|

Find that Charity

Organisation record

The British Film Institute

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-287780 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 287780 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Description

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.

Also known as

  • Bfi
  • The British Film Institute
  • British Film Institute
  • British Film Institute (BFI)

CCEW Charity number

287780

Registered

Postcode

W1T 1LN

Website

bfi.org.uk

Domain

bfi.org.uk

Latest income

£127,827,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Locations

Back to contents

Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Registered Office in the UK

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Linked records

Back to contents

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-287780 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 287780 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Themes and activities

Back to contents

This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Performing and visual arts A11

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Film AR201

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Other Finance 303
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Charity financial history

Back to contents
Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1983-09-07 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 30,922,000 30,918,000
2005-03-31 29,391,000 30,056,000
2006-03-31 32,223,000 32,105,000
2007-03-31 36,398,000 35,756,000
2008-03-31 36,019,000 37,080,000
2009-03-31 39,612,000 39,879,000
2010-03-31 43,263,000 42,443,000
2011-03-31 48,453,000 62,489,000
2012-03-31 165,382,000 105,403,000
2013-03-31 109,965,000 99,981,000
2014-03-31 93,484,000 143,555,000
2015-03-31 99,380,000 84,642,000
2016-03-31 100,144,000 95,166,000
2017-03-31 95,724,000 98,386,000
2018-03-31 96,914,000 100,300,000
2019-03-31 95,170,000 106,530,000
2020-03-31 113,522,000 124,709,000
2021-03-31 145,628,000 156,611,000
2022-03-31 132,333,000 134,272,000
2023-03-31 127,827,000 166,981,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Charity people

Back to contents
2023
£
2022
£
Employees 599 547
Employees paid more than £60,000 74 77
Volunteers - -
Trustees 15
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Statement of Financial Activities

Back to contents

Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 50.0 61.3
Legacies 0.0 -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 50.0 61.3
Income from charitable activities 26.2 20.4
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 1.3 -
Other income 50.2 50.7
Total 127.8 132.3
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 2.0 1.9
Spending on raising funds 2.0 1.9
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 165.0 132.4
Charitable activities 165.0 132.4
Other spending - -
Total 167.0 134.3
Net income / (expenditure) (39.2) (1.9)

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Balance sheet

Back to contents

Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 100.0 95.4
Investment assets - -
100.0 95.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 33.6 39.5
Other current assets 79.1 79.2
112.7 118.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (60.4) (72.3)
Net current assets 52.3 46.4
Total assets less current liabilities 152.3 141.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (42.2) (4.3)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 110.1 137.5
Defined benefit pension scheme (1.2) (74.1)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 108.8 63.4
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 7.0 36.9
Unrestricted funds 101.8 26.4
108.8 63.4

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Income from government

Back to contents
2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 34,587,000 54,696,000
Government grants as % of total income 27.1% 41.3%
Number of government grants 2 3

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Grants received

Back to contents

Received 23 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.

Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Innovation Fund
£60,000 Grant to British Film Institute
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
TASK by Trustee
£5,000 TASK to THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Dynamic Collections
£249,389 Grant to British Film Institute
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£9,851
1 month
Grant to THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Innovation Fund
£24,115 Grant to British Film Institute
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
UKRI - AHRC - Scheme 22/23
£150,789 Library storage facilities redesign & refurbishment at BFI National Archive Conservation Centre
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
UKRI - AHRC - Scheme 21/22
£67,990 Refresh and Upgrade the BFI Reuben Library & BFI Mediatheque research spaces
LUND TRUST £10,221 Towards core costs
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
20/21 General
£17,000 BFI Film Academy Network
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - BFI - GIA
£17,000 ALB - BFI - Education

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (5 grants) | Licence

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Grants made

Back to contents
Published data showsthis funder made 19,026 grants between July 1999 and March 2024.

View this organisation's 360Giving published grants on GrantNav.

2024 54 grants £4,957,396
2023 206 grants £26,973,441
2022 461 grants £51,229,750
2021 427 grants £47,651,192
2020 527 grants £56,662,724
2019 444 grants £41,680,024
2018 402 grants £39,152,665
2017 494 grants £52,944,825
2016 723 grants £35,436,915
2015 828 grants £37,531,084
2014 757 grants £40,006,557
2013 775 grants £85,397,599
2012 765 grants £42,112,065
2011 936 grants £30,771,906
2010 912 grants £26,041,968
2009 1,604 grants £37,418,490
2008 1,868 grants £32,117,592
2007 1,405 grants £32,251,992
2006 1,201 grants £26,713,342
2005 1,307 grants £55,194,253
2004 1,099 grants £30,247,385
2003 936 grants £39,154,512
2002 560 grants £28,519,107
2001 262 grants £26,770,487
2000 68 grants £16,613,437
1999 5 grants £1,902,174

Data source

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (19,026 grants) | Licence

The British Film Institute

GB-CHC-287780

Data sources

Back to contents

Find that Charity

Find that Charity Relationship Lookups

Last fetched from source: 2024-04-19

| Access data | Download data (csv)

Source for record links:

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

Data download service provided by the Charity Commission

Last fetched from source: 2024-04-19

Open Government Licence v2.0 | Access data | Download data (zip)

Source for records:

Research Organization Registry Community

Research Organization Registry

ROR (Research Organization Registry) is a community-led registry of open, sustainable, usable, and unique identifiers for every research organization in the world. ROR includes identifiers and metadata for more than 100,000 organizations. ROR identifiers are designed to link research organizations to research outputs in scholarly infrastructure. Search the ROR registry at https://ror.org/search.

Last fetched from source: 2024-04-19

Creative Commons Public Domain 1.0 International licence | Access data | Download data

Source for records:

Source for record links: