Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

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:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/12/22£10£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£12£11£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£8£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£14£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£22£14£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£18£6£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£8£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£23£21£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07?*£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 57 years

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02087415541

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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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 significant 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 (1923–2011) – 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
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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