OXFORD FILM AND VIDEO MAKERS LIMITED

Registered charity 1041014 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FILM OXFORD, OFVM

Our vision: to see an inclusive, creative landscape in Oxfordshire, that reflects and celebrates diverse voices, and is a catalyst for social change.Our mission: to ignite creativity through accessible programmes, workshops, events and socially impactful activities, ensuring that the benefits of creativity reach all communities, particularly the most vulnerable in society.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF FILM MAKING AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING BY (A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA (B) ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION (C) PROMOTING SUCH PRODUCTIONS TO THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£148k

Latest spending

£195k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £46,438 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £107,154 to £60,716. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound, noting that reserves are monitored annually to ensure operations can continue for a period of three months. The charity relies on a mix of grant funding and earned income, with core funding from Oxford City Council noted as being reduced each year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Oxford City Council (45% of income)

“Oxford City Council:- Operational Grants etc 16,200” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £55k)

“The Trustees have agreed to keep a certain level of financial reserves and fixed assets to ensure that main operations can continue for a period of 3 months and cover redundancy costs if necessary.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: John Hunt received £1,727 for teaching services before resigning as a trustee.

“In connection with fees for professional services related to projects, John Hunt resigned on 09/12/2024. In the 2024/25 financial year, before his resignation, he was paid £1,727 for providing teaching services.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: John Hunt, a trustee who resigned on 09/12/2024, was paid £1,727 for providing teaching services.

“In connection with fees for professional services related to projects, John Hunt resigned on 09/12/2024. In the 2024/25 financial year, before his resignation, he was paid £1,727 for providing teaching services.” — page 24

“During the year, the Charity made recharges to its subsidiary of £NIL in respect of salary recharges, and £NIL in respect of other expenses. (2024: salaries £14,252, other £3,191).” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity made recharges to its subsidiary, Film Oxford Productions Ltd, of £NIL for salary costs and £NIL for other expenses.

“In connection with fees for professional services related to projects, John Hunt resigned on 09/12/2024. In the 2024/25 financial year, before his resignation, he was paid £1,727 for providing teaching services.” — page 24

“During the year, the Charity made recharges to its subsidiary of £NIL in respect of salary recharges, and £NIL in respect of other expenses. (2024: salaries £14,252, other £3,191).” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Film Oxford Productions Limited

“The charity has a 100% subsidiary – Film Oxford Productions Ltd.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by King Loose & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Oxford City Council — “Film Oxford is supported by Oxford City Council” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Clare Smith
MARK RALPH-BOWMAN
Mark Lothar Gunther
Nigel Geoffrey Carter
Shakeel Saied Marham
Sif Rihannon Laerke-Hall
Timothy Eoin Friers
Zoe Millington

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£148k	£195k
31/03/2024	£176k	£225k
31/03/2023	£224k	£243k
31/03/2022	£269k	£233k
31/03/2021	£208k	£189k

Common questions

Is OXFORD FILM AND VIDEO MAKERS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £46,438 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £107,154 to £60,716. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound, noting that reserves are monitored annually to ensure operations can continue for a period of three months. The charity relies on a mix of grant funding and earned income, with core funding from Oxford City Council noted as being reduced each year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by King Loose & Co.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/10/2025	£97k	"Lights, Camera, Oxford - Preserving Oxford's Moving Image Heritage"
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/07/2025	£18k	Rose Hill Creative Lights Festival 2025
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/06/2023	£10k	Rose Hill TV
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/05/2023	£70k	"Going Out, Coming Out"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/04/2021	£58k	"Protest and Progress 21/23: stories from industrial Oxford"
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/02/2019	£10k	Film in the Parks - Outdoor Cinema
Oxford City Council	21/12/2018	£20k	Grant to Film Oxford
Oxford City Council	13/02/2018	£25k	Grant to Film Oxford
Oxford City Council	09/02/2017	£25k	Grant to Film Oxford
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/01/2016	£9k	All Our Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2014	£9k	River Safe.
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/05/2008	£8k	Summerscreen - Film in a Park

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MARCHUS TRUST	2	£10k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	2	£8k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE	1	£380k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£155k
FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES	1	£127k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£50k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST	1	£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED.

SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED income £1.5m
THE OXFORD GROUP income £383k
OXFORD LIEDER income £710k
MUSIC AT OXFORD income £208k
OXFORD HEALTH CHARITY income £236k
SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD income £356k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OXFORD FILM AND VIDEO MAKERS LIMITED	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OXFORD GROUP FY2025	£383k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD LIEDER FY2025	£710k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MUSIC AT OXFORD FY2025	£208k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
OXFORD HEALTH CHARITY FY2025	£236k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.