POLISH LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND AFFAIR3 TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 The trustees present Iheir annual report and finanaal ststements for the year endad 31 July 2025. The financial statemenls have en prepad in accordance with Ihe xcounting poliries sel Out in note 1 to tha financial statements and compty wth the chanty's governing document. the Companies Act 2006. FRS 102 "The FinAncial RÈportino Slandafd aDDlicab in the UK and Republ of ILaThd" and the Charrties SORP 'A¢counting and Reporting by Chanties". Statement of Recommended Practice appltable to charities piepafing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Rert9 StarMl&rd applb in UK and RepublK of11gland IFRS 1021 Obje¢tlvos and activities Polish Languagè, Culture, and Affairs IPOLCA) is a conslrtuted organisation utrated by Polish emigrants. POLCA is A rp.oiqlp.rp.d r.hArty INIC10778SI and a mmpany limited by guaranta& r8qisteTed al Compan$ House no. N1645874. Our principal actiwty is the prtsvisitsn of a Polish Saturday school lor chiklren from Polish and mixed.Polish lamlli&5. Our school provides Polish eduCaln in Polish language. hislory. geography art. and culluie. As well as the Saturday school POLCA also woths lo support Polish comrnunty in Northern Ireland and promote go)d community relations across Northem Ireland. Our finanaal year runs from 1stAugust lo 31st Juty. PubliG benèfil The trustees have pahl dug regard to guKlarK 15sd by Ihe Charity Commission in deciding w¢ activi118S the thgrily shoLtld undertake. A¢hl•v#mortt• and p•rfonnan¢• SignifjG8nl 8ctivili8s and &¢hievemerts 8g8in$l otyc&vgs The POLCA school year started in Septembèf 2024 wilh 165 young partpants and 24 teachers and assistants. A new group of 3 year old children joined our school nur60ry unil. but tha rn051 signffjcant davelopment wa& the start ol our Youlh Club, by Agnieszka Bialek and Piolr Liburski-both experEnced teachers working with the leenagers. We had an enthusiastr respons• Imm the parenls in iegard 10 thè Youth Club. perhap5 bècausè teenagers are Lind•r.r•prosÉnl•A in rV•ry Pnliqh Siiirrtxy p•th¢1 in thp. IIK Thi8 is a promisino slart lo this new projec¢ and wa hope Ihe Youth Club attracts nv¥ young p8ople lo join our school. POLCA hekd a number ol exlra<urrthLar events during the sch901 year, and also partiupated in a numbar ol events and competitions in in ¢ollaboraiion wrth olher Polish Community charitss. The end of the year ushèrèd in a refreshed membership whèn some ol Ihe founder membèrs Wafe replaced in Juty and pbn5 were put in place to increase the numbf oi M*mDe ana IrUse$. The school yèar for 20242025 ended on 31$1 Juty ¥Yith the teachers and pzrents èntèrtained by Ihe Youth Club's stage pr•$ontatkJn.
POLISH LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND AFFAIRS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) {CONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 Events and celebr8tfjon$ Visi rmonl- 18101r2025 Our school sent a party of older thiklfen to visrt Parfiament builjing in Stomxjnt to leam abo(rt and experi&nc8 the political system her8 in Northem Iren. Great Orcheslr3 of Christm 25101r2025 The greatest ever ¢hanty event in Poland. organised by Jerzy Ow$k with a number of ¢oncerts and actiwtios acros5 all country and among the Poles abroad. As usual, our school activety partiopated in this event. not onty lo hglp to co119Ct money for charity purposes. but also to t?h our chiklren the importance ol rtharitsble giwng to help th0$91g$s fortunate. rniv A ol talent- 08102r2025 A paty was organised for our pupils wrth a number of aCtt induding sport And dance and great competitlon for our youn9 members- "Polca got talenv.. Chibjren coukl present in front of Ihe parents and other guests their fantastic skills in dancing, singing, pèrforming Jnd art. 17 R8presontaliv85 of the POLCA participated in St Patnc*'s Paradè in Beifa$t arnong other Pollsh. The whole month preparaltons for an annNèrsary ol estsblishing of Poltsh ngdoM in 1025. Our schgol actively p8rtifAPated and hold a numbar ol •vèn15, workshop¥ and PerfornnceS in reLation to tha thronalion of the fir5¢ Polish King- 8oleslaw the Brave. This was 8 great all Potsnd acts'on in c¢)operatv)n with Polish Authoriti¥$. CDnsul8le and olher organisalion, as in our tradition Ihe coron8tiorb via5 SlgnffnI moment ol Polish history. 024 POLCAcelebralèd an anniversary of the ftr51 Polish Con$trfubon Cated in 1791. C&brat0d this day with Polish Consul&le and Polish Society Belfast. who Prepar a $peaal exhibrtion lor our childrèn to show thg histgry of thg Polish Constitution and thè Polish patriots fighting again$t the foreigrb powers in XVIII ceniury. Youth Club Mourn al Youth dub trip lo Moume's Mountains. Our teenagers have "conqu•red" Pi•rt•s Caslès summit ¢n Mourne Mountains, de5PIt8 bad weather conditions. Children. This year an event look a place irs Dungannon. in cOoperatn with thè olhèr Polish s¢hoob (Dungannon and Newryl and Polish Consulate. This was an oppjrtunty lo ale bonds btheen cthildren and parents from drff8r6nt Polish communrties in Northèm IrèLand. End of ar- 211C612025 As usual wè cèlebrated the end of the sthool year with the perforrnan prepared by our Youth dub for their panIS. Aftèr thè show our pupi15 were awarded ty the Princapal lor Iheir hard work al year. hris rn351nP A celebratiori known atso as "Ja$elka" one ol the Polish tradilions celebrated with Chrtstmas songs and perforManS created by our pupils. with- of course- Santa's visrtl An èvent Ik place in Harding Memori81 IPS 'Similar evenls were organised in the past seasons
POLISH LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND AFFAIR5 TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) ICONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 During finanaal year 202+2025. POLCA was supported by.. Instltute of Development of the Pollgh Language of the name of Stmaxlmlllan Kolbe Thè largest lund providing body in Polond representing the Polish govemment and Parfiament. National Lottery Community Fund POLCA has been awarded a fv4tryear NatYJTr Lottery Community Fund grant of£20.LX(J. Jvhn Moorp's Foundation POLCA received £3,200 frorn Ihe John Moore's Foundatyon. This award was received al the end ol the financial year. in July 2025. and hence it is allocated to Ihe 2025ffj Finan(ial year. Ald the Pole6 In the Ea8t Foundatlon Polish Foun(Jalion supporting Polish communty abroad In cty)pefation wtth PoU$h gmmment. Ami•nlan Foundatlon An org8nis8tion of Polish Armenians. a communty settb8d in PoLgnd since XVI c8nturythThl6d with Pollsh- Lithuanian Commonwealth. and RèDublic ol Poland ORPEG- Instltuts for D•vèlopm•nt ol Pollsh Educatlon Abrood A Polish gov¥rnment body •upportlng PolSJh Education abroad Youth Actlon This body usually provides access Nl checks for POLCA, as our organisalKJn has YA rn8mbership Educatlon Au¢horlty North?m Ireknnd POLCA1s d fTieinDer of Youtn EA 85 a Doay meeting crnona OT EA Yoiim CIUD Poll•h Con•uht• In B•lla•t Polish Consula18 in 8elfast ¥upporting v8ri0U8 projects dedratsd lo dev&lopm8nt ol Polish communlty in North•m Ireland In coopèration with Polish Aulhorrties. HAllfA T Fniinrtatlnn Halilax b•nk related organisalKJn supporting various tharib.ès In UK Polish Sisterhood Belfast basèd organisa1)n for women wrth Polish background Madé In Poland Polish Folk organisation. ctsJpÈfating wrfh POLCA In th8 past POLCA was also supp)rt•d by.. Wsp)Inoia Po15ka Foundation. 8eifa$t Cty cou11. Volunteer Now, B5ack Aslan Mlnorlty ElhnK8.
POLISH LANGUAGE. CULTURE AND AFFAIRS TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 Financial revlew There was rnuch improvement in the charity finances this period. POLCA is axtrernety grateful to tha Lottery fund and Fundacja PDMOC Polakom for their generous support. We are lurther grateful to Ihe John Moore's Foundation, the Halifax Foundation, thè Polish Consulate and the EdUcat)n Authority for their generous donatK)ns and supporL It would have been very drfficutt for POLCA to continue ts charttable work without such generous finanryal support. The National Lottery award is a ts¥o yeaf grant and hen haw thè £20.CW award is attounted for in finanaal yèar end July 2025. the othèr ham a¢cNed into 2026. Similarfy the Fundacia Pomoc Polakorn grant is split across tsvo years with £10.253 allocated to the 2025 finant4al yaar and £7.323 alxrued into Ihe 2025r26 finanual year. Financial year 2024r2025 was the first yèar of thÈ grft amj schemè. This stheme. including the HMRC tsx rebate. generated £8.773 of additional income. Grant funding and prud¢nl financial management has $iynrfiranty improved POLCA$ financial posthon. The resutts are s&t out in dètail on pages 6 to 18. Thè charity retumed net incomlng rèsgurces for the year of £10,68912024 net outgoing resour¢es. £7.57n. unStricted funds of £3.29312024-1£5,72111 and restricted ftjnds of £2.483 12024 - £8081. The unrestricted funds arè 184uiied to pro¥ride sufficient lunds tg cover any unforesèèn costs which rnay arise and fuffill l•gal obli9abons of the charity in thè èvent that current levels ol income are not rnainrdin. During thè y•ar th$ ¢h4rty repaNJ part of the h)ans to rélated parlw as detaded In not8 16. R8s•Nas policy It is the policy ol the ch?rity to maintsin suffldent UnSId re$ al are con$l$tonl thè ongoing financlal requirements OT In• cnanty- Plan• for futur• p•rfod6 POLCA now has Mernbers. which indud• lh• Dire¢tors. Mrs Marfena Sekula. lomer $thool Principal Malgorzala Frasiak, and A9ThSIka Liburska. We hope lo further expand th• m9mbgrship to irKlude parents b•for8 the end 012026. We 8xp8Ct in th firture that our pupil nurnbers will r•main at)ove 150 paitiopants. Wa woukj liko lo ¢Jevelop our Youth Club and continue to cooperatè with othor Polish oryanisalk)ns induding th¢ P0fh Consulate in Belfast. wrth th¢ 9enerou$ financk815UPPOrt of the Nalional Lottery. the Naltfax Foundalon, tha Instttute gf Development of Polish Language and Jomn Moor•'$ FourtdsbDn, we l)ok forward to b•ing able to o)ntinue lo operate and davalop the school over thtt coming yea. StruetUf# gov8man¢e and mana9•m•nt Polish Language. Cutture. and Affairs IPOLCA) is a ¢onstitui¢d organisation created by Polish èmigrants. POLCA is a regisltritsd Ch81ity INIC107765) and a company IlMit ty 9uarantee reglslered ai Comp8ni08 House no. N1645874. Tn9 irusiees, wno a S0 the direc15 for Ihe purpose oi LX)mpany law, and who seNed durfng the year and up to the date of signaturè tsfthe ffinanual Statnts We.. MrA P8procki Mr J Cieslik Ravarènd S D ArmstrorwJ Dr M Gawlik Rectuitment and&ppoinhnent of trusteès None of the trustees has any beneficral inteiest in Ihe company. AJI of the trustees a memb&ts of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in Ihe evenl of a wnding up.
PQLISH LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND AFFAIRS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORn ICONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 The following r&appointments were rnaye in Ihe year. Chalmian- Reverend Davk1 SamuelArrnstrong Reappointed for further tenn at theAnnual Genèral Meeting on IW02r2025. Se¢retary- Mr Aleksander Paprothir ReappDinled lor further term at the AGM 0810V2025. Trustse- Mr Malewz Gawlik Reappointed for furthgr term at thg Annual Gènèral meets.ng on 08102r2025. Twatsut•r- klr John ¢I¢ik Reappointed for further t8nn at Ihe AGM on OBffj2r2025. AB agreed und8r the spea81 rèsolubon p#sd on 21107r2025. raCtOrS are also Members of the charity. Th¢ tru¥l••?' r•pgrt wa? appro¥ed by Ihe Doard of Tluate. MrA Papro¢ki Tru•to• Dal•'.