Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France
Analysis
Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stirling. It was registered in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France reported income of £33k and spending of £41k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £19k to £33k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads Retreats (£33k), Medway Watersports Trust Limited (£33k) and Westminster French Protestant School Foundation (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The ASMCF was founded in 1979 to provide a forum for those involved in teaching and researching modern France and the Francophone world. From its creation it has been an interdisciplinary association and draws its members from a wide range of academic disciplines and departments in higher and further education in the UK and overseas.
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|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Retreats | Gwynedd | £33k |
| Medway Watersports Trust Limited | Gillingham | £33k |
| Westminster French Protestant School Foundation | Keston | £33k |
| 142nd Sheffield (Fulwood) Scout Group | Sheffield | £33k |