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the friends of the french institute

The charity supports the general public. The Friends Of The French Institute 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 London.


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

The Friends of French Institute aims to support the educational and cultural activities of the French Institute, such as showing French and European films, plays, lectures and concerts of classical music, and promoting contemporary music. The French Institute exists to promote French language and culture, but also to encourage cross-cultural exchanges.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£276,556
Latest Expenditure
£364,484

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 58.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 80.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 22.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £694,343
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £9
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £402,736
Raising Funds £96,547
Governance £13,500
Grants to Institutions £389,236
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£276,556£364,4840 / 0
2023£694,352£499,283£402,736£1,228,775£00 / 0
2022£1,372,015£816,966£760,822£1,033,706£00 / 0
2021£490,750£498,7790 / 0
2020£516,802£575,195£525,510£486,686£486,6860 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers