IL CIRCOLO ITALIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1108894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

It is a UK-registered charity based in London. It fulfills an important role by creating a network of members of Italian nationality or with links to Italy, who share similar interests and wish to take part in the society's programme of activities. During the year a number of events are organised with the primary aim of promoting Italian culture and research in the UK.

Objects

TO MAKE GRANTS FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £54,459 to £45,463 due to a net expenditure of £8,996 against incoming resources of £34,454. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £45,463 with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. There are no current liabilities other than accrued expenses of £578, resulting in net current assets equal to total funds.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03485697 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• QUARANTA, Anna — director, appointed 08/09/2025on trustee list
• DI FIORE, Francesca — director, appointed 11/12/2024not on trustee list
• CAPPELLO, Raffaella Fabia Maria — director, appointed 01/03/2024on trustee list
• GIRARDI, Paola — director, appointed 02/09/2021on trustee list
• CHIECO BIANCHI, Maria Alessandra — director, appointed 26/03/2021not on trustee list
• VERGANI BOLGIANI, Marina — director, appointed 02/09/2020not on trustee list
• DE BENEDETTI, Maria Antonietta Anna — director, appointed 02/09/2020not on trustee list
• SPREAFICO, Simona — director, appointed 16/10/2017on trustee list
• AYLMER, Belinda Rosemary — secretary, appointed 28/09/2023

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Quaranta
• Belinda Rosemary Aylmer
• Francesca Di Fiore
• Maria Alessandra Chieco Bianchi
• Maria Antonietta Anna De Benedetti
• Marina Vergani Bolgiani
• Paola Girardi
• Raffaella Fabia Maria Cappello
• Simona Spreafico

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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