THE POLISH INSTITUTE AND SIKORSKI MUSEUM

Charity Number: 312168
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To collect, preserve and interpret through the material evidence of Poland's past, especially that connected with the activities of the Polish Government-in-Exileand it's Armed Forces 1939-45, for the public benefit, education and enjoyment

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £399,766
Total expenditure: £665,318

People

10 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 1994: Standard registration
  • 10 November 2015: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 10 November 2015: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Wojcik Trustee 08 April 2024
None on record
LUDOMIR LASOCKI Trustee 27 February 2024
None on record
Danuta Bildziuk Trustee 23 October 2023
None on record
Barbara Gabriel Trustee 05 May 2023
None on record
John Korwin-Szymanowski Trustee 10 February 2022
None on record
Christopher Nowakowski Trustee 30 April 2019
None on record
Andrew Wojciech Nosalik Trustee 30 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £315.57k £359.72k £513.93k £376.74k £582.72k
Total expenditure £471.79k £385.41k £427.17k £467.31k £665.32k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £175.38k N/A £54.41k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £93.19k N/A £53.36k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A £245.36k N/A £292.00k
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £170.76k N/A £30.26k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £376.01k N/A £618.54k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £51.16k N/A £46.78k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £14.86k N/A £18.08k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A £24.99k
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets N/A N/A £123.49k N/A £3.84m
Long-term investments N/A N/A £9.21m N/A £4.98m
Other assets N/A N/A £439.54k N/A £415.70k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A £33.54k N/A £30.40k

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 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 November 2023 24 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 24 November 2023 24 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 December 2022 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

29 December 2022 59 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 15 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 November 2020 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 25 November 2020 25 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27TH MAY 1965, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 7TH JULY 1966 AND 7TH MAY 2005.

Charitable objects

(1) TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL CENTRE OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. (2) TO MAINTAIN INTELLECTUAL CO-OPERATION AND CULTURAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN THE POLISH AND BRITISH. (3) TO COLLECT DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO THE PARTICIPATION OF POLAND IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE LEADERSHIP OF GENERAL SIKORSKI. (FOR FULL DETAILS, SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OR ASSOCIATION.) 4) TO COLLECT THE COLOURS AND RELICS OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES AND THE POLISH HOME ARMY AND PRESERVE ANY OTHER OBJECTS RELATING TO THE STRUGGLE OF THE POLISH NATION FOR INDEPENDENCE. 5) TO PURSUE AND ENCOURAGE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND TO PUBLISH HISTORICAL REVIEWS AND DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH THAT STRUGGLE. 6) TO PROCURE FOR POLES FACILITIES TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH. 7) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN LIBRARIES ADAPTED TO THE ABOVE OBJECTS. 8) TO HELP POLES IN QUESTIONS OF BOTH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 312168-1 THE POLISH INSTITUTE AND SIKORSKI MUSEUM TRUST
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 3 MAY 1994
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE POLISH INSTITUTE AND SIKOSKY MUSEUM (OR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE BODY HAVING OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE POLISH INSTITUTE)
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 31 October 1994 : Standard registration
  • 10 November 2015 : Removed
  • 10 November 2015 : Asset transfer out

Contact information

Address:
Office
20 PRINCE'S GATE
LONDON
SW7 1PT
Phone:
02075899249
Email:
info@pism.org.uk
Website:

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