Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE POLISH WRITERS ABROAD CHARITY

The Polish Writers Abroad Charity assists literary writers who are (or were) of Polish nationality and who live (or used to live) outside Poland by organizing meetings, programs, exhibitions, discussions and literary symposiums. It awards the annual writer's Prize; it publishes a literary periodical 'Pamietnik Literacki' (literary diary).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£24	£17	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£10	£12	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£12	£11	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£8	£7	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£11	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£14	£14	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£22	£14	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£7	£8	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£18	£6	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£8	£10	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£23	£21	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£4	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£6	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£8	£7	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07?	*	£8	£7	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£2	£1	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 57 years

zppno.org

02087415541

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Polish Writers Abroad Charity
£9,990	04/09/2023	Unveiling the Heritage: Krystyna Bednarczyk (19232011) Polish Poet and Co-founder of Poets' and Painters' Press in London

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

KRYSTYNA KAPLAN Appointed: 2022

MAGDALENA CZAJKOWSKA Appointed: 2016

REGINA TAYLOR (Chair)

URSZULA LENIK Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/1967, number: 254181

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR09: 138 days late, AR07: 130 days late,

Main office

POSK
238-246 KING STREET
LONDON
W6 0RF

Objectives

TO ASSIST LITERARY WRITERS IN ENGLAND WHO ARE OR WERE OF POLISH NATIONALITY AND ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND

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