The Polish Saturday School in Reading

Analysis

The Polish Saturday School in Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Polish Saturday School in Reading reported income of £51k and spending of £55k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £51k to £51k (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Polish Saturday School in Reading sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arden School Parents Teachers Friends Association (£51k), Friends of Unicorn Primary School (£51k) and The Northumberland and Durham Family History Society (£51k).