Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

    THE 15TH POLISH INFANTRY BATTALION WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND INVALIDS RELIEF FUND 

    To provide relief and assistance to needy with special regard to widows, orphans and invalids of the Battalion. The assistance is in the form of donations and the majority is for the elderly.
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    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • This charity appears to be dormant

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/16£0£3£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£2£26£-24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£1£31£-30£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£2£26£-24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£0£76£-75£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£0£34£-34£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£2£24£-21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09£2£29£-27£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£9£26£-17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£11£21£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06£10£12£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£9£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 62 years

    02086725070

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    This Charity appears to be dormant
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides other finance
    Where it operates
    • Poland, Scotland,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 206929
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR20: 7 days late,
    Main office

    55 FOXBOURNE ROAD
    LONDON
    SW17 8EN

    Objectives

    1) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS OF ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF POVERTY, DISABILITY, SICKNESS, INFIRMITY OR OTHERWISE NAMELY:I) ALL SOLDIERS II) ALL WIDOWS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN OR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS OR LATE DEPENDANTS (INCLUDING PARENTS) OF ANY SOLIDER.III) ALL MEMBERS OF THE POLISH WOMEN'S SERVICES WHO SERVED WITH THE 15TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND THE WIDOWER'S, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OF SUCH PERSONS (IV) OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO SERVED WITH UNITS OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES UNDER BRITISH COMMAND DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE DEPENDENTS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OF SUCH PERSONS.(2) THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GRAVE OF ANY DECEASED SOLDIER. (3) THE CUSTODY AND SAFEKEEPING OF THE COLOURS AND MEMENTOES OF THE BATTALION AND THE ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE FACILITIES FOR THAT PURPOSE AND OF FINANCIAL HELP TO MUSEUMS AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS WHERE THE COLOURS AND MEMENTOES ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED OR MAY BE LOCATED PROVIDED THAT THE COLOURS AND MEMENTOES SHALL BE ON DISPLAY AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. (4) THE MAINTENANCE OF POLISH MILITARY MEMORIALS WHICH ARE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THEM FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AS WITNESS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. (5) THE UNDERTAKING OR COMMISSIONING OF RESEARCH, AND THE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH, INTO THE HISTORY AND MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BATTALION AND THE POLISH ARMED FORCES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THEREBY PERPETUATING THE DEEDS OF THE BATTALION AND THE POLISH ARMED FORCES. (6) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE WELFARE AND BENEFIT OF FORMER SOLDIERS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
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