--- title: "The Signpost to Polish Success — charity 1126928 | CharityCompare" description: "The Signpost to Polish Success (charity 1126928): income £130k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-signpost-to-polish-success retrieved: 2026-10-10T21:14:32.827Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1126928CIO ST # The Signpost to Polish Success Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Signpost to Polish Success is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.empp.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1126928&subId=0) Work at The Signpost to Polish Success? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-signpost-to-polish-success&type=claim&name=The%20Signpost%20to%20Polish%20Success) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Signpost to Polish Success? Reported income · year ending 2025-02-28 £130,214 Reported spending · year ending 2025-02-28 £108,863 Registered charity number 1126928 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Unit B Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.empp.co.uk](http://www.empp.co.uk/) Quick answer The Signpost to Polish Success (number 1126928) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Signpost to Polish Success do? SPS services include: English language courses, 1-2-1 information/signposting sessions, publishing Polish monthly newspaper "East Midlands po Polsku" informing about local life, maintaining www.empp.co.uk, organising workshops, social gatherings, events, developing a sense of community, working towards community cohesion. SPS organised FestiWal 2009 - A Community Festival with a Polish Flavour. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Signpost to Polish Success Answers The Signpost to Polish Success gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 28 February 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Signpost to Polish Success's highest-paid staff paid? The Signpost to Polish Success's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record The Signpost to Polish Success as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. The Signpost to Polish Success's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 25 November 2008 Where it says it operates Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is The Signpost to Polish Success registered for? Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Signpost to Polish Success yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Signpost to Polish Success. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Signpost to Polish Success? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Signpost to Polish Success as a registered charity (number 1126928) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Signpost to Polish Success's charity number? The Signpost to Polish Success's charity number is 1126928. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1126928? Search 1126928 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Signpost to Polish Success do? SPS services include: English language courses, 1-2-1 information/signposting sessions, publishing Polish monthly newspaper "East Midlands po Polsku" informing about local life, maintaining www.empp.co.uk, organising workshops, social gatherings, events, developing a sense of community, working towards community cohesion. SPS organised FestiWal 2009 - A Community Festival with a Polish Flavour. Does The Signpost to Polish Success have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Signpost to Polish Success. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Signpost to Polish Success? The Signpost to Polish Success's website listed in our register data is http://www.empp.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is The Signpost to Polish Success's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Signpost to Polish Success's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Signpost to Polish Success? The register does not record The Signpost to Polish Success as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are The Signpost to Polish Success's trustees paid? The Signpost to Polish Success's annual return for the year ending 28 February 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Signpost to Polish Success registered as a charity? The Signpost to Polish Success was entered on the register on 25 November 2008. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1126928&subId=0).