The Poland Trust

Charity number: 204424
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of housing accommodation for those living within the area of benefit; provision and maintenance of amenity land to be used for recreation; making grants or providing goods, services or facilities to relieve beneficiaries who are in need, hardship or distress; making grants for the general benefit of inhabitants of the area of benefit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £231,891
Total expenditure: £207,483

People

1 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 March 1962: Standard registration
  • 13 February 2001: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 13 February 2001: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • POLAND HOUSE (Working name)
  • SIDNEY MICHAEL POLAND FOR HOME AND RECREATION GROUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sidney Michael Poland Trustees Ltd Trustee 26 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £88.39k £75.20k £899.18k £1.11m £231.89k
Total expenditure £98.63k £100.87k £219.76k £239.17k £207.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £760.82k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £1.60k £761.52k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £885.89k £117.37k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £760.82k N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £11.69k £10.45k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 £224.68k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £216.37k £236.73k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £3.38k £2.45k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £7.28k £31.99k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £1.00k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £3.38k £2.45k N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 31 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 31 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 30 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 30 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 28 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 28 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 05 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 05 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 08 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 08 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME OF 26/01/01 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 JUNE 2006 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 19 OCTOBER 2006 as amended on 07 Feb 2019 as amended on 07 Feb 2019 as amended on 12 May 2021 as amended on 04 May 2022 as amended on 13 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

1A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES; AND B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE ACCOMMODATION AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE; AND C) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AMENITY LAND TO BE USED FOR RECREATION. D) THE RELIEF OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED BY I) MAKING GRANTS TO THEM; OR II) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR III) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED; AND WITH PRIORITY TO BE GIVEN TO THE OBJECTS STATED IN SUB CLAUSES A B AND C ABOVE. IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CAN NOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE OBJECTS IN SUB-CLAUSE 1(A) TO (D) ABOVE, IT MAY BE APPLIED FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

PARISHES OF BROCKHAM, BETCHWORTH, LEIGH AND BUCKLAND.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 204424-1 POLAND HOUSE AMENITIES FUND
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 06 OCTOBER 1959
Charitable objects
GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OD POLAND HOUSE AND THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BROCKHAM GREEN WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE
Area of benefit
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BROCKHAM GREEN
Registration history
  • 27 March 1962 : Standard registration
  • 13 February 2001 : Removed
  • 13 February 2001 : Asset transfer out

Contact information

Address:
Albion Cottage
Wheelers Lane
Brockham
BETCHWORTH
Surrey
RH3 7LA
Phone:
01737843632
Email:
warden@thepolandtrust.co.uk
Website:

No information available