Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council

Analysis

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00955348). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Race Equality Foundation (£1.3m), Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (£1.3m) and Westville House School (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £500k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.