Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 14

Pension deficit: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +14

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE

The BFI is the lead organisation for film in the UK. Our mission is to ensure that film is central to our cultural life, in particular by supporting and nurturing the next generation of filmmakers and audiences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £1,232,000
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 41 years

www.bfi.org.uk

iain.thomson@bfi.org.uk

02079574751

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£127,827	£166,981	£-39,154	£1,975	£108,846	£101,808	7.3	599	0
31/03/22		£132,333	£134,272	£-1,939	£1,864	£63,382	£26,438	2.4	547	0
31/03/21	*	£145,628	£156,611	£-10,983	£1,859	£17,096	£-13,879	-1.1	497	0
31/03/20	*	£113,522	£124,709	£-11,187	£2,260	£59,638	£20,864	2	504	0
31/03/19		£95,170	£106,530	£-11,360	£1,660	£61,244	£20,982	2.4	494	60
31/03/18	*	£96,914	£100,300	£-3,386	£1,781	£71,621	£25,581	3.1	485	0
31/03/17	*	£95,724	£98,386	£-2,662	£1,617	£58,479	£-22,519	-2.7	487	0
31/03/16	*	£100,144	£95,166	£4,978	£1,739	£40,481	£-22,822	-2.9	492	0
31/03/15		£99,380	£84,642	£14,738	£1,508	£25,726	£-26,290	-3.7	484	0
31/03/14	*	£93,484	£143,555	£-50,071	£1,886	£30,698	£-7,974	-0.7	466	0
31/03/13		£109,965	£99,981	£9,984	£1,576	£81,968	£-5,240	-0.6	444	0
31/03/12		£165,382	£105,403	£59,979	£1,292	£59,965	£-11,370	-1.3	447	0
31/03/11		£48,453	£62,489	£-14,036	£1,087	£11,143	£-3,624	-0.7	439	0
31/03/10		£43,263	£42,443	£820	£1,097	£13,966	£-4,833	-1.4	463	0
31/03/09		£39,612	£39,879	£-267	£885	£22,110	£2,212	0.7	437	0
31/03/08		£36,019	£37,080	£-1,061	£794	£25,821	£6,435	2.1	417	0
31/03/07	*	£36,398	£35,756	£642	£762	£29,028	£8,984	3	424	0
31/03/06	*	£32,223	£32,105	£118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£29,391	£30,056	£-665	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£30,922	£30,918	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 48%
Liabilities/Income: 80%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

599 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£333,504
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	£218,779
Esmee Fairbairn	£207,273
DCMS	£17,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
£192,422	12/12/2023	Towards core costs for the salary, overheads, and travel costs of a new BFI Replay Engagement Officer role to support libraries and communities using the BFI Replay digitised screen heritage platform ....more Towards core costs for the salary, overheads, and travel costs of a new BFI Replay Engagement Officer role to support libraries and communities using the BFI Replay digitised screen heritage platform across the UK
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Film Institute
£60,000	27/09/2023	#Innovate Explore Sustainable Pathways
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
£5,000	14/09/2023	TASK fund donation towards core costs
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Film Institute
£249,389	25/05/2023	#DYC Audit to Access
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to British Film Institute
£9,851	06/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Film Institute
£24,115	20/12/2022	Explore: Screen Heritage: A diverse future workforce
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Library storage facilities redesign & refurbishment at BFI National Archive Conservation Centre
£150,789	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH/X010058/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Refresh and Upgrade the BFI Reuben Library & BFI Mediatheque research spaces
£67,990	14/02/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH/V012045/1
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£10,221	10/11/2021	Towards core costs
DCMS - BFI Film Academy Network
£17,000	08/07/2020	To support the British film industry with a range of activities, such as development, production, distribution, exhibition and education
DCMS - ALB - BFI - Education
£17,000	01/04/2019	hands-on filmmaking courses for 16-19 year olds, which aim to develop their knowledge and skills required to be part of the future of the UK film industry
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to British Film Institute (BFI)
£57,478	13/02/2019 24	BFI Digital Media Conservation Traineeship
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Film Institute
£36,700	09/01/2019	Victorians on Film: Rediscovering Britain's Filmmaking Pioneers
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to British Film Institute
£60,200	29/11/2018	to run a two year traineeship in video conservation.
DCMS - Education Fund\Film Academy\Network
£17,000	20/06/2018	Offering hands-on filmmaking courses to help develop and nurture your film knowledge and skills.
DCMS - ALB-BFI-Education Fund
£16,000	14/06/2017	hands-on filmmaking courses for 16-19 year olds, which aim to develop their knowledge and skills required to be part of the future of the UK film industry
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to British Film Institute
£843,922	10/09/2014	Towards the costs of a major national archive film digitisation project.
Walcot Foundation - Genesis Summer Film Workshops
£7,390	23/04/2012	Genesis Summer Film Workshops

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How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

ANDREW SMITH Appointed: 2018

ANWEN GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2022

DECLAN KEENEY Appointed: 2023

EDGAR WRIGHT Appointed: 2022

ELEANOR WHITLEY Appointed: 2020

ELIZABETH KARLSEN Appointed: 2022

JAY HUNT Appointed: 2020

LAURA MIELE Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL BIRSHAN Appointed: 2020

MONICA CHADHA Appointed: 2022

PHIL STOKES Appointed: 2018

ROBIN SAUNDERS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investor

ROMANA RAMZAN Appointed: 2022

SCOTT STUBER Appointed: 2022

TIM RICHARDS (Chair) Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/09/1983, number: 287780

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
Risk management
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

20 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR21: 3 days late, AR20: 9 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 3 days late,

Main office

BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
21 STEPHEN STREET
LONDON
W1T 1LN

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS OF FILM, TELEVISION AND THE MOVING IMAGE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, TO PROMOTE THEIR USE AS A RECORD OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE AND MANNERS, TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT FILM, TELEVISION AND THE MOVING IMAGE GENERALLY, AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY, TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND APPRECIATION OF THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF BRITISH AND WORLD CINEMA AND TO ESTABLISH, CARE FOR AND DEVELOP COLLECTIONS REFLECTING THE MOVING IMAGE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREAT BRITAIN

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