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THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF FLORENCE

Registered charity 290647 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of cross cultural understanding between Italy and the English-speaking world; organisation of cultural activities; teaching of Italian language and culture; teaching of English language and culture; teaching of History of Art and fine art; maintenance of Library and Archive.

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of €12,001 from trading activities, which was offset by strong fundraising income of €408,002, resulting in a net increase in funds of €33,853. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at €272,094, which is below the stated policy target of €480,880 (equivalent to three months' operating costs). The charity maintains a strong cash position of €548,520 and holds significant restricted assets, primarily the Palazzo Lanfredini building valued at €3,713,205.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earnt between £60,000 and £70,000 (including benefits) in this year and in the previous year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earnt between £60,000 and £70,000 (including benefits) in this year and in the previous year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £272k; policy: three months' operating costs)
“As of 30 June 2025, the level of reserves was €272,094 against a target of €480,880.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The British Institute of Florence (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£52k
Reserves (reported)
£233k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Italy

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.6m£1.6m
30/06/2024£1.5m£1.5m
30/06/2023£1.4m£1.6m
30/06/2022£1.5m£1.4m
30/06/2021£1.5m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF FLORENCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of €12,001 from trading activities, which was offset by strong fundraising income of €408,002, resulting in a net increase in funds of €33,853. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at €272,094, which is below the stated policy target of €480,880 (equivalent to three months' operating costs). The charity maintains a strong cash position of €548,520 and holds significant restricted assets, primarily the Palazzo Lanfredini building valued at €3,713,205. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF FLORENCE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF FLORENCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF FLORENCE as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MARK LEONARD TRUST, THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ELIZABETH CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50kAdvancement of education
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50kAdvancement of education
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50kAdvancement of education
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE MARK LEONARD TRUSTFY2022£5kTowards the Jane Roberts Memorial Fund.
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3kAdvancement of education
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£2kAdvancement of education
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE ELIZABETH CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kDonations and grants
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£90
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023—

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES2£6.1m
THE LINBURY TRUST1£66k
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART1£55k
THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED1£35k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION1£29k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 18511£20k
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£7k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LA SCUOLA ITALIANA A LONDRA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF FLORENCE£1.6m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
LA SCUOLA ITALIANA A LONDRA FY2025£2.7m£100,001 - £110,0002unclear—no doubt
A S HORNBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST CIO FY2025£326k—0unclear—no doubt
The English Language Centre FY2024£6.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME FY2025£2.7m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt

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