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POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

Registered charity 292231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (UK) LTD, THE POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION LIMITED, ZHP PGK

Promotion of physical, mental and spiritual development of Polish youth outside of Poland by Scouting and Guiding methods and in accordance with the principles and traditions of the Scout and Guide Movements, including the fostering of Polish traditions and culture.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£393k
Latest spending
£445k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £32,981 for the year, primarily due to major repair and maintenance work on its headquarters building. Despite this shortfall, the total fund balance remained robust at £3,315,467, with unrestricted reserves of £2,138,832. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting four years of base operating expenditure, although the current free reserves of £439,280 are below this target.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four years base operating expenditure (held: £439k)
“It is currently the policy of the charitable company to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use, at a level approaching four years base operating expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kendall Wadley LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£617k
Total spending
£450k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£876k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~23.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Canada · France · Germany · Ireland · Netherlands · Norway · Scotland · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£393k£445k
31/12/2023£617k£450k
31/12/2022£340k£183k
31/12/2021£372k£222k
31/12/2020£422k£135k

Common questions

Is POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £32,981 for the year, primarily due to major repair and maintenance work on its headquarters building. Despite this shortfall, the total fund balance remained robust at £3,315,467, with unrestricted reserves of £2,138,832. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting four years of base operating expenditure, although the current free reserves of £439,280 are below this target. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kendall Wadley LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
POLISH SCOUTING ASSOCIATION (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED£393k—0unclear—no doubt
DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£100k—0above—no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
RICHMOND UPON THAMES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£341k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£112k—0no_policy—no doubt
CARDIFF NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt

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