THE HERMITAGE FOUNDATION UK

Registered charity 1100096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF THE HERMITAGE

The Hermitage Foundation UK are a support group dedicated to working outside Russia for the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and promoting the Hermitage and Russian culture abroad.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £422,754 for the year ended 31 October 2025, driven largely by significant investment gains. The trustees consider the accumulated funds to be adequate to enable the charity to continue carrying out its objects, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ADRIAN DAVID SASSOON · trustee of 2 other charities
• CAROLINE De GUITAUT LVO
• Christopher Neil Jones
• Jonathan Yarker
• Professor Brian Francis Allen · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Russia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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