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 prepa￿d 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 I￿LaThd" 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 Re￿rt￿9 StarMl&rd appl￿b￿ 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 eduCal￿n 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* 15s￿d by Ihe Charity Commission in deciding w￿¢ activi118S the
thgrily shoLtld undertake.
A¢hl•v#mortt• and p•rfonnan¢•
SignifjG8nl 8ctivili8s and &¢hievemerts 8g8in$l oty*c&vgs
The POLCA school year started in Septembèf 2024 wilh 165 young part￿pants and 24 teachers and assistants. A
new group of 3 year old children joined our school nur60ry unil. but tha rn051 signffjcant davelopment wa& the start
ol our Youlh Club, by Agnieszka Bialek and Piolr Liburski-both experEnced teachers working with the leenagers.
We had an enthusiastr respons• Imm the parenls in iegard 10 thè Youth Club. perhap5 bècausè teenagers are
Lind•r.r•prosÉ*nl•A in r*V•ry Pnliqh S*iiirrtxy p•th¢￿1 in thp. IIK Thi8 is a promisino slart lo this new projec¢ and wa
hope Ihe Youth Club attracts nv¥ young p8ople lo join our school.
POLCA hekd a number ol exlra<urrthLar events during the sch901 year, and also partiupated in a numbar ol events
and competitions in in ¢ollaboraiion wrth olher Polish Community charitss.
The end of the year ushèrèd in a refreshed membership whèn some ol Ihe founder membèrs Wafe replaced in Juty
and pbn5 were put in place to increase the numb*f oi M*mDe￿ ana IrUs￿e$.
The school yèar for 20242025 ended on 31$1 Juty ¥Yith the teachers and pzrents èntèrtained by Ihe Youth Club's
stage pr•$ontatkJn.

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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 Ire￿n￿.
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 aCt￿t￿ 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.
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R8presontaliv85 of the POLCA participated in St Patnc*'s Paradè in Beifa$t arnong other Pollsh.
The whole month preparaltons for an annNèrsary ol estsblishing of Poltsh ￿ngdoM in 1025. Our schgol actively
p8rtifAPated and hold a numbar ol •vèn15, workshop¥ and Perforn￿nceS in reLation to tha thronalion of the fir5¢
Polish King- 8oleslaw the Brave. This was 8 great all Potsnd acts'on in c¢)operatv)n with Polish Authoriti¥$. CDnsul8le
and olher organisalion, as in our tradition Ihe coron8tiorb via5 Slgnff￿nI moment ol Polish history.
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POLCAcelebralèd an anniversary of the ftr51 Polish Con$trfubon C￿ated 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 cOoperat￿n 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.
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As usual wè cèlebrated the end of the sthool year with the perforrnan￿ prepared by our Youth dub for their
pa￿nIS. Aftèr thè show our pupi15 were awarded ty the Princapal lor Iheir hard work al year.
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A celebratiori known atso as "Ja$elka"
one ol the Polish tradilions celebrated with Chrtstmas songs and
perforMan￿S created by our pupils. with- of course- Santa's visrtl An èvent I￿k place in Harding Memori81 IPS
'Similar evenls were organised in the past seasons

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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 cou￿11. Volunteer Now,
B5ack Aslan Mlnorlty ElhnK8.

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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. un￿Stricted 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 Un￿SI￿d 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 $thool Principal
Malgorzala Frasiak, and A9Th￿SIka Liburska. We hope lo further expand th• m9mbgrship to irKlude parents b•for8
the end 012026.
We 8xp8Ct in th* firture that our pupil nurnbers will r•main at)ove 150 paitiopants. Wa woukj liko lo ¢Jevelop our
Youth Club and continue to cooperatè with othor Polish oryanisalk)ns induding th¢ P0f￿h Consulate in Belfast. wrth
th¢ 9enerou$ 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 direc￿15 for Ihe purpose oi LX)mpany law, and who seNed durfng the year and up to
the date of signaturè tsfthe ffinanual Stat￿nts 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.

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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#s￿d 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•'.