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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES TNstees' Annual Report for the perlod . From 01m612023 To 31NJsf2024 Charfty name: Polish School Amersham Charity rngistration number. 1162078 ObJectivo8 and Actlvlties Summary ofthe putposes Pa 117 of the charity as set OLrt in its goveming document The obi¢¢ts of the CIO are to adi eth]cation for the wbli¢ illefit in Polish Iw¥. cultute, traditio￿ and heritsge. ¢ular ￿l￿the Polisb CoTllM￿lt). IEL Summary ofthe main activities in relation lo those purposes for the publi¢ benefit, in pa￿CUlar, Ihe acttvitses, projects or services identified in Ihe accounts. P¥8 1 119The main activitses offered bs. our or8allisaiioii x5 teachm8 Polish and Po]isb culture throllgh Polish sat￿da>. S¢bool. Cla￿S tske place on Santythi"s EettiEen the hours of 9:30 and 13..(K). These clasw Hre to children of ¢)w local events with the local Poiish ¢IMtrdL th6 Polth ￿4)￿S alldlorPohsb ex. COmE￿tants to cel¢brn Po]ish culturnl dat¢$ 0fllDF￿. Examples Incl￿ HarE"e5t May CoJ)#itutioll celelKation day. Trse are otD to ev¢ryone to attend The l also owisc5 Otber acliNitie$ for the l*nefit of tk stthts. as trips to the Polith sclx)oJs. Statement confirming ether the trustees have had regard to the guidance tssued by the Charity Commtssion on public benefit P¥8118 Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: NIA Policy on grant making Paa 1.3B WA Pollcy on sooial investment P•a 13 induding program relatsd

investment There Is no rnonetsry contribution. The Voluntee￿ contribute by wing their time. effort and irHliakne. Contribution made by volunteers Pa7136 Other Achiev•ments and PerfonnanrA bas deCEe￿d. Th'$ Thas du¢ io a ]ar8e eohon of sithts kaw the school on ¢ompletioD of theirexams ]asty¢ar (GCSE and Alei"el). However. remains Frf)pul8r iFithiu the PobshComDi￿1ty . ¢ontioue to ¢ommeDJ ¢)ur School to othe Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the (bfference the Pua 120 chartys work has made to Ihe circumstances of its beneficiaries and any vider beneffts to society as a whole. duriD8 Steoial celebrations assendli¢$ has ten 8(x>I TI￿e is no &xtra charge for torticipatiD8 in scknl trips thetefore these No issue witb te¢hEt vw4nciesthts )e4r The in trai]mJg Sessions atd Trvrkshops. OncicacheE re¢eived-A gold a￿￿rd for ¢oJ)tnlN￿loti to Polisb thtionabroad" from hool th¢m ￿llth refemce5 and the The c04Trrmtion with tbe local host sch(x)I ¢onlinues to i I￿￿6claI for IM>th pBrti¢$ althO￿h the rent hasTr￿£th on th¢ increase over F8t fcwyeat5. j'ear. Parents more ¢ngaged ill the Sch￿1 Additional information (optional) You may choose to include fvrther statements where relevant about. adequate number ofchildren. vwy good exom results Achievements against objectives set Pwa141 Membets knn¢*aising gods a¢hieved Performance of fundraising actIV￿e$ against objectives

set Pw8141 Investm￿1 perfonnance against obiectÈves P*a141 Other Flnancial Revlew Review of the charity's nan¢io1 position at the ertd of the period Statement explaining the policy for holding reserve8 stating they are held Amount of reserves held Reasons ftsr holijng zero reserves Details of fijnd materislty in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the eharity continulng as a going con¢em 121As costs and eXpeftthtt￿e increased, the school had to (kaw on reserves. Pwa 7 22see 8b)ve Pw4 1.22£16,937 P¥A 1.22 PaJ124 Pwa123 Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Membership fees, dortrations made by members, donations from the Polish educational organi%ations, re￿lar funthaising The thari￿s principal sources of fvnds (Induding any fiJndrai￿ng) 14T NIA Investment policy and objective5 induding any 80cial investment policy adopted Increase in costs and expenditure Ade8criplon of the principal risks facing the charity P•a146 Other Structure, Governance and Manageffent De8criplion of charitys P￿￿125

Type of goveming document Conslittrfion l .,harter) How 15 the charity constltuted7 P•3125CIO ,)rated Tru$tee selectlon methods Parn125 Relirement as per consfjlutronal including details of any provisions, nominations and election to constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entilled to appolnt one or more Iru5tees Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for Ihe indudion and trainlng of trustees Pa7151 Trustees School's headteadler The ¢harity's organlsatlonal strucluTe and any wder nehYoTk vthh wthicth the ¢harity works P¥al.51 Relalionship any related parties Parn151 Other Reference and Admlnlstratlve deta118 Chartty name Polish Sthool Ame￿aM Other name the charity Polska Szkola ￿zedmI0t0W Orn8tych im. aw. Jozefa Uses w Amersham Registered charity number 1162078 Charity's prindpal adthess cjo Amersham s￿￿01 Stanley Hiu Amersham, Bucks. HP7 9HH Names of the charity tNstees who manage the ¢harity Offic Iff Dates led i1￿t￿r*￿ tof pw¥¢)n lorbudy) enlid ¥iitee name Dariusz Seroczyns Magdalena 01szewska 0106r2023 GM GIA Dominlka Clchosz 0106r2023 GM Adam Kusmierek GM

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Corporate trustees - names of the directors at the date the report was approved t¥re¢tar*ame Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Tru•t•• nam•Dales a¢ted rf not lorvthol•y Fund8 held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others Description ofthe assets hdd in this caparyty Name and objects ofthe tharty on whose behalfthe assets are held and how this falls wthin the custodian Charit￿8 objects Details of atrangements for safe ￿$tOdY and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets

Additional information tional Names and addresses of advisers IOplKxial infomialion) peof ddress viser Name of Chief executive ornam85 of senior staff members Ioptional infornwtion) Exemptions from dlsclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Other optlonal Infornwtlon Declaratlon8 The trnstees declare that they have approved the trustee5' report bove. Slgned on behalt of the charity's twstws Signaturelsl Full namelsl Nl Position (og Secretary, Chair. etc)

CHARITY COMMISSION Po'Qish ScBno'oB Aimershao-ai Po'Qish ScBno'oB Aimershao-ai Po'Qish ScBno'oB Aimershao-ai No (of any)
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
from
Period start date
01/06/2023
To
Period end date
31/05/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
School fees 21,888 21,888 21,495
Gift aid reclaimed 1,642
Donations & fundrasing 5,868 5,868 6,570
Exams fees 977 977
Funds for teachers training
Miscellaneous receipts 1,172 1,172
Sub total (Gross Income for
AR) 29,906 29,906 29,707
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
29,906][. ]L 1,906 [
29,906
A3 Payments
Rent 9,798 9,798 8,769
Insurance 394 394 329
Teachers salaries 17,158 17,158 12,853
Discount on school fees 1,520 1,520 1,742
Teachers conferences
Learning materials, art & crafts 1,209 1,209 1,442
Other miscellaneous payments 3,520 3,520 2,349
Sub total 33,598 33,598 27,484
A4 Asset and investment
Ducchases^seeJabIe^
SuJb total
Total payments ^ 33,598 I ^ ][. 3i 33,598
Net of receipts/fpayments) 3,691 3,691 2,224
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end 20,628 20,628
Cash funds this year end 16,937 16,937 2,224
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash 435
Bank account 16,502
Total cash funds 16,937
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) n1-1 OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets 19,714
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Signature Print Name Date of
approval
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees 4oLI.£4f .4Cv (La AHSE.£flAM On accounts for the year ended 3 110512024 Charity no (if any) 116207g Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination o charity ("the Trust") for the year ended I I the accounts of the above Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, 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 Trust'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 [The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body IER Oct 2018

(if any): Address: 6¥ PAQ Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018