FRIENDS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE

Registered charity 276066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F B F H

General Charitable PurposesEducation/TrainingArts/cultureEnvironment/Conservation/Heritage

Objects

TO PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC A MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION AND DISPLAY OF ARTICLES COLLECTED TOGETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONCERNED WITH THE LIFE AND WORKS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO ACQUIRE, IMPROVE, PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN 36 CRAVEN STREET, WESTMINSTER.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The document is a members' resolution approving the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. It does not contain the financial statements themselves, so no details on reserves, income, or expenditure are available. Consequently, the financial health cannot be assessed from this text alone.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN STUDZINSKIchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANNE PRESCOTT KEIGHER
• Ambassador Gerard Errera
• David Allan Morse
• Gay Huey Evans
• Lama Kanazeh
• Michael Sheldrick
• RORY SUTHERLAND
• TUDOR AW

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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