2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees. Annual Report for the period Peric#J start date Period erKI date From 01 2021 To 31 A44g 2022 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Our Lady of czest￿l￿¥a Polish Schth)I Other names chaflty Is known by PcAska Szkola im. Matki Boskiej czest￿h0Ws￿eJ Reglstergd charlty number (rf anyl 1175364 Charlty's prlnclpal addro55 175 Carlingford Road London Postcod• P115 3ET N•me• ofthe chartty trusto05 who manay th• charlty Dat•• aGt•d 11 not forwho N•m• ¢)f p•Y¥on lor ljodyl •ntitl•d t• appoint trn¥t•• Ilf TDJ•t•• n•m• 0111￿ (If any) Stanislawa Coppola Dorota Piela Chair Jolanta Kalinow8ka Piotr W0￿Y14 Renata Turrell And￿e} Jastrzebski 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the tnistees for the charlty, If any, {for example, any custodian trusteesl Name Datos acted if not for wholo ear TAR Marth 2012

Namos and addr•s8•s of advls•rn (Omional information) of adviser Name Address Name of chl•f executive or naffl￿ of senior staff members (Optlonal Inforniallon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement De8crlptlon of th• charlty'• trusts cio Typ8 of goveming docurmnt How the charity is constituted Trustee selecaion methods Appointed by tfU8tees Addltlonal gov•m•nce I••uo5 (Opllonal Inforn)atlon> You may choo90 to indude additional information, wher relevant, about.. A board of committee n￿rnber$, all of whom are volunteers, is responsible for the week lo week running of the school. The commrttee answers to the board of truslees. The a)mmittee Wofks alongside the Headteacher to provbde whatever •Jftinistrative assistance is required. polici88 and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wder netsvork with which the charrty works., • rnlationship wth any related The school has a dose assoclation with the Polish Educational Socjety which prowdes educats'onal support, advic and training for the teaching staff.. the local Pdish parish Church - religious education is provided by the priests and catechist who also Prepare children for their sacraments of communion and confimats'on,. The Polish Scouts Association - after lessons pupils have the opportunity to join activities ai the same location. trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures lo manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities The advancerrent of education for public benefft by providing a Saturday school with da&%es in the Polish language, culture and herrtage, and the Roman Catholic rellgion for pupls aged 3-18 Summary ofth• objects of the charlty S•t out in ils governlng document TAR Mr¢h 2012

Classes are availabbe to anyone who 1$ interested in leaming about the culture. history or geography of Poland and the Polish language. Most puiils ha￿* some connection or at least one parent or grandparent of Polish origin: some pupils will have been bom in Poland whilst many are UK bom. <XCAsionally have students WIK) wish to attend for other reasons. The school has strong links with the local Polish parish - the priests and cate¢hist$ take the RE lessms and help prepare the children for the sacraments of communion and ￿nfi￿atIon RC masses are celebrated as required at the schcd. Summary ofthe maln activltle8 undertaken for the publlc benefft In relatlon to th•so obJ•cts Ilncludo wlthln this seGtlon the ststutory declaratlon that trustses h•vo had regard to the guidanca Issued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publlc b•nefftl Committee members are responsible for the general running of the Meetings are held, as required, throughoui the year to deal with any issues and to plan fOrth￿rnIng events. All teachern arKJ commtttee membern have DBS checks. All necessary poliaes and prcredures eg. health & safety. safeguarding, GDPR, equal opportunities, whistfebkming etc. are in pl￿. These are updated regularty as requir&J. Addttlonal d•lalls of obJKtlv•s and actfvldm (Opdonal Inforniath)nl You may choos• to indude further statements. where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment: contribution made by volunteers. TAR Mw¢h 2012

Section D Achievements and performance This &ademic year there were 393 registered puiiils Numbers went up slightly due to the dosure of another school which was based nearby. Summary ofthe main achievomonts of th• charty durfng the year Three new texhers joined at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year six teachers also left- some retumed to Poland while others had moved away from London. Covid 1 ￿ ￿Th11St the school was a￿e to operate and run dasses onsite, we hal to continue to akn'de by numerous restrictions.. one way systems, harmd washinglsanitising, face masks. limrted contact etc. School hours intrCMJu￿I for the pandemic Ftriod were maintained (eadier start and finish for younger pupils. separate breaks) Activityes paiticularfy at the beginning of the academic year had to be kept Icyw key. The traditional Sl Nicholas festivities were reintroduced however without the usual sthool ma&8 and the pupils were split into two groups to avoid having too many peo￿8 in the hall. By the end of the spring term Year 5 vmre able to tske part in the re enactment of the Stations of the Cross ThroUg￿Ut the year various collections were organised to support other causes., wam) wnter dothing arKI toiletries were donated by parents for the homeless. Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine members of the schooi were encouraged to contribute to bona fide organisations eg collections organised by the Polish Educational Soaety. Instigated by parents a c￿le(lI0n was organised for Gregorian masses for one of our long serling teachers who lost her lrfe to Covid 19. The school suppx>rted Police Cadets recrurtment- pupils were able to talk to current cadets to see if thi8 was something that they may bo interested in. A trip was organised for the pupils to Laxlon Hall for Childrens day. Online training for teachers was organised by Polish Educational Society to promote Polish language learning through games and play. Examinats'on eentres were once again allowed to hold GCSE and AL exams on their premises. Dewte the disrupts'on in study due to the Covid 19 pandemic. 21 puyls from our school sat the GCSE exam and 4 sat the AL exarn. TAR March 2012

Section E Financial review The school reser4e KK)licy is in place to ensure that sufficient funds are available which would enable the sch<x)I to operate for 1- 2 academ￿ years should there be a reduced income Brief statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves Detalls of any funds materlalty In deficit nla Furth•r flnanc5al rovlew detslls (Optlonal Infomiatlon) The principal sourc* of funds is through o)ntrfbutions loward$ the fees. Funds are also raised through on-site acti¥ities'. You may choos• to include additional infonnation. where relevant aboul.. the charity's principal sources offunds (induding any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key obpdives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment poli adopted. This year the school receiv&J donations from StOW8rzyszenie 'W8pOlnota Polska.. There was also an uneX￿ed donation of £45,000, from the estate of the late G Underhill. The largest expense is the hire of the school premises followed ty wages for the I8￿h1￿￿ Staff {at jU8t over the minimal wage) and the treasurer. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustses declare that they hav• approved the trustees, report above. Slgn8d on behalf of the ch•rlty'S trustees Slgnature(s) Full namels) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair, •tc) Stanislawa Co Renata Turrell Chair Trustee 25. 6. 2023 TAR M￿h 2012

CHARITY COMMISsloN
3Eiii` FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish School 1175364 Receipts and payments accounts
	For the periodfrom		TO
		01/09/2021		31/08/2022
	U n restri cted funds	Restri cl:ed E n d owme nt funds funds		Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest f	to the nearest f to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £
AI Receipts
voluntary receipts	55,280
acftyities for generating funds	15'821
Donations	51,232
interest	25
Sub total (Gross income for
AR'	122,357
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table). Total receipts		E±E±E±E± -iiiiiE
Wages/salaries and Nl	31,220
Fundraising costs	8,134
rentthire of rooms	23,321
Costs of charitable actwities	6,774
Governance costs	8,909
	78.359
A4 Asset and investment
purohases, (see table)
Printer Sub total	328 I _ _5281	iiiEiiiE
Total payments
Net Of receiptsl(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end		EiE=