# Polish Educational and Cultural Association

## Details

- **Country:** Northern Ireland
- **Charity number:** 103717
- **Known as:** PECA / Polish Saturday School in Belfast
- **Status:** Overdue: 672 days
- **Registered:** Jan. 18, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=103717


## Contact

- **Address:** Holy Rosary Primary School, Sunnyside Crescent, Belfast, BT7 3DB
- **Postcode:** BT7 3DB
- **Phone:** 07894584106
- **Email:** info@peca.org.uk
- **Website:** http://peca-ni.org



## Activities

**Purposes:** The Association is established to promote and advance Polish culture, to promote and advance education and to provide and promote leisure, social and 	recreational activities and facilities for children and young people, and in particular but not exclusively those of Polish origin and descent, aged between 3 and 18 years old (“hereinafter called the beneficiaries”) who are resident in the Belfast and Greater Belfast areas and their environs of Northern Ireland (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, 	disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary 	organisations and the	inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of 	life for the said beneficiaries and in particular:  (1)	to promote and advance education in all matters relating to the Polish Language, Polish Affairs, History, Geography, Arts, Crafts and Polish Cultural 	Heritage together with the welfare and social interaction of the Polish community in the area of benefit;  (2)	to establish and maintain or co-operate with any local educational authority, statutory or voluntary body in the maintenance of a supplementary school for  the provision of out of school hours educational and recreational facilities in the interests of social welfare for children and young people aged 3 to 18  (3)	to foster an atmosphere of mutual support among parents of Polish children 	and encourage the provision of mutual support and encouragement among 	such parents and their children;   (4)	to promote the integration of the Polish Community and to encourage 	appreciation within the area of benefit in all matters relating to Polish arts, history, traditions, language and culture thereby promoting good race relations in an effort to foster a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity and thereby endeavour to eliminate ethnic discrimination;  (5)	to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the Board, may from 	time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

**What the charity does:** The prevention or relief of poverty,The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science,The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of  religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage,Other charitable purposes






## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2018 | £67090 | £69083 | £0 | 21 |



## Trustees

- Miss Agnieszka Kucala
- Mr Tomasz Cieslar
- Mrs Ewa Kolakowska
- Mrs Magdalena Laszcz


