THE SHEFFIELD MEDIA AND EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED
Registered charity 1002020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHEFFIELD MEDIA AND EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED, THE SHOWROOM
Education through cinema exhibition and outreach activities. Extending cultural cinema and developing broader understanding of film through programmes and festivals.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group generated a net deficit of £34,404 for the year, resulting in a net overdraft position of £391,017. The auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern, although the trustees maintain that adequate resources exist to operate for the foreseeable future with bank support.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.3m)
“The reserves of the Group are represented largely by capital grants and property revaluation surpluses. These elements are regarded as the representation of the Group’s fixed assets and are therefore, in effect, not available for any other purpose.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The matters explained in note 1 to the financial statements indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast doubt over the group’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The subsidiary of the company at 31 March 2025 is Paternoster Limited. A loan of £400,000 is owed by the subsidiary to the charity.
“Of the amount owed by group undertakings, £400,000 (2024: £400,000) is due after more than one year, which represents a loan made to Paternoster Limited, a subsidiary company. The loan was made on normal commercial terms at an interest rate of 7%.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Paternoster Limited
“The subsidiary of the company at 31 March 2025 (incorporated in England) was: Paternoster Limited” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → material uncertainty (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.9m
Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (48% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 44.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andy Paul Heap
- Brian Hamilton-Tweedale
- COLIN MICHAEL PONS
- Cllr Peter Richard Gilbert
- Kathleen Anne Sheridan
- Kathryn Rose Gilbert
- Mark John Hilton · trustee of 2 other charities
- Nikki Sarah Bellfield
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SHEFFIELD MEDIA AND EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group generated a net deficit of £34,404 for the year, resulting in a net overdraft position of £391,017. The auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern, although the trustees maintain that adequate resources exist to operate for the foreseeable future with bank support. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.
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