THE BRITISH COUNCIL — grant history

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Latest income
£1010.4m
Grants listed (FY2025)
10
Listed grants total
£62.4m
Accounts grants total
£60.9m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

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Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (2 grantees)
  • Austria (1 grantee)
  • British Virgin Islands (1 grantee)
  • Belgium (1 grantee)
  • Bermuda (1 grantee)
  • Bolivia (1 grantee)
  • Barbados (1 grantee)
  • Burma (1 grantee)
  • Canada (1 grantee)
  • Australia (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings that have counted grants (unverified reads are left out, so a filing whose grants are all unverified is skipped). A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

ChangeGranteeFY2024FY2025
newUniversities—£27.2m
newOther bodies—£13.9m
newCharities, NGOs and social enterprises—£10.1m
newArts bodies—£6.6m
newGrants to individuals—£1.9m
newEnvironmental groups—£1.1m
newColleges—£723k
newNational and international government bodies—£499k
not listedGlobal Partners Governance£7.2m—
not listedWE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS£1.9m—
not listedINTERNATIONAL NATIONAL TRUSTS ORGANISATION£1.9m—
not listedSmoking Dogs Films£1.9m—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
UniversitiesFY2025£27.2mEncouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
Other bodiesFY2025£13.9mDeveloping a wider knowledge of the English language / Encouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
Charities, NGOs and social enterprisesFY2025£10.1mEncouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
Arts bodiesFY2025£6.6mEncouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
Grants to individualsFY2025£1.9mDeveloping a wider knowledge of the English language / Encouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
Environmental groupsFY2025£1.1mEncouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
CollegesFY2025£723kEncouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education
National and international government bodiesFY2025£499kEncouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
SchoolsFY2025£205kDeveloping a wider knowledge of the English language / Encouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
Local government bodiesFY2025£82kEncouraging educational co-operation and promoting the advancement of education / Encouraging cultural, scientific and technological co-operation
Global Partners GovernanceFY2024£7.2mNot specified in individual listing
We Are Unlimited ArtsFY2024£1.9mNot specified in individual listing
International National Trusts OrganisationFY2024£1.9mNot specified in individual listing
Smoking Dogs FilmsFY2024£1.9mNot specified in individual listing
King’s College LondonFY2022£750k
Lancaster UniversityFY2022£750k
Birmingham City UniversityFY2022£750k
Nottingham Trent UniversityFY2022£750k
The University of ManchesterFY2022£750k
Twin Training InternationalFY2022£750k
University of GloucestershireFY2022£750k
University of HullFY2022£750k
University of KentFY2022£750k
University of LeedsFY2022£750k
University of NottinghamFY2022£750k
University of OxfordFY2022£750k
University of SheffieldFY2022£750k
University of SurreyFY2022£750k
University of WarwickFY2022£750k
We Are Unlimited ArtsFY2022£750k
Loughborough UniversityFY2022£750k
University College LondonFY2022£750k
Cardiff CouncilFY2022£750k
University of BirminghamFY2022£750k
Cardiff UniversityFY2022£750k
University of EdinburghFY2022£750k
Coventry UniversityFY2022£750k
University of ExeterFY2022£750k
Council for Technical Education and Vocational TrainingFY2022£750k
University of GlasgowFY2022£750k
Durham UniversityFY2022£750k
Everything is PossibleFY2022£750k
INASPFY2022£750k
International Links Global LtdFY2022£750k
Strategy and Security Institute – University of ExeterFY2021£2.7mGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Aston UniversityFY2021£1.1mGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of LiverpoolFY2021£946kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of GreenwichFY2021£468kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of BradfordFY2021£468kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Birmingham City UniversityFY2021£311kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
De Montfort UniversityFY2021£311kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
De Montfort UniversityFY2021£233kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Universities UK (UUK), England and Northern IrelandFY2021£225kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Lazard & Co., LimitedFY2021£212kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of BristolFY2021£90kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
WWF UK ( World Wildlife Fund)FY2021£90kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of BrightonFY2021£65kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Cardiff UniversityFY2021£65kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Social Enterprise Academy AfricaFY2021£35kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of CambridgeFY2021£35kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
WatershedFY2021£35kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Civic Computing LtdFY2021£9kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
MaykFY2021£9kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
LSO Productions LimitedFY2021£8kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)FY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of EssexFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Coventry UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of ExeterFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Durham UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of GlasgowFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Egyptian Cultural and Education BureauFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of GloucestershireFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Grampus Heritage And Training LtdFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Imperial College LondonFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
INASPFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
International Links Global LtdFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
King’s College LondonFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Kingston UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Leicester CollegeFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Liverpool John Moores UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Loughborough UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
New College LanarkshireFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Nottingham Trent UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Open UniversityFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Queens University of BelfastFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of HuddersfieldFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of KentFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of LeedsFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of LiverpoolFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of ManchesterFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of Newcastle Upon TyneFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of NottinghamFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of OxfordFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of PortsmouthFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of ReadingFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of SheffieldFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of SouthamptonFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of StrathclydeFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of SurreyFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
Royal Botanic Gardens KewFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
The University of EdinburghFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of The West of England BristolFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of UlsterFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University College LondonFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of WarwickFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of Arts LondonFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of WestministerFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of BathFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of WolverhamptonFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of BirminghamFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
University of YorkFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
British Chamber of Commerce MyanmarFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements
LSO Productions LimitedFY2021£1kGrants provided and funds disbursed under contracts/agreements

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 62390000 vs reference 60944000 (2.4% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder or a recipient and want a correction, email [email protected].