The General Jan Zygmunt Emil Berek & Irena Bogumila Berek Charitable Trust
Analysis
The General Jan Zygmunt Emil Berek & Irena Bogumila Berek Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The General Jan Zygmunt Emil Berek & Irena Bogumila Berek Charitable Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £204k, spending 1037% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £177k to £20k (-89%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 272%. Over the whole period it spent 318% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The General Jan Zygmunt Emil Berek & Irena Bogumila Berek Charitable Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 10th Edmonton Scout Group (£20k), The Croydon Dyslexia Association (£20k) and 3rd Bromsgrove Scout Group (£20k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the education of Polish students of limited financial means or who would otherwise be unable to access further education. To enable them to be educated in the United Kingdom at University or other institutions of Higher Education through the provision of grants and scholarships and, subject to that, for or towards such charitable purposes as the Trustees think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 10th Edmonton Scout Group | London | £20k |
| The Croydon Dyslexia Association | Croydon | £20k |
| 3rd Bromsgrove Scout Group | Bromsgrove | £20k |
| 1st Rowlands Castle Scout Group | Havant | £20k |