BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 September 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11917315
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,223,610
Latest expenditure: £2,008,409
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Soho Works,, 180 The Strand,, LONDON, WC2R 1EA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.britishfashioncouncil.co,uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,223,610
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,008,409

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,852,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,263,482

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,321,068
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,080,932

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,922,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £938,693

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 16 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,947,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,430,073

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,223,610
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,008,409
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,852,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,263,482
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,321,068
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,080,932
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,922,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £938,693
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,947,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,430,073
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2035533
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 188077
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2223610
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,008,409
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2008409
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1189427
Expenditure Governance: 5512
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £6,264,049
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £7,168,753
Assets Total Liabilities: £472,184
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,696,569
Creditors One Year Total Current: 472184
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £7,149,727
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6264049
Funds Restricted: 432520
Funds Total: 6696569
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1669792
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 183107
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1852899
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,263,482
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1263482
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1235639
Expenditure Governance: 570
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,608,714
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,820,460
Assets Total Liabilities: £339,092
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,481,368
Creditors One Year Total Current: 339092
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £6,724,378
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5608714
Funds Restricted: 872654
Funds Total: 6481368
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1285165
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 35903
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1321068
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,080,882
Expenditure Other: 50
Expenditure Total: 1080932
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 990000
Expenditure Governance: 2968
Expenditure Support Costs: 3018
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,891,591
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,950,494
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,543
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,891,951
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58543
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £5,950,494
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4582747
Funds Restricted: 1309204
Funds Total: 5891951
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1921846
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 470
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1922316
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £938,693
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 938693
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 938652
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 41
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,651,815
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,720,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £69,076
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,651,815
Creditors One Year Total Current: 69076
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £5,720,891
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3855057
Funds Restricted: 1796758
Funds Total: 5651815
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 4945894
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1590
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4947484
Income Legacies: 2872247
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,426,420
Expenditure Other: 3653
Expenditure Total: 1430073
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 774
Expenditure Support Costs: 3653
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,668,192
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,793,121
Assets Total Liabilities: £124,929
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,668,192
Creditors One Year Total Current: 124929
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,793,121
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2618435
Funds Restricted: 2049757
Funds Total: 4668192
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2019-09-03T00:00:00

Charity Name: BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-12-13T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3943272
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1064820
Assoc Charity Name: THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Charity Name: BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-05-19T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 5013886
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1139079
Assoc Charity Name: BFCVDFF LIMITED

Charity Name: BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-02-14T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 3943272
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1064820
Assoc Charity Name: THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL EDUCATION FOUNDATION

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 APR 2019AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 MAY 2019
Charitable Objects: 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC - (1) THE PROMOTION OF THE ART OF FASHION DESIGN IN CLOTHING AND RELATED ACCESSORIES (FOR CONVENIENCE REFERRED TO AS ‘CLOTHING’) AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THAT ART IN PARTICULAR BY - (A) FOSTERING AND PROMOTING CONTEMPORARY CLOTHING FASHION DESIGN OF MERIT THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF COMPETITIONS AND THE GIVING OF AWARDS OR PRIZES TO THOSE SUCCESSFUL IN THEM;(B) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, PRIZES AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO) STUDENTS OF CLOTHING FASHION DESIGN;(C) ESTABLISHING, AND PROMOTING THE CREATION OF, APPRENTICESHIPS IN CLOTHING FASHION DESIGN;(D) PROMOTING, ORGANISING, HOLDING AND UNDERTAKING FASHION SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS AND IN PARTICULAR FASHION SHOWS AS PART OF THE FASHION CALENDAR, AND SECURING THE PARTICIPATION, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT OF OTHER FASHION SHOW EXHIBITION AND PROMOTIONAL ORGANISERS; (E) ENCOURAGING, HELPING, ASSISTING, PROMOTING AND UNDERTAKING BY WHATEVER MEANS, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUSTS AND OTHER BODIES CORPORATE OR UNINCORPORATED AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE, THE EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION, TRAINING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE EMPLOYED IN THE BRITISH CLOTHING FASHION INDUSTRY AND IN PARTICULAR OF FASHION DESIGNERS;(F) PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION INTO ALL ASPECTS OF ANY MATTERS RELATED THE ART OF CLOTHING FASHION DESIGN, AND TO PUBLISH PAPERS, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION IN ANY FORM RESULTING FROM SUCH RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS;(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CLOTHING FASHION INDUSTRY THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF STANDARDS AND QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR BY (A) PROMOTING SCHEMES FOR GIVING PUBLIC RECOGNITION TO PRODUCTS DISPLAYING HIGH STANDARDS OF CLOTHING FASHION DESIGN; (B) SUPPORTING INITIATIVES FOR SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF CLOTHING FASHION MODELS; (C) RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION WITHIN THE CLOTHING FASHION INDUSTRY; (D) CREATING WITHIN THE CLOTHING FASHION INDUSTRY A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; (E) PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR NEW VENTURES WITHIN THE CLOTHING FASHION INDUSTRY WHERE FOR FINANCIAL OR OTHER REASONS OF CHARITABLE NEED SUCH SUPPORT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNAVAILABLE.(3) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE QUALIFIED TO WORK IN THE CLOTHING FASHION BUSINESS.