UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE LONDON
The object of the Ukrainian Institute London is to advance the education of the public in the UK by providing information and broadening knowledge about Ukraine and Ukrainians, in the realms of the arts, language, literature, history, religion, culture, heritage and current affairs, including by means of lectures, exhibitions, performances, and other cultural events.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND BROADENING KNOWLEDGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ABOUT UKRAINE AND UKRAINIANS, IN THE REALMS OF ARTS, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, HISTORY, RELIGION, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, TRADITIONS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS, INCLUDING BY MEANS OF LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES AND OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £38,962 for the year ending 31 July 2025, with total income of £260,175 against total expenditure of £299,137. Despite this deficit, total funds carried forward amounted to £282,222, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining six months of core operating costs. The trustees describe the year as one of consolidation and financial resilience following a period of rapid growth.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustees
- IGOR HORDIYEVYCHchair
- Andrii Kurochka
- Dmytro Sherengovsky
- Dr Rory Finnin
- Gordon Seabright
- Iryna Marciuk
- Konstantin Sivokhin
- Nigel Gould-Davies
- Professor Dennis Ougrin MRCPsych
- Simon Peter Williams
- Tetyana Nesterchuk
- Tetyana Nesterchuk
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £260k | £299k |
| 31/07/2024 | £432k | £314k |
| 31/07/2023 | £488k | £376k |
| 31/07/2022 | £200k | £159k |
| 31/07/2021 | £64k | £71k |
Common questions
Is UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £38,962 for the year ending 31 July 2025, with total income of £260,175 against total expenditure of £299,137. Despite this deficit, total funds carried forward amounted to £282,222, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining six months of core operating costs. The trustees describe the year as one of consolidation and financial resilience following a period of rapid growth. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | 1 | £193k |
| THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £140k |
| CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £39k |
| The Bridgepoint Group Foundation | 1 | £32k |
| THE ALDGATE AND ALLHALLOWS FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTION | 1 | £6k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRAMSHOTT AND LIPHOOK | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- UKRAINIAN MEDICAL CHARITY
- THE UKRAINE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES TRUST
- U3A IN LONDON
- THE LONDON WELSH CENTRE TRUST
- INSTITUTE OF IMAGINATION
- THE HOLY FAMILY UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC EPARCHY OF LONDON
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE LONDON | £260k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UKRAINIAN MEDICAL CHARITY | £124k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE UKRAINE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES TRUST | £101k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| U3A IN LONDON | £157k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON WELSH CENTRE TRUST | £535k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| INSTITUTE OF IMAGINATION | £512k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 0 | below | — | no doubt |