Polish Association Gloucestershire
Analysis
Polish Association Gloucestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending January 2025, Polish Association Gloucestershire reported income of £118k and spending of £90k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to January 2025, income grew from £31k to £118k (+284%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Polish Association Gloucestershire sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The European Association for Digital Humanities (£118k), Womens Playhouse Trust (£119k) and Bethnal Green Nature Reserve Trust (£118k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1.To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by:- providing a local network group offering support, services and assistance- events involving the local community designed to foster community cohesion and raise awareness and understanding of culture and heritage2.To advance education within the polish community by providing a supplementary school providingtuition in polish language
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