AMERSHAM POLISH FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1164914
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promote Polish culture, tradition and heritage in particular within the Polish community in Amersham and surrounding areas. Assist with provision in Amersham and surrounding areas of opportunities for recreation and social intercourse for former members of armed forces who served in the Polish Army in World War II with the objective of improving the conditions of life for these individuals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £2,396
Total expenditure: £5,720

People

4 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Poland
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 December 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding 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
STANISLAW SAMEK Chair 17 December 2015
THE POLISH EX-COMBATANTS ASSOCIATION IN GREAT BRITAIN TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Gabriela Mieczyslawa Coutts Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
jerzy latawiec Trustee 12 June 2019
None on record
ADAM KOMOROWSKI Trustee 17 December 2015
POLISH RESISTANCE (AK) FOUNDATION
Charity reporting is overdue by 202 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £105 £26 £200.34k £1.14k £2.40k
Total expenditure £900 £1.00k £6.13k £9.72k £5.72k
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 30 April 2024 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 18 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 18 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 03 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 03 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 21 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 21 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 15 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 15 January 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 17 Dec 2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN AND TO PROMOTE POLISH CULTURE, TRADITION AND HERITAGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE POLISH COMMUNITY IN AMERSHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS; 2 TO ASSIST WITH THE PROVISION IN AMERSHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND SOCIAL INTERCOURSE FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE POLISH ARMY IN WORLD WAR II OR WERE TRAINED BY THE POLISH ARMY AS CADETS AND WORKED AS PART OF THE DEMOBILISATION FORCES) WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS; 3 TO PROMOTE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE COMMEMORATION OF THOSE POLISH EX-COMBATANTS' WHO HAVE DIED WHILST ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE ARMED FORCES. 4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Amersham Polish Club
Raans Road
AMERSHAM
HP6 6LX
Phone:
01494727173
Email:
enquiries@amershampolishclub.co.uk
Website:

No information available