THE FRENCH PORCELAIN SOCIETY

Registered charity 296085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRENCH PORCELAIN SOCIETY

The principal objects of the Society is to advance the study of French Porcelain of all periods and to further public knowledge and appreciation of it

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF FRENCH PORCELAIN OF ALL PERIODS, AND THAT OF EUROPEAN CERAMICS MORE WIDELY, AND TO FURTHER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF BOTH

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £26,930 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £125,125 to £100,364. Per the trustees' report, the charity is self-funding and relies on membership subscriptions and event income, with unrestricted reserves currently held at £77,107. The trustees acknowledge the need to work to ensure the Society meets its policy target of maintaining reserves at a minimum of two years' estimated unrestricted expenditure.

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.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amelia Frances Jacksonchair
• Cyrille Froissart
• Dr Helen Caroline Jacobsen
• Elisa Sani
• Errol Manners
• JOHN WHITEHEAD
• Letitia Roberts
• Micheline Espeland
• Nicholas Dandridge Stagliano
• Rebecca Klarner
• Simon Spier
• Sophie Louise Freiin Von Der Goltz

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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