2020-08-31-accounts

Object	i	ves and	Acti	viti	es
					SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes		of	Para 1 17
the charity as set out			in its			Toadvance education (including social and
governing		document				physical training) of people under the age of 25years in such ways asthe charity trustees
						shall think fit.
						To provide learning opportunities for
						students attending PPS via both structured
						activities and after school clubs
						Towork in partnership with other agencies
						and organisations with similar objectives
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those			Para 1.17and 1.19	During the course ofthis financial year the
purposes		for the public				following activities took place to fulfil the
benefit,	in particular,		the			Charity's objectives:
activities, identified		projects or services in the accounts.				1.Advancement ofEducation:
						This is satisfied by the offering ofweekly
						classes, during term time, in the Polish
						language to children and young adults
						ranging from 3-18years. Please see below
						for more details.
						2.Providing learning activities via
						structured activities and after school
						clubs
						This objective is satisfied in the following
						ways:
						(a) Weekly classes
						Children aged 3-11 primarily receive
						instruction in reading, writing and speaking
						Polish as well as music.
						Children aged from 11-18receive instruction
						in readin, writin and s eakin Polish and

				Para 1.3S	The Charity does not make grants to other	The Charity does not make grants to other
Policy on	grant making				bodies.
				Para 1.38	The Charity does not have a	policy on social
Policy on	social investment				investment
including	program		related
investment
				Para 5.38	The Charity actively encourages
Contribution volunteers		made	by		contributions from volunteers and during this financial year a total of 13volunteers
					contributed to the life ofthe School in the
					following capacities:
					~ Office administration
					~ Fundraising
					~ Classroom assistance
					Marketing
					~ Website management
Other

In November 2019,the School's
Headteacher attended an event, organised
by PES, which took place at the Polish
embassy in London and invo'ived a visit by
Agata Kornhauser-Duda, the wife ofthe
Polish President.
The School participated in the annual WOSP
fundraising event and raised more than
2600.00for this Polish charity.
Three students participated in the Holocaust
Memorial Day commemoration events
organised by Peterborough City Council.
9.Parent Community Cafe
The Parent Community Cafe began to
operate with effect from September 2019
and was opened for a total of22 Saturdays
until March 2020when it closed due to Covid
19.
During that time an average of40 parents
attended each week and the following
organised events took place:
~ ONcial opening with a representative
from Peterborough City Council
~ Settled Status Applications drop-in
on three Saturdays with the
participation of two local
organisations
~ Visit from Peterborough City Council
Adoption Services
At the end ofthe year a survey was sent out
to parents and 128people responded of
whom 88.2~/o were very satisfied with the
overall operation ofthe cafe.
10.Covid 19

11.Children's University	11.Children's University	11.Children's University
The School	continued	to participate	in this
programme	during this	financial year.

Additional information	(optional)	(optional)
You ma choose to include		further statements	where relevant	about:
Achievements against
objectives set
Performance offundraising
activities against objectives
set
lnvestrnent performance		Para 5.45
against objectives

Other

Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's							Para 1.21
financial position				at	the end			At the start ofthe financial year the charity
ofthe period								received a transfer off72,197.00 from the
								Nicolas Copernicus Polish Saturday School
								Parents Association in Peterborough (reg.
								1162636)(PSS).PSSwas subsequently
								wound up as a charity. The transfer is shown
								in row A5 ofform cc16a.
								During this financial year there was a loss of
								f693.00 in terms ofincome v expenditure
								which was largely due to the impact of Covid
								19.This shortfall was met from existing
								reserved funds.
Statement		explaining			the		Para 1.22
policy for	holding			reserves				The Charity had a formal reserves policy in
stating why		they		are	held			place during this financial year on the basis
								ofa figure equivalent to three months'
								expenditure.
Amount of		reserves			held		Para 1.22
								At the end ofthis financial year the Charity
								had unrestricted reserved funds in the sum
								ofF50,000.00.
Reasons	for		holding		zero		Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details of	fund materially					in	Para 1.24	N/A
deficit
Explanation			ofany				Para 1.23
uncertainties			about		the
charity continuing				as a going
concern
Additional		information				(optional j
You ma	choose			to	include further statements			where relevant about:
								The Charity's principal source offunding
The charity's principal sources offunds (including							Para 1.47	comes from the monthly fees paid by parents. In the financial year funding was
any fundraising)								obtained from the following sources:
								'Wspolnota Polska' organisation which
								operates under the auspices ofthe Polish
								Foreign Ministry —F3,792.00 (all spent in this
								financial year)
								Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community
								Fund - E5,000 (not spent in this financial
								year)
								The monies raised in this way have been
								used to further the key objectives ofthe
								Charity by:

(iv) Legal Issues
In terms of employment considerations,	each
role has a detailed job description and
employees benefit from a contract of
employment that provides the usual
protections. VNth the exception ofour supply
teachers, we do not use zero hours
contracts.
We also have an annual contract for hire in
place with the school on whose premises	we
operate.
{v) Governance Issues
The school employs a Headteacher and
Deputy Headteacher on a part time basis
and they are responsible for day-to-day
management issues. The trustees meet
formally with the HT and DHT not less than
six times a year and are regular visitors	to
the school on Saturday mornings. Each
trustee also has certain specific
responsibilities depending on their role.

Structure, Governance	and Man	agement
Description of charity's
'trus'ts:
Type of governing document		Constitution,		approved	at an AGM on 9'"
		June 2018.
How isthe charity	Para $.25
constituted' ?		CIO
Trustee selection methods	Para 3.25
including details of any		Elected by	members		at the AGM for a period
constitutional provisions e.g.		oftwo years
election to post or name of any person or body entitled		Appointed	by	trustees	on a co-opted basis—
to appoint one or more		maximum	term two years
trustees

						Charity's constitution. The Trustees also
						regularly visit the School during its hours	of
						operation to liaise with the School
						Management Team and other members	of
						staff as appropriate.
						The Trustees, together with the School
						Management Team, have put in place
						appropriate policies in those areas of
						greatest risk for the Charity, namely
						Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Data
						Protection. Training in respect ofthese areas
						is also provided on a regular basis. During
						the course ofthe year, the trustees also
						implemented the following policies:
						Disciplinary Policy
						Grievance Policy
						Equal Opportunities Policy
						The School is also associated with the
Relationship	with	any	related	Para	1.51	Polish Educational Society ('PES') which	is
parties						based in London. The PESprovides
						guidance and runs training sessions on a
						variety ofrelevant topics including
						educational and administrative issues.
Other

Chari	name			Nicolaus Co	ernicus Peterborou	h Polish School
Other name the charit			uses	Peterborou	h Polish School
Re istered chant		number		1179402
Charity's	principal	address		clo St.John	Fisher Catholic High	School
				Park Lane
				Peterborough
				PE1 5JN

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