ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MILTON KEYNES

Registered charity 1100092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALLIANCE FRANCAISE COURSES

French courses

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY BUT PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE TOWN OF MILTON KEYNES AND ITS ENVIRONS CONCERNING FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.AND TO DO SO IN A MANNER WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS OF THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FOUNDED IN PARIS IN 1883; IN A MANNER AND WHICH DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR RACIAL GROUNDS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£79k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £13,692 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £44,383 from £58,075 the previous year. The trustees confirm that current reserve levels are sufficient in light of expected revenue levels. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income)

“French courses 77,327” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transaction with trustee A R Kaye for use of premises.

“During the year one of the trustees, A R Kaye, was paid £4,800 (2024 £4,800) for use of premises.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04765625 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Fondation Alliance française — “Our partners Fondation Alliance française” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

GILBERT, Andrew James — director, appointed 30/06/2026not on trustee list
WOOD, Bethany Anne — director, appointed 17/03/2026on trustee list
YUEN, Kwan Lok — director, appointed 04/02/2026on trustee list
BROWN, Christopher Michael — director, appointed 09/01/2026on trustee list
MOYO, Lindiwe Sandra — director, appointed 27/01/2025on trustee list
RIPNAR, Kellyann Bridget Lucia — director, appointed 25/03/2021on trustee list
WHITEHEAD, Richard Alistair — director, appointed 25/03/2021on trustee list
MYNORS, Lara Georgina — director, appointed 08/02/2018on trustee list
KEILLOR, Kathleen — director, appointed 20/03/2015on trustee list
KAYE, Anthony — director, appointed 15/05/2003on trustee list
WOOD, Bethany Anne — secretary, appointed 01/05/2026
KEILLOR, Kathleen — secretary, appointed 01/07/2021

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Lara Georgina Mynorschair
ANTHONY ROCKLEIGH KAYE
Bethany Wood
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL BROWN · trustee of 1 other charity
KWAN LOK YUEN
Kathleen Keillor
Kellyann Bridget Lucia Ripnar
Lindiwe Sandra Moyo
Richard Alastair Whitehead

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Milton Keynes · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£79k	£93k
31/08/2024	£96k	£83k
31/08/2023	£84k	£80k
31/08/2022	£68k	£69k
31/08/2021	£70k	£63k

Common questions

Is ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MILTON KEYNES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £13,692 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £44,383 from £58,075 the previous year. The trustees confirm that current reserve levels are sufficient in light of expected revenue levels. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.