAGE AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO WISH TO READ IN POLISH.3) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total receipts of £56,271 and incurred total payments of £52,115, resulting in a net surplus of £4,156 for the period. The document does not disclose a reserves policy target or specific free/unrestricted reserves figures for comparison, nor does it mention any fundraising cost ratios or related party transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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. Św. Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego — “DOFINANSOWANO PRZEZ INSTYTUT ROZWOJU JĘZYKA POLSKIEGO ZE ŚRODKÓW BUDŻETU PAŃSTWA” (source page)
• Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów — “Informujemy, że nasza szkoła otrzymała dotację ze środków Kancelarii Prezesa Rady Ministrów w ramach konkursu Polonia i Polacy za Granicą 20…” (source page)
• Stowarzyszenie „Wspólnota Polska” — “Stowarzyszenie „Wspólnota Polska” wspiera finansowo naszą szkołę od 2014 roku.” (source page)
• Senat RP — “otrzymaliśmy od Stowarzyszenia „Wspólnota Polska” ze środków Kancelarii Senatu RP w ramach opieki nad Polonią i Polakami za granicą dofinans…” (source page)
• Fundacja „Wolność i Demokracja” — “Operator zadania: FUNDACJA „WOLNOŚĆ I DEMOKRACJA”.” (source page)
• Nice Doors & Windows — “Firma wspierająca naszą szkołę finansowo.” (source page)
• Polski Sklep SMAKOŁYK — “Otrzymujemy słodycze i wsparcie finansowe na okolicznościowe imprezy szkolne, za co bardzo dziękujemy!” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aneta Lobocka
• Krzysztof Wisniewski
• SLAWOMIR SIENKIEWICZ

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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