# THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 287780
- **Other names:** BFI
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 7, 1983
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=287780


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE, 21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1T 1LN
- **Phone:** 020 7255 1444
- **Email:** customerfeedback@bfi.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bfi.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS OF FILM, TELEVISION AND THE MOVING IMAGE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, TO PROMOTE THEIR USE AS A RECORD OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE AND MANNERS, TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT FILM, TELEVISION AND THE MOVING IMAGE GENERALLY, AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY, TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND APPRECIATION OF THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF BRITISH AND WORLD CINEMA AND TO ESTABLISH, CARE FOR AND DEVELOP COLLECTIONS REFLECTING THE MOVING IMAGE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

**Activities:** The BFI is the lead organisation for film in the UK.  Our mission is to ensure that film is central to our cultural life, in particular by supporting and nurturing the next generation of filmmakers and audiences.

**Area of benefit:** GREAT BRITAIN




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £128072000 | £117799000 | £140927000 | 638 |
| March 31, 2024 | £125995000 | £108811000 | £137342000 | 595 |
| March 31, 2023 | £127827000 | £166981000 | £108846000 | 599 |
| March 31, 2022 | £132333000 | £134272000 | £63382000 | 547 |
| March 31, 2021 | £145628000 | £156611000 | £17096000 | 497 |



## Trustees

- **Jay Hunt** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 17, 2020
- Andrew Smith — appointed May 24, 2018
- Anwen Griffiths — appointed May 9, 2022
- Declan Keeney — appointed June 27, 2023
- Edgar Wright — appointed May 9, 2022
- Eleanor Whitley — appointed Feb. 17, 2020
- Elizabeth Karlsen — appointed April 8, 2022
- Laura Miele — appointed April 8, 2022
- Michael Birshan — appointed Feb. 17, 2020
- Monica Chadha — appointed April 8, 2022
- Phil Stokes — appointed May 24, 2018
- Robin Saunders — appointed May 24, 2018
- Romana Ramzan — appointed May 9, 2022
- Scott Stuber — appointed April 8, 2022