LEWISHAM POLISH CENTRE

Registered charity 264998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lewisham Polish Centre tries to help people of Polish origin to adjust to life in London, help those of old age, sick or disabled; help in gaining better education and maintaining usage of Polish language; relieve the poverty amongst the beneficiaries; cultivate Roman Catholic faith.

Objects

CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS OF POLISH EXTRACTION, AND THEIR RELATIVES, LIVING IN SOUTH EAST LONDON. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE:1. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF THE AGED SICK AND DISABLED BENEFICIARIES.2. TO ASSIST BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO ACQUIRE A BETTER EDUCATION BOTH IN THE BRITISH AND POLISH EDUCATION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING LEARNING THE POLISH LANGUAGE AND LEARNING ABOUT POLISH CULTURE AND CUSTOMS. 3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST BENEFICIARIES.4. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH AND ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

Area of benefit: SOUTH EAST LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £88,567, representing a surplus for the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity is unincorporated and operates with no paid staff or trustee remuneration.

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 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lewisham Polish Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Agnieszka Maria Lokaj
• Remigiusz Szarama
• Tomasz Zarzycki

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Croydon · Greenwich · Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark

Income and spending

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