Financial history THE BRITISH COUNCIL

Charity number: 209131
Charity reporting is up to date (54 days late)
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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £924.97m £896.66m £873.33m £989.34m £1.01bn
Total expenditure £1.02bn £942.31m £925.16m £1.05bn £1.05bn
Income from government contracts £30.90m £74.10m £24.90m £16.24m £15.14m
Income from government grants £182.19m £206.65m £188.20m £199.37m £226.98m
Income - Donations and legacies £144.50m £183.44m £165.30m £173.00m £162.50m
Income - Other trading activities £322.87k £287.35k £366.36k £293.17k £665.19k
Income - Charitable activities £762.36m £706.13m £695.11m £786.75m £826.25m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £2.21m £1.49m £5.14m £12.46m £10.41m
Income - Other £15.57m £5.31m £7.42m £16.83m £10.62m
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.01bn £935.23m £914.10m £1.04bn £1.04bn
Expenditure - Raising funds £69.47k £44.15k £37.00k £45.18k £44.21k
Expenditure - Governance £7.24m £7.67m £7.69m £5.15m £4.44m
Expenditure - Grants institution £208.88m £103.86m £13.51m £23.17m £59.02m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £6.81m £7.04m £11.02m £16.12m £16.25m