## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01.04.2021 To 31.03.2022** **Charity name: THE FEDERATION OF POLISH STUDENT SOCIETIES IN THE UK** **Charity registration number: 1 1 6 6 7 8 5** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Our purpose is to advance education for the
public benefit, in particular but not exclusively
by providing guidance, advice and other
support to polish student societies. The
Federation, for example, brings together
members of Polish Student Societies that are
active at the UK universities.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We supported the organisation of four
major events that bring UK students
together. Namely we we were official
partners of Poland 2.0, Polish Economic
Forum, UCL Leaders and XV Congress of
the Polish Students Societies at the
University of Oxford. Preparations for the
organisation of the XV Congress of the
Polish Students Societies at the University
of Oxford was our main activity in the
reporting period 2021-2022. We also
organised new editions of a mentoring
scheme with the Boston Consulting Group
to increase accessibility of professional
career advice among students in the UK.
Furthermore, we supported all associated
Polish Societies from British Universities on
daily basis. We helped to organise
numerous online and in-person meetings,
workshops, etc. Finally, we cooperated with
a wide range of public and private
institutions such as Goldman Sachs to
promote internships, study programmes,
development opportunities.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We herby confirm that the trustees have
had regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers supported organisation of
Poland 2.0, Polish Economic Forum, UCL
Leaders and XV Congress of the Polish
Students Societies at the University of
Oxford. Volunteers helped to run our social
media as well.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|1. Preparations for XV Congress of
Polish Student Societies at the
University of Oxford – supporting
Oxford University Polish Society in
planning and organising the event.
2. EmpowerPL – co-organising the
mentoring scheme.
3. Polish Economic Forum 2022 –
supporting LSE Polish Business
Society in planning and organising
the event.
4. Patronage of the Science: Polish
Perspective programme.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |||| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|We maintained healthy finances. As of
31.03.2022 we had a sum of 353.36 GBP in our
account.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|There were no reserves as at 31.03.2022.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|We prepared a budget and stick to the financial
plan.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Sponsorship from external partners.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Federation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by 5 representatives from each polish
society present at AGM.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|THE FEDERATION OF POLISH STUDENT SOCIETIES IN THE UK| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|1 1 6 6 7 8 5| |Charity’s principal address|41 Telford House
Tiverton Street
London
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Antoni Prus|President||| ||Jeremi Jaksina|Treasurer||| ||Stanislaw Kopyta|Vice-President||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|None| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Michal Jan Stankiewicz **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 19.01.2023 CHAR￿ COMMISSION FIX AND WAiES TrE FECEFL4TrON OF POLISH ST￿ENT SOCIEnES IN UNITED KINGWM 1166785 Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a Forth• p•riod 01.04.2021 To 31.03.2022 Sectlon A Recelpts and payments Unr•*irkt•d funds Endowment lund• Total funds Last y•ar A1R Sub totsl(Gross income lorAR) tot•1 91 352 A3 •nts 11• 189 Sth total A4 AM•t and In¥•th•nt purcha8M, Is•• L*l•l s￿ tot•1 Tot•lp•ym•nts •6 18• N•t (rfr•c•lpts/fp•ym•nts) AS Tran8f•rn b•h¥••n funds A6 CaBh funds 1•8t y•w •nd C•*h lund¥ th1¥ y••r •na7 4637 4837 6105 1105 1 288 S•ctlon B Stat•m•nt of ass•ts and Ilablllll•s at th• •nd of th• p•rlod Unr•strlct•d fund• Rr4trbct•d fund• Endowm•nt fund• nw••¢t B1 C•¥h IwKI¥ Tot•ie•sh fwxts 121• Unrnstrkt•d R••trkl•d lunds Endowm•nt fvnd• fund8 Dttails B2 IXh•r mon•tsry ••••ts D•talls B4 Ass•ts r•t•ln•d lor th• ch•rlty'* ovm w• D•tails Il•¥11ty B5 U•bllll•• SwJn•d by on• ort*) tfvJth•s t)n b•hal of al Ih• INst•as t)at• of woval *al Jan slank￿l￿Z 28.12.2022