Polish Social and Cultural Association

Analysis

Polish Social and Cultural Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00816310). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Polish Social and Cultural Association reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.7m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Social and Cultural Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Library Collections Trust (£1.7m), Frome Cheese & Grain Limited (£1.7m) and The British Institute of Florence (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, donations and legacies 37% and investments 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £32k. Reserves of £9.9m would cover about 71 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

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.