THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION

Charity number: 291143
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The primary objectives of the Foundation are: to promote access to and dissemination of cultural heritage through support of major cultural and educational institutions; to support education and research in the humanities and social sciences; and to support excellence and innovation in the arts.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £380,373
Total expenditure: £1,300,830

People

4 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • France
  • Germany
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 1985: 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOSHUA-MARC TANENBAUM Trustee 22 February 2018
None on record
HANNAH BEATRICE MARIA POLONSKY WHITNEY Trustee 07 December 2016
None on record
Marc Andre Lorin Polonsky Trustee 24 May 2012
None on record
Dr GEORGETTE FRANCES BENNETT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £399.84k £424.70k £395.89k £393.81k £380.37k
Total expenditure £2.15m £493.15k £441.02k £1.53m £1.30m
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 2025 22 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 22 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 November 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.

SETTLEMENT DATED 6TH FEBRUARY 1985

Charitable objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
8 PARK CRESCENT
LONDON
W1B 1PG
Phone:
02074361997
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available