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

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.

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.

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).

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).

Trustees

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?

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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