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.

Objects

1 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM OF ST PETERSBURG (THE HERMITAGE) IN RESPECT OF ITS ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE HERMITAGE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME CARRY OUT AS A MUSEUM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION, REBUILDING OR RENOVATION OF THE HERMITAGE;2 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ORGANISING LECTURES, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, COURSES, EXCHANGES AND EXHIBITIONS IN RESPECT OF THE ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE HERMITAGE AND BY ORGANISING TOURS OF THE HERMITAGE AND ITS EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS;3 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM AND RUSSIA

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 · 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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROLINE De GUITAUT LVO
• CATHERINE GALITZINE · trustee of 1 other charity
• 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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