CCEW Charity Commission profile

FONDATION DE FRANCE UK

Registered charity 1216755 · organisation 5249136

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
New
Charity type
CIO
Registered
6 February 2026
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
Not supplied – Not supplied
Latest income
Not supplied
Latest expenditure
Not supplied
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: C/O Shakespeare Martineau, 60 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0HR

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support Franco-British projects of public interest between French and British institutions. Bring new expertise, supporting innovative projects with strong and visible impact. Fund ambitious cross-border projects across a wide range of sectors: culture, the arts, education, and scientific research, working towards the construction of a fairer and more united world.

03 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
France
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

04 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

05 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FONDATION DE FRANCE UK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2026-02-06T00:00:00

06 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Feb 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE SUCH PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 3.1 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE OR HERITAGE; 3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; 3.4 THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; 3.5 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT; 3.6 THE ADVANCEMENT OF BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES; 3.7 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID.