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Charity Details:
Ceased date: 18 February 2025

The Association for the Promotion of Polish Language Abroad (APPLA)

SC045911Registered charity from 17 August 2015

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The Name the Charity is Known By APPLA, Stowarzyszenie Promocji Jezyka Polskiego za Granica
Address 10 Cakemuir Grove
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Postcode EH16 4FN
Website www.appla.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Reason For Removal
Object:
4.1. The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture by initiating, supporting and delivering projects celebrating and promoting Polish language and Polish culture of the word within the multicultural reality in Scotland and elsewhere. 4.2. The advancement of education through the teaching as well as promotion of teaching and learning of Polish as a heritage and foreign language; development and provision of resources for teaching Polish as a heritage and foreign language; organising conferences, workshops and training opportunities for teachers teaching Polish as a heritage language, foreign language and teachers working with schoolchildren of Polish origin. 4.3. The promotion of equality and diversity through: organising and supporting educational programmes, events and other initiatives related to the use of the Polish language outside of Poland; supporting initiatives related to the use and maintenance of other minority/heritage languages in Scotland and elsewhere; cooperation with relevant stakeholders towards greater mutual understanding and respect for speakers of minority/heritage languages and active promotion of bilingualism among the Polish communities. 4.4 The advancement of citizenship, integration and inclusion processes in Scotland and beyond by promoting active involvement of minority/heritage language speakers in public life and public debates and especially in programmes and initiatives focused on multilingualism, education (including language learning) and preservation of minority/heritage languages.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Removed
Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Aug 2015
Geographical Spread: UK and overseas
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of citizenship or community development","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science","the promotion of equality and diversity"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","People with a particular ethnic or racial origin","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community","Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Notes: SCIO Dissolved
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2020 £8,532 £7,176 29 Dec 2020 Yes
31 Mar 2021 £7,681 £8,071 28 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £7,398 £8,976 12 Mar 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £7,365 £7,382 22 May 2024 Yes APPLA annual accounts 2022.2023_Redacted
31 Mar 2024 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2024
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