## **The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham** (Registered charity, number 1139846) **Financial statements for the year ended 05 April 2020** 

|**Page**|**Contents**|
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|2 - 4|Trustees’ annual report|
|5|Independent examiner’s report|
|6|Receipts & payments account|
|7|Statement of assets & liabilities|
|8|Notes to the accounts|






# **The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 05 April 2020** 

**Full name** The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham 

## **Other names by which the charity is known** 

Polska Szkola Przedmiotów Ojczystych im. św. Kazimierza 

## **Registered charity number** 1139846 

## **Principal address** 

9 Lindum Road, Nottingham, NG6 0QR 

## **Trustees** 

Marta Zarzycka, Chairperson Karolina Kossendowska Jolanta Nanda, Treasurer Pawel Gminski Krzysztof Burczynski, from 19/10/19 Monika Iwan-Adefolaju, until 5/4/20 

## **Independent examiner** 

John O’Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2, North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL 

## **Governance and management** 

The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 22 November 2008. 

New trustees are usually recruited as part of the AGM or during the year with the agreement (vote) of the trustees. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The objects of the school shall be to provide education in the Polish language, literature, culture and traditions for children and young people and provide a range of opportunities for greater integration within the English community. 

## **Public benefit statement** 

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'. 

## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit** 

- Renting appropriate premises for children to learn in safe and comfortable conditions; 

- Employing qualified teaching staff to teach children and young people of different ages; 

- Ensuring high standards of teaching to enable the young people to take their GCSE and A Level examinations; 

- Working with local universities and other education organisations such as IntoUniversity; 

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## **The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham** 

- Organising subsidised educational trips; 

- Taking part in national poetry competitions; 

- Encouraging parental involvement in their children’s education; 

- Employing appropriate administrative staff; 

- Raising the local profile of the school and helping Polish children and parents to integrate with the English community; 

- Raising funds; 

- Working with Nottingham City Council to ensure high quality of teaching and maximise the safety of the students; 

- Co-operating with other Polish organisations in the UK and in Poland; 

- Organising workshops for parents and teachers, “Bilingualism connects and empowers – practical ways to support bilingual child development”; 

- Basic first aid classes for the whole school provided by St. Johns Ambulance. 

## **Summary of the main achievements during the period** 

- Renting appropriate premises for children to learn in safe and comfortable conditions. The school has 537 students from 4 to 18 years of age. Through the years, they are prepared for the GCSE and A-Level exams; 

- Investment in multi-media platforms alongside an updated website; 

- Applying for various grants to help keep the school fees down; 

- Employing qualified teaching staff to teach children and young people of different ages; 

- Providing further training for our teachers via special conferences; 

- Employment of volunteers; 

- Working with local universities and other education organisations such as IntoUniversity. IntoUniversity provided a visit to a local university so that students would get a feel for the types of courses available and what university life may be like, as well as the costs involved. This was backed up by a visit to a local university; 

- Taking part in a national poetry competition; 

- Encouraging parental involvement in their children’s educations; 

- Raising funds by running school fairs and Christmas dances organised by parents; 

- Organising extracurricular activities to promote Polish culture (e.g. Polish folk dancing, arts and crafts class). 

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## **The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham** 

Our school encourages not only parents to organise special events for the school but also has 5 to 9 volunteers a year helping on a regular basis in the classrooms. We also have parent groups organising fund raising activities within the school and outside of the school. 

## **Covid restrictions.** 

The lockdowns and tier restrictions have had an impact on the centre. We are supporting our students remotely during these difficult times **.** 

**The charity’s policy on reserves** 

We aim to keep a reserve of around £30,000. This can vary depending on the grants received. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees: 

Signed _____________________________________________   Date _ 01/03/2021 _ Marta Zarzycka, Trustee 

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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham for the year ended 05 April 2020** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham (the charity) for the year ended 05 April 2020. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Signed _________________________ Date ______________________ 1/3/2021 John O’Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus 

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## **The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham Receipts & payments account for the year ended 05 April 2020** 

|_2019_<br>£<br>**Note**<br>**Receipts**<br>21797<br>Grants & donations<br>**2**<br>69145<br>School fees<br>6839<br>Parental contributions<br>1083<br>Sales<br>4511<br>Activities & events<br>2114<br>Trip contributions<br>1080<br>Sundry receipts<br>106569<br>**Total receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>4957<br>Activities & trips<br>-<br>Web hosting & multi media<br>490<br>Equipment, repairs & renewals<br>2417<br>Freelance staff<br>4594<br>Gifts & prizes<br>696<br>Independent examination<br>1203<br>Photocopying<br>1711<br>Professional fees<br>537<br>Publications & subscriptions<br>25370<br>Rent<br>55347<br>Salaries & NI<br>4<br>Sundry payments<br>744<br>Telephone, postage & website<br>10065<br>Text books & stationery<br>850<br>Training & conferences<br>161<br>Travel expenses<br>109146<br>**Total payments**<br>(2577)<br>**Net receipts/(payments)**<br>67885<br>Cash funds at start of this period<br>65308<br>**Cash funds at end of this period**|**_2020_**<br>**£**<br>12320<br>83149<br>2540<br>-<br>4540<br>1438<br>600|
|---|---|
||**104587**|
||4301<br>7111<br>237<br>2262<br>2514<br>720<br>804<br>2488<br>-<br>19186<br>54741<br>-<br>468<br>9071<br>40<br>-|
||**103943**|
||**644**<br>65308|
||**65952**|



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## **The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham Statement of assets and liabilities at 05 April 2020** 

|_2019_|||**_2020_**|
|---|---|---|---|
|£|**Cash assets**|**Note**|**£**|
|65308|Bank accounts||65952|
|65308|||**65952**|
||**Other monetary assets**|||
|1090|Debtor - School fees||1438|
|1090|||**1438**|



## **Assets retained for the charity’s own use** 

Copier purchased in November 2017, cost £2,430. 

3 Dell laptops purchased in October 2017, total cost £1,748. General equipment including furniture. 

||**Liabilities**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|(3458)|Creditors|**3**|(2598)|
|(6000)|Advance receipt - Grant||-|
|(9458)|||**(2598)**|



These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by: 

Signed _________________________________________ Dated _ 01/03/2021 _ Jolanta Nanda, Trustee 

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## **The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham Notes to the accounts for the year ended 05 April 2020** 

## **1. Receipts & payments accounts** 

Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 

## **2. Grants & donations** 

**£** Nottingham City Council 8501 Wspolnota Polska 3819 **12320 £** Independent examination 720 Salaries & NI (HMRC) 1878 **2598** 

## **3. Creditors** 

## **4. Trustees’ remuneration** 

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 

## **5. Glossary of terms** 

**Advance receipts:** These are amounts received by the charity in the accounting period, for use in a future period. 

**Creditors:** These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. 

**Debtors:** These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period. 

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