COPERNICUS POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL NEW MALDEN
We are a Polish Saturday school providing lessons in Polish language, literature, culture, history and geography of Poland to school aged children and preparing them for GCSE exams in Polish. Lessons are taught 32 Saturdays per year, 3.5 hours per Saturday.
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TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 3-19 PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RESIDING IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON AND ITS ENVIRONS THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION CONSISTENT WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL BASED ON THE POLISH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE’S CONCERNING PRIMARILY THE POLISH LANGUAGE, HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF POLAND, ARTS, CULTURE AND POLISH HERITAGE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £12,194 for the period ending 31 August 2025, with total revenue of £159,822. Free reserves stood at £49,732, an increase from the previous year's £37,538. The trustees aim to maintain a healthy surplus to meet unforeseen obligations, such as finding new premises.
What the accounts disclose
“The School’s main source of income is school fees.” — page 3
“All Trustees except The Head Teacher are volunteers. The Head Teacher has been paid remuneration for the period of this report in the amount of £3781.02 (gross).” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Magdalena Drossaertchair
- BEATA MAGDALENA FROIS
- Monika Minka Dyszynska-Bonnage
- Piotr Burczyk
- Violetta Ramnarace
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £180k | £149k |
| 31/08/2024 | £142k | £145k |
| 31/08/2023 | £150k | £155k |
| 31/08/2022 | £130k | £139k |
Common questions
Is COPERNICUS POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL NEW MALDEN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £12,194 for the period ending 31 August 2025, with total revenue of £159,822. Free reserves stood at £49,732, an increase from the previous year's £37,538. The trustees aim to maintain a healthy surplus to meet unforeseen obligations, such as finding new premises. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPERNICUS POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL NEW MALDEN | £180k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER | £199k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NICOLAUS COPERNICUS POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL IN BIRMINGHAM | £101k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| POLISH PARENTS' ASSOCIATION OF TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO POLISH SATURDAYSCHOOL IN EALING | £306k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Marie Sklodowska-Curie Polish Saturday School | £232k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF MARIA KONOPNICKA POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOLWILLESDEN | £126k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |