EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTRE, SWINDON CIO

Registered charity 1183960 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational and Cultural Centre Swindon CIO runs Polish Saturday School, Music School and Gift Shop in Swindon. The Polish School is our main activity and provides Polish language and heritage education for children at primary and secondary school age and also prepares for national qualifications at GCSE and A level in the Polish language.

Objects

"TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SWINDON AND ITS ENVIRONS (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPLEMENTARY EDUCATION, IN SUBJECTS INCLUDING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE POLISH LANGUAGE AND POLISH HERITAGE, INCLUDING ARTS, CULTURE, HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY;2. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND ENSURING THE INTEGRATION OF THE POLISH RESIDENTS INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY."

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 unrestricted income was £102,998 against unrestricted expenditure of £55,125, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted cash reserves stood at approximately £58,825 at the end of the financial year, describing this as a strong financial position. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
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• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dorota Freemanchair
• Agnieszka Lucja Furtak
• Anna Wilczek-Cannon
• Joanna Szymor
• Sebastian Lawniczak

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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