VERITAS CATHOLIC EDUCATION, WELFARE AND CULTURE FOUNDATION (COMMONLY KNOWN AS VERITAS FOUNDATION)

Charity Number: 234148
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote Polish culture and provide assistance to the Catholic Church in its pastoral work, especially for the Polish community in Britain through the printing and publication of books and periodicals, and through the provision of scholarships to students and researchers engaged in the field of spiritual and educational welfare of the Polish community in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £175,718
Total expenditure: £184,192

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 November 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WOJCIECH PLAZAK Chair 21 November 1972
None on record
Agnieszka Okonska Trustee 11 May 2016
None on record
ALEXANDER GROCHOLSKI Trustee 14 September 2006
None on record
JOANNA TOBIASIEWICZ Trustee 02 March 2005
None on record
JACK BIEL Trustee 04 July 2002
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £189.23k £183.84k £154.39k £157.92k £175.72k
Total expenditure £191.49k £107.34k £185.04k £178.73k £184.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 20/2/1947

Charitable objects

A) TO SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION ESPECIALLY AMONG POLISH STUDENTS AND GRADUATES AND MEMBERS OF CATHOLIC ORGANISATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE B) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF CATHOLIC DOCTRINE C) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ALL PERSONS OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
VERITAS FOUNDATION
63 JEDDO ROAD
LONDON
W12 9EE
Phone:
02087494957
Email:
anna@veritasfoundation.org.uk
Website:

No information available