Lewisham Polish Centre

Analysis

Lewisham Polish Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lewisham Polish Centre reported income of £42k and spending of £29k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £42k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 344%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lewisham Polish Centre sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support (£42k), Waste Not Want Not Battersea (£42k) and Dorchester Foodbank (£42k).