THE ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1121995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education and knowledge in the fields of scientific education and research.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £129,213 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £364,930 to £235,717. The trustees have determined that a reserve of £10,000 is sufficient for operational management and do not intend to build up material reserves. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Bernard Arnault — “Un Institut de Mathématiques et des Sciences Fondamentales créé à l'X grâce au soutien exceptionnel de Bernard Arnault” (source page)
• Safran — “Holocyte et SIMBAD, projets lauréats du prix Jean-Louis Gerondeau - Safran 2026” (source page)
• Institut Pierre Lamoure — “L’X et la FX créent la chaire CALYCO grâce au soutien de l’Institut Pierre Lamoure” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Guillaume CASSOUchair
• CARMEN CHEVALIER-FIRESCU
• Francisco Guevara Caicedo
• Julien Deleuze
• Laurent Laizet
• Marie CAILLAT
• PAUL-ANDRE RABATE
• Pierre Debray
• Pierre Laffitte
• Tareck Safi

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

Operates in: France · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.