THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST

Registered charity 297911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAFT

The Trust offers financial assistance to support education, culture and and historical research with a Polish focus. This includes supporting publications, exhibitions and symposia. There is a particular emphasis on Polish history since 1914 and the emigre movement.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,262,264, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of two years' prior year income (£200,134). The trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although the charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss due to an unrealised investment loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends (95% of income)

“Dividend Income Receivable 96,802” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: up to two years of the prior year's income (held: £3.3m)

“the Trustees have decided to maintain an undesignated General Reserve Fund equivalent to up to two years of the prior year's income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER ZAREBSKI BSc MBAchair
ANNA STEFANICKI MA
Dr ANDRZEJ TADEUSZ PAUEL SUCHCITZ FRHISTS
MAGDALENA SZKUTA · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS E MARESCH
Robert Wisniowski · trustee of 4 other charities
WIKTOR MOSZCZYNSKI · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Belgium · Canada · Ireland · Italy · Poland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£102k	£93k
31/12/2024	£100k	£118k
31/12/2023	£95k	£74k
31/12/2022	£93k	£82k
31/12/2021	£92k	£48k

Common questions

Is THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,262,264, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of two years' prior year income (£200,134). The trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although the charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss due to an unrealised investment loss. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Poland Trust.

The Poland Trust income £282k
POLISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION LIMITED income £149k
POLISH WOMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £221k
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION income £380k
THE POLISH CATHOLIC MISSION income £7.5m
FRIENDS OF POLOAFRICA DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £127k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Poland Trust FY2025	£282k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
POLISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
POLISH WOMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2024	£221k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION FY2025	£380k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE POLISH CATHOLIC MISSION FY2024	£7.5m	—	above	—	no doubt

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