01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037733
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 9,446
- Postcode
- E20 1JQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- 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
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional 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.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,010,444,268 | £1,050,578,804 | 9,446 | 1 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £989,335,930 | £1,054,737,848 | 9,446 | 28 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £873,335,000 | £925,159,000 | 9,446 | 19 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £896,656,000 | £942,311,000 | 9,446 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £924,965,000 | £1,015,114,000 | 9,446 | 26 April 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 1 Redman Place , Stratford, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.britishcouncil.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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