THE FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY

Registered charity 1118885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) To promote and encourage the public study of family, social and economic history, genealogy, and related subjects such as local history, with particular reference to those areas which were administered by or of interest to the East India Company, or the Government of India during British rule.2) To promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material.

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

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £12,192 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total incoming resources of £32,474 against resources expended of £20,282. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £79,216, which the trustees consider sufficient to support unavoidable operating costs, primarily website technical support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to support unavoidable operating costs of FIBIS (primarily the cost of technical support for our website) (held: £79k)
It has been agreed that it is appropriate for FIBIS to maintain strategic reserves sufficient to support unavoidable operating costs of FIBIS (primarily the cost of technical support for our website) for the future. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Australia · New Zealand · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£34k£46k
31/03/2024£32k£20k
31/03/2023£31k£12k
31/03/2022£37k£40k
31/03/2021£33k£24k

Common questions

Is THE FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £12,192 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total incoming resources of £32,474 against resources expended of £20,282. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £79,216, which the trustees consider sufficient to support unavoidable operating costs, primarily website technical support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.