FONDATION CHANEL
Operating as the UK-registered philanthropic arm of the privately owned French luxury fashion house Chanel, the charitable company focuses on funding initiatives that empower women and girls.
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Cash
£63m
USD 85,409,450
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£149m
USD 200,146,510
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-07-09 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £100,424,383 | £2,396,082 | £167,875,224 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £75,365,180 | -£17,187,823 | £4,102,434 | — | |
| Cash | £72,351,983 | £56,944,431 | £63,383,636 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £169,935,961 | £151,938,855 | £148,531,733 | — | |
| Net assets | £169,935,961 | £151,938,855 | £148,531,733 | — | |
| Equity | £169,935,961 | £151,938,855 | £148,531,733 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £1,262,673 | £1,316,613 | £8,806,048 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 6 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-07-09 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 75.0% | — | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 43.74x | 57.21x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are satisfied that the Group has sufficient net assets to continue its operations for the foreseeable future and meet all expected future financial commitments. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FONDATION CHANEL · parent
- Fondation Chanel, Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “On 10 July 2024, Fondation CHANEL became the sole member of Fondation Chanel, Inc. This change aligns reporting across the Group on a calendar year basis going forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Fiona Jane | Secretary | 2024-06-05 | — | — |
| BAILLY, Renaud | Director | 2024-06-05 | Apr 1978 | French |
| BLONDIAUX, Philippe Bernard, Mr. | Director | 2020-08-02 | Jan 1965 | French |
| BRODERICK, Elizabeth | Director | 2024-12-16 | Jan 1961 | Australian |
| MAPP, Latanya | Director | 2024-06-05 | Dec 1969 | American |
| NWUNELI, Ndidi Okonkwo | Director | 2024-06-05 | Mar 1975 | Nigerian |
| PEEL, Yana Alexandra | Director | 2020-08-02 | Jun 1974 | Canadian |
| VAN ORANJE, Mabel Martine | Director | 2021-06-22 | Aug 1968 | Dutch |
| WYLIE, Katharine Alexandra | Director | 2021-07-01 | May 1979 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES-RANSLEY, Emilie Maria | Secretary | 2020-08-02 | 2024-06-05 |
| D'AVACK, Andrea | Director | 2020-08-02 | 2021-07-01 |
| ISNARD, Claire | Director | 2020-08-02 | 2024-06-05 |
| NITSCH, Marianna | Director | 2020-08-02 | 2024-06-05 |
| WOODCRAFT, Clare Fiona | Director | 2021-06-22 | 2024-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanel Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 36 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.