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2025-08-31-accounts

Derby Polish Supplementary School

(Registered charity, number 1188433) Financial statements

for the year ended 31 August 2025

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 2025

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 Jakub Rypniewski, Vice-Chair Fr. Roman Kossakowski, ex-officio trustee

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 213 students from 4 to 16 years of age in the academic year 2024/25. 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:

  9. 7th September 2024 – Official Start of Term Assembly with all pupils and parents

  10. 14[th] September 2024 – ‘Dot day’ a day of creativity

23[rd] September 2024 – Safeguarding Training Course

5th October 2024 – ‘Smiley Day’

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24[th] May 2025 – Polish Heritage Days 14[th] June 2025 – International Children’s Day whole school Sports Day 21[st] June 2025 – Father’s Day Celebration 28[th] June 2025 – End of Year Celebration Assembly, diplomas and awards

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 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: 01/12/2025 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 2025.

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

28 November 2025

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DERBY POLISH SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

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 (deficit)		 2025
£
52,526
11,586
64,112
9,980
2,087
5,082
893
6,800
1,258
32,685
4,310
81
4,408
221
250
15
24
68,094
(3,982)		 2024
£
48,472
16,878
63,350
2,055
3,100
5,566
599
6,753
3,768
35,591
3,946
590
4,701
216
348
15
84
67,332
(1,982)

STATEMENT OF ASSETS

AT 31 AUGUST 2025

Current assets
Bank current account 42,664 46,647

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Statement of assets and liabilities at

31 August 2025 31 August 2024 Fixed assets zero zero Current assets Bank 42,664 46,647 Current liabilities Creditors zero zero

These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by: Signed Aleksandra Jaguś, Trustee Date: 01/12/2025

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025

1. Receipts & payments accounts

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

2. Grants & donations

£ Eurokot grant 4987.98 Wspólnota Polska grant 4169.22 Wspólnota Polska grant 2428.36 11,585.56

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period for their services as Trustees.

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