Full accounts for THE BRITISH COUNCIL

Annual Returns to Charity Commission
Financial year ending2007-03-312008-03-312009-03-312010-03-312011-03-31
Income from legacies£0£0£0£0£0
Income from endowments£0£0£0£0£0
Voluntary income£195.27m£197.83m£0£0£196.16m
Activities generating funds£0£0£0£0£1.81m
Income from charitable activities£354.23m£364.16m£522.66m£702.92m£492.17m
Investment income£1.56m£2.60m£2.47m£1.61m£2.37m
Other income£0£0£119.70m£0£452,000
Total income£551.07m£564.59m£644.82m£704.53m£692.96m
Investment gains£0£8,118£77,000£-8,000£0
Gains from asset revaluations£-495,853£44,764£62.38m£-278,000£8.00m
Gains on pension fund£3.11m£1.56m£-71,000£-2,798,000£-859,000
Voluntary income costs£0£0£0£0£0
Fundraising trading costs£0£0£0£0£297,000
Investment management costs£0£0£0£0£0
Grants to institutions£12.41m£10.99m£11.37m£17.79m£15.14m
Charitable activities costs£543.40m£554.29m£615.93m£701.78m£659.23m
Governance costs£2.29m£3.11m£5.65m£6.30m£5.79m
Other expenses£0£0£0£0£0
Total expenses£545.69m£557.40m£621.58m£708.08m£665.32m
Support costs£74.67m£132.83m£72.40m£81.77m£83.20m
Depreciation£10.60m£10.82m£10.25m£10.61m£9.23m
Reserves£8.20m£128.47m£231.40m£226.80m£74.52m
Fixed assets at start of year£112.21m£109.31m£102.00m£180.99m£248.38m
Fixed assets at end of year£109.31m£102.00m£180.99m£178.82m£255.48m
Fixed investment assets at start of year£162,024£148,524£156,642£234,000£231,000
Fixed investment assets at end of year£148,524£156,642£234,000£231,000£223,000
Current investment assets£0£0£0£0£0
Cash£91.66m£110.71m£154.95m£195.84m£234.28m
Total current assets£153.48m£183.90m£271.20m£308.26m£293.53m
Creditors within 1 year£131.52m£148.87m£209.12m£241.53m£198.99m
Long term creditors or provisions£13.87m£12.92m£16.49m£20.95m£20.21m
Pension assets£2.28m£4.36m£4.82m£2.20m£1.34m
Total assets£119.68m£128.47m£231.40m£226.80m£331.15m
Endowment funds£0£0£0£0£0
Restricted funds£0£0£0£0£0
Unrestricted funds£119.68m£128.47m£231.40m£226.80m£331.15m
Total funds£119.68m£128.47m£231.40m£226.80m£331.15m
Employees79257395748473777028
Volunteers00
Consolidated accountsYesYesYesYesYes
Charity only accountsNoNoNoNoNo