Franco-British Society

Analysis

Franco-British Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00152104). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Franco-British Society reported income of £12k and spending of £24k, spending 200% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £12k to £12k (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 162% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Franco-British Society sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dilham Village Hall and Playing Field Committee (£12k), The Ipswich Film Society (£12k) and Lea Valley University of the Third Age (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.