The British Institute of Florence

Analysis

The British Institute of Florence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 9. It was registered in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The British Institute of Florence reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.6m (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, The British Institute of Florence sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Svetlanov Legacy Charity (£1.6m), The British Library Collections Trust (£1.7m) and Alt Valley Community Trust Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81% and donations and legacies 19%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £233k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.