OpenCharities

British Council

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC037733
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 1, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 16, 2007
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
1 Redman Place
Stratford
London
E20 1JQ

Contact

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: (a) promote cultural relationships between the people of the United Kingdom and other countries. (b) develop a wider knowledge of the English language. and (c) encourage educational co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries, support the advancement of United Kingdom education and education standards overseas, and otherwise promote education.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 April 1, 202691 days late £1,010,444,268 £1,050,578,804 9,446
March 31, 2024 March 28, 202587 days late £989,335,930 £1,054,737,848 9,490
March 31, 2023 March 19, 202479 days late £873,335,000 £925,159,000 9,209
March 31, 2022 Dec. 19, 2022On time £896,656,000 £942,311,000 9,861
March 31, 2021 April 26, 2022116 days late £924,965,000 £1,015,114,000 11,131

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.