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Friends Of The Institut Francais D'ecosse

SC029352Registered charity from 26 August 1999
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 10 Abbotsford Crescent
Edinburgh
Postcode EH10 5DY
Website https://amisifecosse.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To advance the education of the public in Scotland about all aspects of French culture by fostering in the general public in Scotland a knowledge, understanding and experience of all aspects of French culture and by encouraging Franco/Scottish Co-operation in cultural activities.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Friends of the French Institute were formed twenty five years ago to support the deep ties between Scotland and France. The Society believes in finding ways to draw our two countries together. The Friends promote the language and cultural links between the Scots and the French, and help ensure that young people in particular benefit from the opportunities of a rich tradition of education, literature and arts, shared between both nations.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 26 Aug 1999
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Charity Trustees: 6
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Sept 2021 £1,180 £3,000 29 Jun 2022 Yes
30 Sept 2022 £740 £0 30 Jun 2025 Yes
30 Sept 2023 £2,042 £2,802 18 Sept 2025 Yes
30 Sept 2024 £740 £0 30 Sept 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
30 Sept 2025 No No
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Anne Pritchard
Wendy Cholbi
Belinda Thomson
Odile Hughson
Camilla Toulmin
Geoffrey Hare
Thomas Wight
Sylvia Davidson
Alastair Duncan
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