THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLISH CHILDREN

Registered charity 216439 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity supports a Polish supplementary School operating on Saturday mornings only, for children between the age of 4 to 18 learning Polish language and culture and taking students to GCSE, AS and A2 examination. We also support different youth groups, not only with cash gifts, but also by allowing use of our premises. Groups include Polish scouts and folk dancing

Objects

TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND LEGAL AID HEALTH AND SCHOOL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF POLISH PARENTAGE WHO AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE WAR ARE ORPHANED OR IN NEED OR FOR WHOM THEIR PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND NECESSARY MEANS FOR THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPEMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £458,218, an increase from the previous year's £396,783. Total incoming resources were £142,342, with the majority derived from school fees and rent received. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner confirming compliance with accounting standards and no material issues identified.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 3

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£142k£81k
31/12/2024£138k£104k
31/12/2023£120k£68k
31/12/2022£117k£59k
31/12/2021£100k£40k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLISH CHILDREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £458,218, an increase from the previous year's £396,783. Total incoming resources were £142,342, with the majority derived from school fees and rent received. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner confirming compliance with accounting standards and no material issues identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA POLISH SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLISH CHILDREN£142k——unclear—no doubt
OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA POLISH SCHOOL FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
ABC POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL IN POOLE FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
POLISH PARENTS' ASSOCIATION OF TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO POLISH SATURDAYSCHOOL IN EALING FY2025£306k—0unclear—no doubt
THE POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL IN READING FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL AT ST MARY'S COLLEGE FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt

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