Polish Organisation for Learning Assistance and Culture (Polac)

Analysis

Polish Organisation for Learning Assistance and Culture (Polac) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worksop. It was registered in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Polish Organisation for Learning Assistance and Culture (Polac) reported income of £20k and spending of £22k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2025, income fell from £25k to £20k (-18%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Polish Organisation for Learning Assistance and Culture (Polac) sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havant and District Sports Association for the Disabled (£20k), Old Town Trust Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£20k) and Phab Nottingham (£20k).