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2023-08-31-accounts

Derby Polish Supplementary School

(Registered charity, number 1188433) Financial statements

for the year ended 31 August 2023

Page Contents
2 - 4 Trustees’ annual report
5 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
6 Receipts and payments account
7 Statement of assets & liabilities
8 Notes to the accounts

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Derby Polish Supplementary School Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 August 2023

Full name

Derby Polish Supplementary School

Other names by which the charity is known

Polska Szkola w Derby

Registered charity number

1188433

Principal address

9 Gordon Road, Derby, DE23 6WR.

Trustees

Leonida Bandura, Chairperson Aleksandra Jaguś, Treasurer Halina McIntosh, Secretary Fr. Roman Kossakowski, ex-officio

Independent examiner

Michael Reed MSc, Retired Chartered Accountant, 202 Oak Leaze, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5FN

Governance and management

The charity is operated under the rules of its CIO Foundation Constitution adopted 2nd March 2021.

New trustees are usually recruited as part of the AGM or during the year with the agreement (vote) of the trustees.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the CIO are:

For the public benefit to promote the education of children and young people on the subject of the Polish language, culture, geography, history, religion and tradition, in particular but not exclusively by providing a supplementary Polish Saturday school in Derby.

Public benefit statement

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit

  1. Renting appropriate premises for children to learn in safe and comfortable conditions;

  2. Employing suitably qualified teaching staff to teach children and young people of different ages;

  3. Ensuring high standards of teaching to enable the young people to take their GCSE and A-Level examinations;

  4. Encouraging parental involvement in their children’s education;

  5. Employing appropriate administrative staff;

  6. Raising the local profile of the school and helping Polish children and parents to integrate with the English community;

  7. Raising funds;

  8. Co-operating with other Polish organisations in the UK and in Poland;

  9. Organising workshops for parents and teachers.

Summary of the main achievements during the period

  1. Renting appropriate premises for children to learn in safe and comfortable conditions. The school had 182 students from 4 to 16 years of age in the academic year 2022/23. Through the years, they are prepared for the GCSE and A-Level exams;

  2. Applying for various grants to help keep the school fees down; grants awarded for the purchase of textbooks and equipment for the school.

  3. Employing suitably qualified teaching staff to teach children and young people of different ages;

  4. Providing further training for our teachers by signposting courses and webinars;

  5. Employment of volunteers;

  6. Encouraging parental involvement in their children’s education;

  7. Working with the local community and Polish parish.

  8. Key Events in the school calendar:

10th September 2022 – Official Start of Term Assembly with all pupils and parents

17[th] September 2022 – ‘Dot day’

1st October 2022 – ‘Smiley Day’

12th November 2022- Celebrations of 11 November Polish Independence Day

February 2023– Parent-teacher meetings.

18th February 2023 – Fancy dress ‘Carnival’ and ‘Tłusta Sobota’ (Fat Thursday)

18th March 2023 – Spring Festival

27th May 2023 – International Children’s Day whole school Sports Day

17th June 2023 – Father’s Day Celebrations

24th June 2023 – End of Year Celebration Assembly, diplomas and awards

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Derby Polish Supplementary School

Our school encourages not only parents to be involved with the school but also has 3 to 5 volunteers a year helping on a regular basis in the classrooms.

The principal source of income is parental contributions. As a charity, the parents have the assurance that all the income is used for educational purposes.

We also encourage parent groups to help organise fund raising activities within the school and outside of the school.

The Trustees regularly review the finances together with a half-termly cash flow analysis.

The charity’s policy on reserves

We aim to maintain a positive bank account balance.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

Signed _________ Date: 28/09/2023 Leonida Bandura, Trustee

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Derby Polish School

I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 August 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the Board of Trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the ‘2008 Act’) and the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). You are satisfied that the accounts of the Trust are not required by charity law to be audited and have chosen instead to have an independent examination. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to:

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with my examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept as required by section 63 of the 2008 Act and section 130 of the 2011 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the 2008 Act and the 2011 Act; or

  4. the accounts do 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 confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Michael Reed MSc Retired Chartered Accountant

202 Oak Leaze Patchway Bristol BS34 5FN

21 October 2022

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DERBY POLISH SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Receipts:
Parents’ fees
Donations and grants
Total receipts
Payments:
Books
Learning materials
Sundry expenses
Telephone and mail
Premises
Computer and printing
Teachers’ remuneration
HMRC
Training
Teachers’ expenses
Insurances
Accountancy
Bank charges
Dbs check
Total payments
Net surplus		 2023
£
46,310
3,522
49,832
5,386
2,470
2,944
528
4,500
378
16,127
2,458
1,215
2,704
-
250
-
24
38,984
10,848		 2022
£
31,859
9,109
40,968
1,333
1,040
1,660
652
2,343
378
15,547
1,844
396
4,699
487
-
15
136
30,530
10,439

STATEMENT OF ASSETS

AT 31 AUGUST 2023

Current assets
Bank current account 48,629 37,781

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Statement of assets and liabilities at

31 August 2023 31 August 2022 Fixed assets zero zero Current assets Bank 48628,89 37781 Current liabilities Creditors zero zero

These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:

Signed

Aleksandra Jaguś, Trustee

Date: 28/09/2023

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023

1. Receipts & payments accounts

Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period.

2. Grants & donations

£ Foundation Derbyshire 2100.00 Wspólnota Polska Re-grant 1422.75 3522.75

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.

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