The British Council
Registered charity 209131 Registered since 1963
Operates: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Contact
| Website | www.britishcouncil.org |
| CEO.Office@britishcouncil.org | |
| Phone | (0)161 884 0291 |
| Address | 1 Redman Place, Stratford, London, United Kingdom, E20 1JQ |
Finances
£1,010,444,268 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £924,965,472 | £1,015,114,434 |
| 2022 | £896,655,974 | £942,310,549 |
| 2023 | £873,334,827 | £925,158,978 |
| 2024 | £989,335,930 | £1,054,737,848 |
| 2025 | £1,010,444,268 | £1,053,798,262 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingOverseas Aid/famine ReliefArts/culture/heritage/scienceOther Charitable PurposesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE BRITISH COUNCIL IS ESTABLISHED AND INCORPORATED ARE TO ADVANCE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND WHICH SHALL:(A) PROMOTE CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES;(B) DEVELOP A WIDER KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; AND(C) ENCOURAGE EDUCATIONAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES, SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF UNITED KINGDOM EDUCATION AND EDUCATION STANDARDS OVERSEAS, AND OTHERWISE PROMOTE EDUCATION.
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 07/10/1940AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 26/11/1993AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 22/07/1976AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 05/10/1983AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 27/10/1993AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 04/12/1984AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 16/07/2002AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 08/06/2011AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 15 DEC 2021 as amended on 26 Oct 2021
Trustees (12)
- Dr Paul Thompson CBE Chair since 2024
- Alfred Yaw Oduro Nsarkohage 57 since 2025
- David Andrew Thompson Toddage 61 since 2025
- Desmond Patrick Neil Wigan CVO OBE since 2025
- Dr David John Lefevre since 2021
- Kate Marsh since 2025
- Mariella Frostrupage 63 since 2025
- Paul Woodgatesage 60 since 2023
- Professor Malcolm Colin Press since 2020
- Professor Wendy Cowan Alexander since 2022
- Richard Mark Hookway since 2021
- Sushil Kumar Salujaage 59 since 2020
Connected charities (4)
- Heart of the City of London Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment 1 shared trustee
- Advance HE 1 shared trustee
- We Are With You 1 shared trustee
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