The Poland Trust

Registered charity 204424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POLAND HOUSE, SIDNEY MICHAEL POLAND FOR HOME AND RECREATION GROUND

Provision of housing accommodation for those living within the area of benefit; provision and maintenance of amenity land to be used for recreation; making grants or providing goods, services or facilities to relieve beneficiaries who are in need, hardship or distress; making grants for the general benefit of inhabitants of the area of benefit.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£282k

Latest spending

£275k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £4,365,260, comprising a permanent endowment of £4,168,000 and unrestricted/reserved funds of £197,260. The trustees consider a balance of £50,000 in the Extraordinary Repair Fund and £30,000 in the Contingency Fund to be sufficient for future needs. The charity reports a net income of £5,513 for the year and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Benjamin Barrett, son of trustee AT Barrett, was paid for gardening services.

“During the year Benjamin Barrett, son of AT Barrett (a trustee during the year), was paid £5,939 (2024 £5,526) for gardening services.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bullimores LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2023)

Total income

£1.1m

Total spending

£239k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£80k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Sidney Michael Poland Trustees Ltd

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£282k	£275k
30/06/2024	£232k	£207k
30/06/2023	£1.1m	£239k
30/06/2022	£899k	£220k
30/06/2021	£75k	£101k

Common questions

Is The Poland Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £4,365,260, comprising a permanent endowment of £4,168,000 and unrestricted/reserved funds of £197,260. The trustees consider a balance of £50,000 in the Extraordinary Repair Fund and £30,000 in the Contingency Fund to be sufficient for future needs. The charity reports a net income of £5,513 for the year and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bullimores LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST.

THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST income £102k
PLOIEST ESTATES LIMITED income £152k
POLRUAN TOWN TRUST income £243k
THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUST income £249k
Plato Trust income £449k
LAKELAND HOUSING TRUST income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Poland Trust	£282k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PLOIEST ESTATES LIMITED FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
POLRUAN TOWN TRUST FY2025	£243k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£249k	—	above	—	no doubt
Plato Trust FY2026	£449k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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