POLISH UNIVERSITY ABROAD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 12 February 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 31 August 2024 – 30 August 2025
Latest income: £496,654
Latest expenditure: £91,528
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 238-246, King Street, London, London, W6 0RF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.puno.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

PROVIDING EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR TO STUDENTS OF POLISH ORIGIN, BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £496,654
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,528

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,124
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,070

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £63,634
Total Gross Expenditure: £62,017

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,146
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,902
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,629
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,051

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £496,654
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,528
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,124
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,070
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £39,643
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £63,634
Total Gross Expenditure: £62,017
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £19,822
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,146
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,902
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,629
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,051
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hammersmith And Fulham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: POLISH UNIVERSITY ABROAD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-02-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 7TH JANUARY 1988 AS AMENDED AT EGM 26 JUNE 1990 as amended on 10 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR TO PERSONS OF POLISH ORIGINS IN SUCH MEANS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN LAW.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON AREA)

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 183662
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PUNO

Charity Name Id: 183630
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: P U N O

Charity Name Id: 183659
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: POLISH UNIVERSITY IN LONDON

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures