British Council
Acronym: BC
General Information
Identification Code: 17888758870-92
Website: http://www.britishcouncil.org
Entity Form: Charity
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 6/19/2012
Last Update: 3/25/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We are on the ground in more than 100 countries. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- European neighbourhood policy
- External relations
- International co-operation and development
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Sport
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Creative economy, culture and development, cultural diplomacy, youth employment, youth resilience, gender equality, schools and higher education, VET, and non-formal education.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 1 Redman PlaceStratford
Post Code: E20 1JQ
City: LONDON
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 20 7389 4385
EU Office
Address: Avenue des Arts 56, 6th floor
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 475874441
Financial Data
Closed Year:
Start Date:
End Date:
Funding Sources:
- EU funding
- Other
- Public funding
Other Source Info: EU funding: 7,931,639.00 EUR
Public financing (UK government and third country public bodies): 255,301,208.00 EUR
Other (private sector and other international organisations): 732,369,053.00 EUR
Contributions:
- Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 694: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 4711: 91
- Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 694: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 4711: 92
Total Budget: 995601900
Grants:
Current Year:
Grants:
Complementary Information: The British Council has signed Delegation and Contribution agreements with EU Delegations and EC headquarters. These grants are "activity" grants and not operating grants. In partnership with Ecorys UK, the British Council represented the UK National Agency for Erasmus Plus from 2014-2020. The amounts received for Erasmus Plus were for grant disbursement and specific activities under the Erasmus scheme and didn't contribute towards our general operating costs.
Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 1
Members: 11
Members F T E: 9
Info Members: Information related to the Brussels office. Colleagues outside Brussels also interacts with the EU institutions
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: N.A.
Organisation Members: EUNIC: https://www.eunicglobal.eu/
Practitioners Network for development: https://www.dev-practitioners.eu/
More Europe - external cultural relations: http://www.moreeurope.org/
the Big 4 (Expertise France, DAAD, Nuffic, British Council)
British Expertise International: https://www.britishexpertise.org/
Current Job Opportunities
internBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025