FRIENDS OF POLAND

Charity number: 284228
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Relief of poverty and hardship amongst Polish Nationals wherever resident and amongst Polish citizens and their descendants now resident to the east of the present borders of the Polish state.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2008

Total income: £25,157
Total expenditure: £32,253

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Lithuania
  • Poland
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 April 1982: Standard registration
  • 29 April 2009: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Other names:
  • F O P (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2004 31/01/2005 31/01/2006 31/01/2007 31/01/2008
Total gross income £32.53k £44.17k £22.78k £29.71k £25.16k
Total expenditure £52.66k £31.18k £29.10k £28.34k £32.25k
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 January 2008 06 August 2008 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2008 08 August 2008 On Time
Annual return 31 January 2007 13 August 2007 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2007 15 August 2007 On Time
Annual return 31 January 2006 04 October 2006 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2006 04 October 2006 On Time
Annual return 31 January 2005 17 November 2005 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2005 17 November 2005 On Time
Annual return 31 January 2004 02 November 2004 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2004 02 November 2004 On Time

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 8TH JANUARY 1982 AS VARIED BY DEED OF 20TH NOVEMBER 1991.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONGST POLISH CITIZENS WHEREVER RESIDENT AND AMONGST FORMER POLISH CITIZENS AND THEIR DECENDANTS NOW RESIDENT TO THE EAST OF THE PRESENTT BORDERS OF THE POLISH STATE ("THE POLISH FAMILIES") BY PROVIDING FOOD CLOTHING MEDICINE MONEY OR SUCH OTHER ITEM WHICH IN THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES SERVE THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST TO INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES PRIESTS RELIGIOUS AND INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS HOSPITALS OLD PEOPLES HOME NURSING HOMES ORPHANAGES RELIGIOUS HOMES AND INSTITUSIONS AND SUCH OTHER ORGANISATIONS PERSONS OR BODIES OF WHATEVER NATURE WHICH THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN ADVANCING THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST AND GENERALLY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION

Area of benefit

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

POLAND