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bfi trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Bfi Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the UK. To promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society. To establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the UK. In particular to support the work of the British Film Institute.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,134,194
Latest Expenditure
£1,701,676

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,134,194
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,670,487
Raising Funds £31,189
Governance £28,554
Grants to Institutions £1,633,500
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,134,194£1,701,676£1,670,487£57,502,071£3,592,0710 / 0
2023£1,930,955£10,019,620£10,019,620£58,307,125£2,639,3710 / 0
2022£1,848,576£1,906,692£1,906,692£65,028,036£10,385,5360 / 0
2021£1,865,545£2,236,037£2,236,037£66,252,733£10,443,6520 / 0
2020£2,008,825£662,249£662,249£67,048,256£10,814,1440 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers