THE RELIEF SOCIETY FOR POLES TRUST

Registered charity 327128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To sponsor, promote welfare of persons of Polish nationality or descent living in the United Kingdom. To make grants to individuals and organisations. To promote religious activities.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT TO SUPPORT OR ESTABLISH AND IN PARTICULAR FOR (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY NEED DISTRESS AND SICKNESS BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING TECHNICAL CULTURAL PHYSICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION) AND (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AMONG POLES.

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.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £960,463 to £927,178 due to net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees acknowledge that reserves are decreasing but maintain that the current level is sufficient to meet future charitable objectives. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £33,285 for the year, driven largely by investment losses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trustees have reviewed the charity's policy on reserves and feel that they have reserves at a level sufficient to generate adequate income to meet expenditure on charitable objectives. The Trustees are aware that currently the charity has expenditure greater than income and that the reserves are decreasing.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to parent undertaking
“During the year to 31 March 2025, the charity paid an amount of rent of £10,800 (2024: £10,800) to The Relief Society for Poles (Towarzystwo Pomocy Polakom) Limited (Limited by Guarantee).” — page 16
“The Relief Society for Poles (Towarzystwo Pomocy Polakom) Limited (Limited by Guarantee) provided the Trust with a loan at the balance sheet date, the Charity owed £185,422 to The Relief Society for Poles (Towarzystwo Pomocy Polakom) Limited (Limited by Guarantee) (2024: £174,665).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from parent undertaking
“During the year to 31 March 2025, the charity paid an amount of rent of £10,800 (2024: £10,800) to The Relief Society for Poles (Towarzystwo Pomocy Polakom) Limited (Limited by Guarantee).” — page 16
“The Relief Society for Poles (Towarzystwo Pomocy Polakom) Limited (Limited by Guarantee) provided the Trust with a loan at the balance sheet date, the Charity owed £185,422 to The Relief Society for Poles (Towarzystwo Pomocy Polakom) Limited (Limited by Guarantee) (2024: £174,665).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£48k
31/03/2024£50k£51k
31/03/2023£38k£49k
31/03/2022£525£38k
31/03/2021£3k£85k

Common questions

Is THE RELIEF SOCIETY FOR POLES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £960,463 to £927,178 due to net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees acknowledge that reserves are decreasing but maintain that the current level is sufficient to meet future charitable objectives. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £33,285 for the year, driven largely by investment losses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£248k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POLISH WOMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RELIEF SOCIETY FOR POLES TRUST£51k—0below—no doubt
POLISH WOMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2024£18k—0unclear—no doubt
POLISH ASSOCIATION GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
The Poland Trust FY2025£282k—0unclear—no doubt
BELZ RELIEF LIMITED FY2025£65k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£148k—0above—no doubt

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