THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£128m
Expenditure
£118m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £146m | £157m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £132m | £134m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £128m | £167m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £126m | £109m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £128m | £118m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £42.4m |
| Charitable activities | £32.9m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £3.5m |
| Total income | £128m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £115m |
| Raising funds | £2.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £378k |
| Total expenditure | £118m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £8.0m |
| Total funds | £141m |
| — restricted | £32.3m |
| — unrestricted | £109m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £141m |
| Cash | £25.9m |
People
| Employees | 638 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- 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
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.