||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Trustees' Annual Report**|||||**for theperiod**||| |**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| ||**01**|**01**|**2023**||**31**|**12**|**2023**| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE w WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O. Other names charity is known by FEDERATION of POLES in GREAT BRITAIN C.I.O. Registered charity number (if any) 1161316 Charity's principal address 240 King Street, Hammersmith London Postcode W6 0RF** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**DONIMIRSKA**|**ALICJA**|Chair|From 21stFeb 2023|| ||**MIER-JĘDRZEJOWICZ**|**WŁODZIMIERZ**|Vice-chair|From Feb 21st2023|| ||**MACHURA**|**TOMASZ**|Secretary|From 21st Feb 2023|| ||**TKACZYK**|**MONIKA**|||| ||**KARDYNAŁ**|**ELŻBIETA**|||| ||**BILDZIUK**|**ARTUR**|||| ||**FINDLATER**|**KASIA**|||| ||**BILDZIUK**|**ARTUR**|||| ||**TATOL**|**MARTA**||From 21st Feb 2023|| ||**KSIĄŻEK**|**KAROLINA**||From 21st Feb 2023|| ||**SUCHCITZ**|**MARYSIA**||From 21st Feb 2023|| ||||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** - Type of governing document **CONSTITUTION** - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted **MEMBERSHIP FEES AND DONATIONS** (eg. trust, association, company) - Trustee selection methods **ELECTION AT A.G.M. of MEMBER ORGANISATIONS** - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** OBJECTS OF ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O. (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) DIVERSITY, CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROMOTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WITHIN BRITISH SOCIETY OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY AND OF ITS CULTURE AND HERITAGE; (B) EDUCATION BY PROMOTING THE LEARNING OF THE POLISH LANGUAGE; (C) POLISH CULTURE, LITERATURE, ART, MUSIC, HISTORY, HERITAGE **Summary of the objects of the** AND TRADITIONS BY ORGANIZING EVENTS; (D) RELIEF IN NEED OF **charity set out in its** MEMBERS OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, **governing document** SUPPORT AND INFORMATION OR IN ANY OTHER WAY REQUIRED AND BY ENGAGING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC BODIES, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS TO ENABLE THOSE ENTITIES TO BETTER ADAPT THEIR SERVICES, POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES TO THE NEEDS OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY; E) SOCIAL INCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF THE POLISH COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE WITH AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. March **2012** **TAR** 2 The main focus for our organisation in 2023 was on strengthening relationships with British, Polish and European institutions. The President of the Republic of Poland’s visit to London emphasised the role of Polish organisations in Great Britain, and the Summit of the World's Polish Diaspora in Warsaw gave us the opportunity to meet and exchange views with Polish organisations from around the world. Using one's vote is a fundamental democratic duty. In 2023 The Federation of Poles organised an information campaign encouraging people to vote in the local elections in England; we sent out information on how to vote in the parliamentary elections in Poland, and with the upcoming elections to the European Parliament in 2024, we established relations with the European Parliament. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** on how to vote in the parliamentary elections in Poland, and with the **public benefit in relation to** upcoming elections to the European Parliament in 2024, we established **these objects (include within** relations with the European Parliament. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** The Polish Independence Day Celebrations, organised by the Federation **had regard to the guidance** of Poles in GB, gathered over 300 people, among them representatives **issued by the Charity** of British local and national authorities, guests from Poland, and **Commission on public** members of the Polish community. **benefit)** 2023 was the second year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The newly elected Chair of the Federation, Alicja Donimirska, gave a speech supporting Ukraine at a demonstration in front of the Embassy of the Russian Federation on the anniversary of that aggression. In November, the chair of the Federation received a diploma of gratitude from the Ukrainian community in Great Britain for the numerous fundraising activities of the Federation's member organisations in aid of Ukraine. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 1. Transformation of the office IT systems into cloud and archiving of the old documents to the cloud. 2. Organising the meeting with the Polish organisations during the visit of the Polish President in London. 3. Annual Celebration of the Polish National Independence in POSK theatre 4. Strengthening links with Polish organisations in GB and with British and European institutions. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the NORMAL BANKING PRACTICES charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially NONE in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include **CC16a SUMMARY SUBMITTED TOGETHER WITH THIS REPORT** additional information, where relevant about: **TOTAL INCOME £ 11,300** • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including **TOTAL EXPENDITURE £ 11,327** any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Tomasz Machura Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee and Secretary in 2023 Date 31/10/2024** March **2012** **TAR** 5 **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1161316** # **ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.** # **Unaudited Financial Statements** # **31 December 2023** ## **POINTON YOUNG** Chartered Accountants 33 Ludgate Hill Birmingham B3 1EH ## **ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.** ## **Financial Statements** ## **Year ended 31 December 2023** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' annual report|**1**| |Statement of receipts and payments|**2**| |Statement of assets and liabilities|**3**| |Notes to the financial statements|**4**| ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O. Trustees, Annual Report Year ended 31 Decembgr 2023 The Irusiees pre5entthwr reFQrt and the un8udiled financBI 818t•m8nt• ofthe eharty ltsrlhe y•8r end•J 31 December 2023 Referenc• and admlni5trative delalls Reglstered charfjty name Charlty reg15trallon number Princlpal office ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WELKIEJ BRYfANII C.I.O 1161316 Federation of Poles in GB 238-246 King St￿1 London The trustees A Donimirska A Bildziuk E K8rdynal K Ksi&ek M Such¢itz Dr MIer-Jed￿8loWlr2 Pth M Traczyk K M Findlaler T Machura M sw1etl￿ka A¢¢ountants Poinion Young Charte￿tt Accountsnts 33 Ludgale Hill Bimingham 83 1EH Structure. goveman¢g. ¥nd m4nagoment The Trustees are wware of responsibilitie5 for govem8nce arK1 will *tNely seek new members using a 5kill-based approach where ne¢e55ary Objoctives and actlvlt188 To advance, for the puts1￿ benefrt al Divetsity. crtvzenship and community development by prornolin9 a better understanding within British Society of the Polish Comrnunily and tsf ils cullural heritage. bl Education by promoting ltte l?arning of the Polish language.. cl PolL8h cutture, literatu￿, art. music. hi510ry, heritage and IrJJilions by organising events, d) Rel￿ in of members of the Polish community by the w0vis￿n of advice, support and Information or In any way required and by engaging with seN¢e provNlers. public bodies. inslrtulion$ and organisalions lo enable those entities to belter adapt their se￿￿eS. policies and aclDiilies to the nee(15 of the Pdish Community,. el S(*ial lrKlus￿n of mambers of the Polish cowmunty by developing the capa¢rty and skills of ft*mbers of that cornmunity 10 a$$i$t Ihem 10 integrate with and participate ￿￿ ful￿ in society. The Irusle8s' annuAI report wa$ 8prxoved on 30 October 2024 and soned on behaff of the board of trustees by. T Machura Trustee ## **ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.** ## **Statement of Receipts and Payments** ## **Year ended 31 December 2023** |||**2023**|**2023**|2022| |---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted||| |||funds|**Total funds**|Total funds| ||**Note**|**£**|**£**|£| |**Income and endowments**||||| |Donations and legacies|**4**|10,500|10,500|26,376| |Other income|**5**|800|800|17,337| |||`────────`|`────────`|`────────`| |**Total income**||11,300|11,300|43,713| |||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`| |**Expenditure**||||| |Expenditure on raising funds:||||| |Costs of raising donations and legacies|**6**|8,421|8,421|25,842| |Expenditure on charitable activities|**7,8**|2,906|2,906|5,258| |||`────────`|`────────`|`────────`| |**Total expenditure**||11,327|11,327|31,100| |||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`| |||`────────`|`────────`|`────────`| |**Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds**||(27)|(27)|12,613| |||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`| |**Reconciliation of funds**||||| |Total funds brought forward||19,543|19,543|6,930| |||`────────`|`────────`|`────────`| |**Total funds carried forward**||19,516|19,516|19,543| |||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`| The statement of financial activities includes all receipts and payments in the year. **The notes on pages 4 to 6 form part of these financial statements.** **2** ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O. Statèment of A98•ts and Ll•bllSt 31 DeCem￿r 2023 2023 2Lf22 Currenl as8•t• Cash at bank and In hèr*Y Nei ¢urrMt a$8ets Total ass•ts less currnit Il•bblth* 19.518 19,543 19.516 19.543 19.516 19,543 Funds of th• charlty Unrestncted fund5 T*Xal ch•rlty fvnd• 19.S18 19.$43 12 19.516 19.543 These financk81 Slatements by tl* iThryl frt tnthes •rthc¥rsed fry 30 ¢￿C￿er 2024. are sPa￿d on t*haff of Ihe by T Machura Tru51ee Th• not•• on pw4 lo 1 frrn p•rt•lth•M mn•ne￿I **ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Year ended 31 December 2023** ## **1. General information** The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Federation of Poles in GB, 238-246 King Street, London, W6 0RF. ## **2. Statement of compliance** These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011. ## **3. Accounting policies** ## **Basis of preparation** The financial statements have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity. ## **Going concern** There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. ## **Disclosure exemptions** The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. Its financial statements are consolidated into the financial statements of (enter name of group financial statements) which can be obtained from (enter detail). As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: No cash flow statement has been presented for the company. Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes. Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds. ## **Incoming resources** Income is recognised upon receipt. **4** ## **ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 December 2023** ## **3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_ ## **Resources expended** Expenses are recognised upon payment. ## **4. Donations and legacies** |||Unrestricted|
**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| |||£|**£**|£|£| ||**Donations**||||| ||Donations|10,500|10,500|26,376|26,376| |||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`|`════════`| |**5.**|**Other income**||||| |||Unrestricted|
**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| |||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| |||£|**£**|£|£| ||Income From Events|–|–|4,857|4,857| ||Memberships|800|800|480|480| ||Return Of Guarantee Loan|–|–|12,000|12,000| |||`────`|`────`|`────────`|`────────`| |||800|800|17,337|17,337| |||`════`|`════`|`════════`|`════════`| |**6.**|**Costs of raising donations and**|**legacies**|||| |||Unrestricted|
**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| |||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| |||£|**£**|£|£| ||Room Hire|8,143|8,143|14,697|14,697| ||Cost Of Events|278|278|11,145|11,145| |||`───────`|`───────`|`────────`|`────────`| |||8,421|8,421|25,842|25,842| |||`═══════`|`═══════`|`════════`|`════════`| |**7.**|**Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type**||||| |||Unrestricted|
**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds| |||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022| |||£|**£**|£|£| ||Support costs|2,906|2,906|5,258|5,258| |||`═══════`|`═══════`|`═══════`|`═══════`| |**8.**|**Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type**||||| |||||**Total funds**|Total fund| ||||Support costs|**2023**|2022| ||||£|**£**|£| ||Support costs||2,906|2,906|5,258| ||||`═══════`|`═══════`|`═══════`| **5** ## **ZJEDNOCZENIE POLSKIE W WIELKIEJ BRYTANII C.I.O.** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 31 December 2023** ## **9. Analysis of support costs** ||Analysis of||| |---|---|---|---| ||support costs|**Total 2023**|Total 2022| ||£|**£**|£| |General office|2,406|2,406|736| |Governance costs|500|500|802| |Repairs & maintenance|–|–|1,920| |Legal & professional|–|–|1,800| ||`───────`|`───────`|`───────`| ||2,906|2,906|5,258| ||`═══════`|`═══════`|`═══════`| ## **10. Staff costs** The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2022: Nil). No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2022: Nil). ## **11. Trustee remuneration and expenses** No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees. ## **12. Analysis of charitable funds** ## **Unrestricted funds** ||||||**At**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||At|||**31 December**| ||1|January 2023|Income|Expenditure|**2023**| |||£|£|£|£| |General funds||19,543|11,300|(11,327)|19,516| |||`════════`|`════════`|`════════`|`════════`| ||||||At| |||At||31 December 2|| ||1|January 2022|Income|Expenditure|022| |||£|£|£|£| |General funds||6,930
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