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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE FRIENDS OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE 

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.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£694£499£195£97£1,229£72317.400
31/03/22£1,372£817£555£56£1,034£478700
31/03/21*£491£499£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£517£575£-58£50£487£48710.200
31/03/19£560£509£51£55£545£54512.900
31/03/18£323£330£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£797£618£179£99£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£435£634£-199£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£589£366£223£10£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£379£138£240£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£80£93£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£94£116£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£22£94£-71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£72£1£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09?£180£291£-110£0£0£0n/a00
05/12/07£113£0£113£0£0£0n/a00
05/12/06?*£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/04£1£10£-9£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 17.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 30 months
Quick Ratio: 34.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

GUILLAUME.LANGLOIS@INSTITUT-FRANCAIS.ORG.UK

02070731322

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Education support services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/1998, number: 1069116
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR06: 144 days late,
Main office

Institut Francais Du Royaume-Uni
17 Queensberry Place
LONDON
SW7 2DT

Objectives

SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE IN LONDON AS REGARDS FRENCH ART, LITERATURE AND CULTURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON

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