Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden
Report and Accounts
31 August 2022
Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden Report and accounts Contents
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Page
Reports
Trustees report 2
Indepenant examiner report 4
Accounts
Statement of financial activities 5
Balance sheet 6
Statement of cash flows 7
Notes to the accounts 8
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Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden Legal and administrative Information
Trustees
Mrs. Agnieszka Grzybowska — Chairman Mra Justyna Stefanska Mr. Dariusz Ludwinski Mrs. Wioletta Gnys Mrs Urszula Pedzik Mrs Anna Banik Mr Rafal Machnik
Head
Mrs G.Ross
Accountants
Borucki & Co 42 Radnor Road Harrow Middlesex HA1 1RZ
Bankers Barclays Bank plc Leicester LE87 2BB
Parents Association of Maria Kenopnicka Trustees Report Polish Saturday School Willesden
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The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022.
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Introduction The Charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 26 April 2008 as amended on 25 October 2008 and is registered with the Charity Commission, Charity Registration No 1127089 Objectives The charity's objectives are to advance the education of children attending the Polish school of Maria Konopnicka in Willesden Green by maintaining and developing the school and providing resources and teaching facilities within it.
Trustees
The trustees who served in the year are listed Review of the Year on page 1. Our educational activities are carried out from nursery up to A Level. Pupil numbers at our school was lower than our target and totalled 357, We have managed to keep our fees at the same level for the consecutive year and they were: Family with one child £360 per academic year Family with two children £510 per academic year Family with three children £560 per academic year Family with four children £610 per academic year Family with five children £610 per academic year
Achievements and Performance
The school team worked very hard to return to normal a routine as was before Covid-19 pandemic. On-line meetings between teachers and parents were stil] organized as this was sufficient and effective way to contact each other and Share all important information. Teacher trainings was conducted on the same principles. Covid-19 time were very difficult for many families in our community, which need some help on the psychological stage. We are very proudful for our team which worked very hard to obtain a grant form the London Community Foundation amounted to £10,000.00 to cover hire Mrs Krystyna Franasowicz-Kwiatkowska as school psychology, who help so many families in The school is very proud of its excellent levels of academic success but equally proud of its outstanding pastoral care, the wide range of extra- curricular Opportunities available through the commitment of Governing Body as well as teaching staff and volunteers.
The school in the last year has provided lots of services:
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Mainly teaching the Polish language, History and Geography
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- — Religious studies (Christian)
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Art and Music lessons for our younger pupils
Results
The school is delighted with the results in Polish which are exceptional, a testament to the efforts and hard work of the students coupled with the dedication and commitment of the staff. At A Level 5 pupils achieved A*- 5, A - 5 pupils, B - 4 pupils, C - 1 pupil At GCSE pupils achieved 9 grade - 4, 8 grade - 3, 6 grade - | One of the aims of the school is to provide the best education possible, offer the widest range of opportunities and work within the balanced budget. The financial position of the school as presented in the accounts is considered satisfactory. Reserves Policy The trustees policy is to maintain reserves at a level which will allow the charity to operate for the foreseeable future while endeavouring to set aside funds in a building fund. Public benefit
The trustees have consulted the guidance made available by the Charity Commission for England and Wales on the Public Benefit requirement of the Charities Act 2011. The trustees are confident that they have complied with their duty under the Charities Act 2011 in that they have had due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission. assessment
TrusteesParents Association Report of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday SchoolWillesden
The major risks to which the Charity is exposed, as identified by the trustees, have been reviewed and systems have been established to Mitigate those risks. The Trustees continue to Carry out their duties in respect ofCRB checks. Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities Under charity law, the Tustees are responsible for Preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements overfor each expenditure financial yearfor that which Period, show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the excess of income In Preparing these financial Statements, generally accepted accounting practice entails that the trustees: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - State whether the recommendations of the Statement of Recommended Practice have been followed, subject - to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial Statements; State whether the statements comply with the trust deed, subject to any material departures disclosed and - explained in the financial statements; continuePrepare financialits activities, statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume the charity will The trustees are required to act in accordance with the trust deed of the charity, within the framework of trust law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and to enable the trustees to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by them under section 132(1) of the Charities Act 201 1, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They have general responsibility for taking such BES as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities,
Future developments The trustees will endeavour to maintain the both the standards of teaching and the pupil numbers in future years.
Approved by the Trustees on 17th April 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
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Wioletta Gnys
Trustee
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Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden
Independent Examiners’ Report
Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of Parents Associationof Marta Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden
T report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2022 which are set out on pages 5 to 8 appended to this report.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiners The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Ris my responsibility to: * examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; * to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 14S(S) of the 2011 Act: and * to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiners’ statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiners’ statement
in connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: * to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and * to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
JI Borucki FCA Borucki & Co Chartered Accountants 42 Radnor Road Harrow Middlesex HA! IRZ
18 April 2923
Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 August 2022
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|Notes|2022|2021|
|School|Restricted|School|Restricted|
|fund|funds|Total|fund|funds|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Income|
|Voluntary income|
|Donations|a|-|2|x|2|-|
|Fundraising|7,380|-|7,380|2,390|2,390|:|
|Activities for generating funds|
|Parental contnbutions|87,945|-|87,945|96,389|96,389|-|
|Other income|
|Grant|§,213|20,167|25,380|26,141|2,141|24,000|
|Bank|interest|55|15|70|34|26|8|
|Total income|100,593|20,182|120,775|124,954|100,946|24,008|
|Expenditure|
|Charitable|activities|
|Staff costs|2|57,890|-|57,890|71,347|71,347|-|
|Premises|costs|3|34,000|-|34,000|26,000|26,000|-|
|School|expenses|3|11,697|-|11,697|9,269|9,269|-|
|School|administrative|and|other costs|3|9,362|6,870|16,232|27,185|7,379|19,806|
|112,949|6,870|119,819|133,801|113,995|19,806|
|Governance costs|4|1,051|-|1,051|845|845|
|Total expenditure|114,000|6,870|120,870|134,646|114,840|19,806|
|Net income (expenditure)|(13,407)|13,312|(95)|(9,692)|(13,894)|4,202|
|Balance brought forward|at|1|September|109,131|149,937|259,068|268,760|123,025|145,735|
|Balance carried forward, at|31|August|95,724|163,249|258,973|259,068|109,131|149,937|
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Continuing operations
None of the charity's activities were acquired or discontinued during the above two financial years.
Statement of total recognised gains and losses
The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those shown above and therefore no separate statement of total gains and losses hes been prepared
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Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden Balance Sheet
as at 31 August 2022
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Notes 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 6 5,901 7,114
Cash at bank and in hand 261,590 273,946
267,491 281,060
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 7 (8,518) (21,992)
Net current liabilities liabilities 258,973 259,068
Total assets less current liabilities 258,973 259,068
Total net assets 258,973 259,068
Represented by:
Funds and reserves
School fund 95,724 109,131
Restricted Funds 8 163,249 149,937
258,973 259,068_
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Wioletta Gnys Trustee
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fin by the trustees on 17th April 2023
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Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden Statement of cash flows for the year ended31 August 2022
| Note | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| £ | £ | ||
| Cashgeneratedinoperatingactivities | A | (12,426) | 2,058 |
| Cashflowsfrominvesting acivities | |||
| Investment income Cashprovided(used) ininvesting activities |
70 710 |
34 34 |
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| Increase incashandcashequivalents in year | (12,356) | 2,092 | |
| Movement in year Increase incash at bankand inhand |
(12,356) | 2,093 | |
| (12,356) | 2,093 | ||
| A.Reconciliation ofnetmovement in funds to netcash flowfromoperating | |||
| activities |
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Netincome(expenditure) Deductinvestmentincome Increase (decrease) increditors (Increase)decrease indebtors |
(95) (70) (13,474) N23S46 (12,426) |
(9,692) (34) 11,238 S46 _2,058 |
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Parents Association of Maria Kenopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts, The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.
Income All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. Donations, are recognised when the Trust has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date, Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable und the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
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|Expenditure|
|Liabilities are recognised|as expenditure as soon as|there|is|a legal|or constructive|obligation committing the charity|
|to|that|expenditure,|it|is probable|that|settlement|will|be|required|and|the amount|of the|obligation|can be measured|
|reliably.|
|Expenditure|on|charitable|activities|comprises|direct|expenses|incurred|on|the|defined|charitable|purposes|of|the|
|charity and includes|staff costs|attributable|to|the|activity.|
|As|all|expenditure|can|be|attributed|to|specific|categories|no|apportionment|between|heading|has|been|necessary.|
|Irrecoverable|VAT|is|included|in|the|items|of expenditure|to which|it|relates.|
|Taxation|
|Turnover|represents|the|invoiced|value|of goods and|services|supplied|by|the company,—|
|net|of value|added|tax|and|trade|discounts.|
|:|to|registered|
|2|Staff|costs|2022|2021|
|£|£|
|Wages and|salaries|578900|71,347|
|57,890|71,347|
|Staff costs per|function|were|as|follows|
|Teaching|staff|57.890|71,347|
|57,890|71,347|
|The average number of employees,|analysed|by|function|was:|
|Teaching Staff (full time equivalents)|wa|el|
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Parents Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022
| 3 | Charitableactivities | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
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| Premises | |||||||
| Rent School expenses |
34,000 34,000. |
26,000 ____26,000_ a |
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| Books, materials and visits | 5,680 | 5,581 | |||||
| Equipment Stationeryandphotocopying |
. 544 |
= 382 |
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| Other | 5,473 11,697. |
3,306 _—~9,269 |
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| Administrative and other costs | |||||||
| Communications | 1,689 | 1,302 | |||||
| Insurances | 2,590 | 2,583 | |||||
| Office materials andexpenses | 2,522 | 2,936 | |||||
| Courses and conferences | 2,561 | 558 | |||||
| Phsycologist, vouchers and project expenditure | (restricted) | 6,870 | 19,806 | ||||
| 4 | Governancecosts | ~~ | 16,232 Total |
27,185 ‘Total |
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| £ | £ | ||||||
| Accountancy fees | 660 | 600 | |||||
| Bankcharges | 391 | 245 | |||||
| 105) | 845 | ||||||
| 6 | Debtors | ||||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Debtors for fees and charges | 1,301 | 2,514 | |||||
| Otherdebtors | _ | 4,600_ | ___-4,600_ | ||||
| 5,901 | 7,114 | ||||||
| 7 | Creditors: amounts falling due withinone | oneyear | |||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Fees received in advance | 6,168 | 7,509 | |||||
| Other taxes and social security | = | 734 | |||||
| Othercreditors | 2,350 | 13,749 | |||||
| 8,518 | 21,992 | ||||||
| Brought | Carried | ||||||
| 8 | Restricted funds | forward | Income | Expenditure | forward | ||
| Buildingfund | 142,447 | 15S | - | 142,462 | |||
| John Lyons Grant | 130 | - | - | 130 | |||
| Embassyproject | 310 | - | - | 310 | |||
| LondonCommunity Foundation | 6,870 | - | (6,870) | - | |||
| Brent Youth Foundation Grant | 180 | 20,167 | - | 20,347 | |||
| 149,937 | 20,182 | (6,870) | 163,249 |
The building fund consists of monies for the future purchase of a school building and to provide a reserve in case of a deficit in the school fund
The John Lyon Grant Charity was given to allow the school to distribute vouchers to needy families. The Brent Youth Foundation Grant and the London Community Foundation grants were given to allow the school to pay for phsycological help for pupils and families.
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