``` REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1127089 ``` ``` Reportof the Trusteesand ``` ``` Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended31 August 2024 ``` ``` for ``` ``` Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` `Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden` `Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 August 2024` |The trustees present their report with the financial statements of|the charity for the year ended|the charity for the year ended|the charity for the year ended|31 August 2024. The trustees|31 August 2024. The trustees|31 August 2024. The trustees|31 August 2024. The trustees|31 August 2024. The trustees|have| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement||of Recommended Practice||applicable to||charities preparing|||| |their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard|applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS||||||102) (effective||| |1 January 2019).|||||||||| |**OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**|||||||||| |Review of the Year 2023/2024|||||||||| |The Charity's objectives are to advance 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.|||||||||| |Pupil numbers and fees|||||||||| |Our educational activities are carried out from nursery up to A Level. Pupil numbers at|||our school was lower than||||our target||and| |totalled 320.|||||||||| |We have managed to keep our fees at the same level for the consecutive year and they were:||We have managed to keep our fees at the same level for the consecutive year and they were:|||||||| |1. Family with one child £400 per academic year|||||||||| |2. Family with two children £600 per academic year|||||||||| |3. Family with three children £660 per academic year|||||||||| |4. Family with four children £680 per academic year|||||||||| |5. Family with five children £720 per academic year|||||||||| |Public Benefit|||||||||| |The
trustees
have
consulted
the
guidance
made
available
by
the|Charity|Commission
for|England|and|Wales
on|the|Public
Benefit|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.|||||||||| |**ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**|||||||||| |**.**|||||||||| |The school team worked very hard during the whole academic year to run Saturday school and improve quality of the service provided.|||||||||| |On-line meetings between teachers and parents were still 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. We are very proud for our team which||||||||worked|| |very hard to obtain a grants and donation to help running polish|school,|manage expenses|and events for our pupils. The School is||||||| |grateful for sponsoring our events
by Polish Village Bread which|donate|to the school delicious||cakes, polish||shops for
donation|||| |delicious sausages for our end of year grill and at least we are so warming surprise for donation by polish community.|delicious sausages for our end of year grill and at least we are so warming surprise for donation by polish community.|delicious sausages for our end of year grill and at least we are so warming surprise for donation by polish community.||delicious sausages for our end of year grill and at least we are so warming surprise for donation by polish community.|||||| |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.|||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:|||||||||| |1. Mainly teaching the Polish language, History and Geography|||||||||| |2. Religious studies (Christian)|||||||||| |3. Art and Music lessons for our younger pupils|||||||||| |**FINANCIAL REVIEW**|||||||||| |**Reserves policy**|||||||||| |The Trustees
policy is to
maintain reserves at a level which will allow||the charity to|operate|for|the foreseeable future|||while|while| |endeavouring to set aside funds in a building fund.|||||||||| |**STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**|||||||||| |The Charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 26 April 2008|as amended on 25 OCtober 2008 and is registered with the Charity|||||||Charity|| |Commission. Charity Registration No 1127089|||||||||| |**REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**|||||||||| |**Registered Charity number**|||||||||| |1127089|||||||||| |**Principal address**|||||||||| |St. Marys & St. Johns C Of E School|||||||||| |Downage|||||||||| |London|||||||||| |NW4 1AB|||||||||| |**Trustees**|||||||||| |Mrs A Grzybowska (Chairman)|||||||||| |Mrs U Pedzik|||||||||| |J Iwaszkiewicz|||||||||| |Mrs I Cieslinska|||||||||| |R Machnik|||||||||| |Mrs W Gnys|||||||||| |Mrs A Banik|||||||||| |27/06/2025|||||||||| `Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:` ## Wiolettn Gnyy `..................................................` `Trustee` `Page 1` ``` Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` ``` Statementof Trustees' Responsibilities ``` ``` for the Year Ended31 August 2024 ``` ``` ThetrusteesareresponsibleforpreparingtheReportoftheTrusteesandthefinancialstatementsinaccordancewithapplicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). ``` ``` ThelawapplicabletocharitiesinEnglandandWales,theCharitiesAct2011,Charity(AccountsandReports)Regulations2008and the provisionsofthetrustdeedrequiresthetrusteestopreparefinancialstatementsforeachfinancialyearwhichgiveatrueand fair viewofthestateofaffairsofthecharityandoftheincomingresourcesandapplicationofresources,includingtheincome and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to ``` - `select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;` - `observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;` - `make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;` - `prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.` ``` Thetrusteesareresponsibleforkeepingproperaccountingrecordswhichdisclosewithreasonableaccuracyatanytimethe financial positionofthecharityandtoenablethemtoensurethatthefinancialstatementscomplywiththeCharitiesAct2011,the Charity (AccountsandReports)Regulations2008andtheprovisionsofthetrustdeed.Theyarealsoresponsibleforsafeguardingthe assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ``` ``` Page 2 ``` ``` Independent Examiner's Reporttothe Trusteesof Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` ``` Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish Saturday School Willesden IreporttothecharitytrusteesonmyexaminationoftheaccountsofParentAssociationofMariaKonopnickaPolishSaturday School Willesden (the Trust) for the year ended 31 August 2024. ``` ## **`Responsibilities and basis of report`** ``` AsthecharitytrusteesoftheTrustyouareresponsibleforthepreparationoftheaccountsinaccordancewiththerequirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). IreportinrespectofmyexaminationoftheTrust'saccountscarriedoutunderSection145oftheActandincarryingout my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ``` ## **`Independent examiner's statement`** ``` Ihavecompletedmyexamination.Iconfirmthatnomaterialmattershavecometomyattentioninconnectionwiththe examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: ``` ``` 1.accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2.the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3.theaccountsdonotcomplywiththeapplicablerequirementsconcerningtheformandcontentofaccountssetoutin the Charities(AccountsandReports)Regulations2008otherthananyrequirementthattheaccountsgiveatrueandfair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. ``` ``` Ihavenoconcernsandhavecomeacrossnoothermattersinconnectionwiththeexaminationtowhichattentionshouldbedrawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ``` ``` Adam Puzniak FCCA ``` ``` 26 June 2025 ``` ``` Page 3 ``` ``` Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka ``` ``` Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` ``` Statementof Financial Activities for the Year Ended31 August 2024 ``` |`Notes`
**`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM`**
`Parental contributions`
**`Charitable activities`**
`Grant`
`Activity for generating funds`
`2`
`Other income`
`3`
**`Total`**
**`EXPENDITURE ON`**
`Raising funds`
**`Charitable activities`**
`Room hire`
`Bank interest`
`Staff Costs`
`School Costs`
**`Total`**
**`NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)`**
**`RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS`**
`Total funds brought forward`
**`TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD`**|`School`
`Re`
`fund`
`£`
`101,792`
`20,288`
`3,728`
`-`
`125,808`
`-`
`-`
`281`
`59,439`
`68,311`
`128,031`
`(2,223)`
`105,666`
`103,443`|`3`
`stricted`
`funds`
`£`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`1,389`
`1,389`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`1,389`
`144,026`
`145,415`|`1.8.24`
`31`
`Total`

`funds`

`£`
`101,792`
`20,288`
`3,728`
`1,389`
`127,197`
`-`
`-`
`281`
`59,439`
`68,311`
`128,031`
`(834)`
`249,692`
`248,858`|`.8.23`
`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`96,252`
`20,765`
`5,014`
`491`
`122,522`
`1,000`
`200`
`472`
`57,751`
`52,734`
`112,157`
`10,365`
`239,327`
`249,692`| |---|---|---|---|---| ``` The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 ``` |ParentAssociationof MariaKonopnicka|ParentAssociationof MariaKonopnicka|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |PolishSaturday School Willesden||||||||||||| |Balance Sheet||||||||||||| |31 August2024||||||||||||| ||||||||||31.8.24||31.8.23|| |||||Notes|||||£||£|| |**CURRENT ASSETS**||||||||||||| |Debtors||||6|||||14,377||5,912|| |Cash at bank and in hand|||||||||247,752||253,122|| |**CREDITORS**|||||||||262,129||259,034|| |Amounts falling due within one year||||7|||||(13,271)||(9,342)|| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**|||||||||248,858||249,692|| |**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||||||||248,858||249,692|| |**NET ASSETS**|||||||||248,858||249,692|| |**FUNDS**||||9||||||||| |Unrestricted funds|||||||||103,443||105,666|| |Restricted funds|||||||||145,415||144,026|| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|||||||||248,858||249,692|| |The
financial
statements|were|approved|by|the|Board|of|Trustees|and|authorised|for|issue
on|on| |............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:|||............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:||............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:|............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:||||||| |.............................................
27/06/2025
WielettaGnys||||||||||||| |Trustee||||||||||||| `The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5` ``` Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` ``` Notestothe Financial Statements ``` ``` for the Year Ended31 August 2024 ``` **`1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES`** ## **`Basis of preparing the financial statements`** ``` Thefinancialstatementsofthecharity,whichisapublicbenefitentityunderFRS102,havebeenpreparedin accordance withtheCharitiesSORP(FRS102)'AccountingandReportingbyCharities:StatementofRecommendedPracticeapplicable to charitiespreparingtheiraccountsinaccordancewiththeFinancialReportingStandardapplicableintheUKandRepublic of Ireland(FRS102)(effective1January2019)',FinancialReportingStandard102'TheFinancialReportingStandard applicable intheUKandRepublicofIreland'andtheCharitiesAct2011.Thefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedunder the historical cost convention. ``` ## **`Income`** ``` AllincomeisrecognisedintheStatementofFinancialActivitiesoncethecharityhasentitlementtothefunds,it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ``` ## **`Expenditure`** ``` Liabilitiesarerecognisedasexpenditureassoonasthereisalegalorconstructiveobligationcommittingthecharity to thatexpenditure,itisprobablethatatransferofeconomicbenefitswillberequiredinsettlementandtheamountof the obligationcanbemeasuredreliably.Expenditureisaccountedforonanaccrualsbasisandhasbeenclassifiedunder headings thataggregateallcostrelatedtothecategory.Wherecostscannotbedirectlyattributedtoparticularheadingsthey have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ``` ## **`Taxation`** ``` The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ``` ## **`Fund accounting`** ``` Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. ``` ``` Restrictedfundscanonlybeusedforparticularrestrictedpurposeswithintheobjectsofthecharity.Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. ``` ``` Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ``` ## **`Hire purchase and leasing commitments`** ``` RentalspaidunderoperatingleasesarechargedtotheStatementofFinancialActivitiesonastraightlinebasisover the period of the lease. ``` ## **`2.`** ## **`3.`** ## **`4.`** ## **`ACTIVITY FOR GENERATING FUNDS`** ||||||||||`31.8.24`|`31.8.24`|`31.8.23`| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||`£`|`£`| |`Fundraising events`||||||||||`570`|`150`| |`Event income (BBQ)`||||||||||`3,158`|`4,864`| |||||||||||`3,728`|`5,014`| |**`OTHER INCOME`**|||||||||||| |`Bank interest`|||||||||`31.8.24`
`£`
`1,389`||`31.8.23`
`£`
`491`| |**`TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND`**||**`BENEFITS`**|||||||||| |`There`
`were`
`no`|`trustees'`|`remuneration`|`or`|`other`|`benefits`|`for`|`the`|`year`|`ended`
`31`
`August`
`2024`|`nor`|`for`
`the`
`year`
`ended`| |`31 August 2023.`|||||||||||| ## **`Trustees' expenses`** ``` There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for the year ended 31 August 2023. ``` ## **`5.`** ## **`COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES`** |**`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM`**
`Parental contributions`
**`Charitable activities`**
`Grant`
`Activity for generating funds`
`Other income`
**`Total`**
**`EXPENDITURE ON`**
`Raising funds`
**`Charitable activities`**
`Room hire`
`Bank interest`
`Staff Costs`
`School Costs`
**`Total`**
**`NET INCOME`**
**`RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS`**
`Total funds brought forward`
**`TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD`**|`School`
`Re`
`fund`
`£`
`96,252`
`20,765`
`5,014`
`68`
`122,099`
`1,000`
`200`
`472`
`57,751`
`52,734`
`112,157`
`9,942`
`95,724`
`105,666`|`stricted`
`funds`
`£`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`423`
`423`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`-`
`423`
`143,603`
`144,026`|`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`96,252`
`20,765`
`5,014`
`491`
`122,522`
`1,000`
`200`
`472`
`57,751`
`52,734`
`112,157`
`10,365`
`239,327`
`249,692`| |---|---|---|---| ``` continued... ``` ``` Page 6 ``` ``` Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` |`Notes to the Financial Statements -continued`
`for the Year Ended 31 August 2024`
**`6.`**
**`DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR`**
`Debtors`
`Other debtors`
**`7.`**
**`CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR`**
`Creditors`
`Taxation and social security`
`Other creditors`
**`8.`**
**`ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS`**
`Current assets`
`Current liabilities`
**`9.`**
**`MOVEMENT IN FUNDS`**
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`School fund`
**`Restricted funds`**
`Restricted funds`
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**
`Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows`
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`School fund`
**`Restricted funds`**
`Restricted funds`
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**
**`Comparatives for movement in funds`**
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`School fund`
**`Restricted funds`**
`Restricted funds`
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**
`Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above ar`
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`School fund`
**`Restricted funds`**
`Restricted funds`
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**
`A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined`
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`School fund`
**`Restricted funds`**
`Restricted funds`
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**|`School`
`Re`
`fund`
`£`
`116,714`
`(13,271)`
`103,443`
`A`
`:`
`I`
`r`
`A`
`e as follows:`
`I`
`r`
`position is as foll`
`A`|`3`
`3`
`3`
`stricted`
`funds`
`£`
`145,415`
`-`
`145,415`
`m`
`t 1.9.23`
`i`
`£`
`105,666`
`144,026`
`249,692`
`ncoming`
`R`
`esources`
`e`
`£`
`125,808`

`1,389`
`127,197`

`m`
`t 1.9.22`
`i`
`£`
`95,724`
`143,603`
`239,327`
`ncoming`
`R`
`esources`
`e`
`£`
`122,099`

`423`
`122,522`

`ows:`
`m`
`t 1.9.22`
`i`
`£`
`95,724`
`143,603`
`239,327`|`1`
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`n`
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`x`
`(`
`(`
`o`
`n`
`e`
`x`
`(`
`(`
`o`
`n`|`.8.24`
`3`
`£`
`9,777`
`4,600`
`14,377`
`.8.24`
`3`
`£`
`4,386`
`3,607`
`5,278`
`13,271`
`.8.24`
`3`
`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`262,129`
`(13,271)`
`248,858`
`Net`
`vement`
`funds`
`3`
`£`
`(2,223)`
`1,389`
`(834)`
`sources`
`M`
`pended`
`i`
`£`
`128,031)`
`-`
`128,031)`
`Net`
`vement`
`funds`
`3`
`£`
`9,942`
`423`
`10,365`
`sources`
`M`
`pended`
`i`
`£`
`112,157)`
`-`
`112,157)`
`Net`
`vement`
`funds`
`3`
`£`
`7,719`
`1,812`
`9,531`|`1`
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`2`
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`2`
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`n`
`1`
`1`
`1`
`2`
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`n`
`1`
`1`
`1`
`2`|`.8.23`
`£`
`1,280`
`4,632`
`5,912`
`.8.23`
`£`
`7,430`
`-`
`1,912`
`9,342`
`.8.23`
`Total`
`funds`
`£`
`59,034`
`(9,342)`
`49,692`
`At`
`.8.24`
`£`
`03,443`
`45,415`
`48,858`
`ement`
`funds`
`£`
`(2,223)`
`1,389`
`(834)`
`At`
`.8.23`
`£`
`05,666`
`44,026`
`49,692`
`ement`
`funds`
`£`
`9,942`
`423`
`10,365`
`At`
`.8.24`
`£`
`03,443`
`45,415`
`48,858`| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ``` continued... ``` ``` Page 7 ``` ``` Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` ## `Notes to the Financial Statements - continued` ## `for the Year Ended 31 August 2024` **`9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued`** ``` A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: ``` |`I`
`r`
**`Unrestricted funds`**
`School fund`
**`Restricted funds`**
`Restricted funds`
**`TOTAL FUNDS`**|`ncoming`
`R`
`esources`
`e`
`£`
`247,907`

`1,812`
`249,719`
|`esources`
`M`
`xpended`
`i`
`£`
`(240,188)`
`-`
`(240,188)`|`ovement`
`n funds`
`£`
`7,719`
`1,812`
`9,531`| |---|---|---|---| ## **`10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES`** ``` There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2024. ``` ``` Page 8 ``` |`Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka`
`Polish Saturday School Willesden`
`Detailed Statement of Financial Activities`
`for the Year Ended 31 August 2024`
`31.`
**`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS`**
**`Parental contributions`**
`Gifts`
`Donations`
**`Activity for generating funds`**
`Fundraising events`
`Event income (BBQ)`
**`Other income`**
`Bank interest`
**`Charitable activities`**
`Grants`
**`Total incoming resources`**
**`EXPENDITURE`**
**`Other trading activities`**
`Bad debts`
**`Charitable activities`**
`Wages`
`Premises costs`
`Insurance`
`Telephone`
`Postage and stationery`
`Events costs`
`School expenses other`
**`Support costs`**
**`Finance`**
`Bank charges`
**`Information technology`**
`Equipment`
**`Other`**
`Sundries`
**`Governance costs`**
`Accountancy and legal fees`
`Total resources expended`
**`Net (expenditure)/income`**|`8.24`
`31.`
`£`
`101,792`
`-`
`101,792`
`570`
`3,158`
`3,728`
`1,389`
`20,288`
`127,197`
`-`
`57,514`
`40,602`
`929`
`1,824`
`1,096`
`12,381`
`8,608`
`122,954`
`281`
`1,209`
`2,867`
`720`
`128,031`
`(834)`|`8.23`
`£`
`95,252`
`1,000`
`96,252`
`150`
`4,864`
`5,014`
`491`
`20,765`
`122,522`
`1,000`
`55,486`
`35,340`
`2,681`
`1,904`
`715`
`-`
`8,525`
`104,651`
`472`
`479`
`4,835`
`720`
`112,157`
`10,365`| |---|---|---| ``` This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements ``` ``` Page 9 ``` ``` Parent Association of Maria Konopnicka Polish SaturdaySchool Willesden ``` ``` Contentsof the Financial Statements for the Year Ended31 August 2024 ``` |||`Page`|| |---|---|---|---| |`Report of the Trustees`||`1`|| |`Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities`||`2`|| |`Independent Examiner's Report`||`3`|| |`Statement of Financial Activities`||`4`|| |`Balance Sheet`||`5`|| |`Notes to the Financial Statements`|`6`|`to`|`8`| |`Detailed Statement of Financial Activities`||`9`||