NFTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1061561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To help raise and manage funds to support the National Film and Television School (NFTS)

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Latest income

£1.7m

Latest spending

£215k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £1,453k from £366k in the prior year, driven largely by donations. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £115,822 against a stated policy target of a minimum £3m investment portfolio, which it exceeds with total reserves of £6.48m.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (91% of income)

“Donations received in the year were £1,317k (2023 ~ £251k).” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least £3m (held: £116k)

“The Foundation’s Reserve policy is to hold an investment portfolio of at least £3m”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2023) to "above" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£215k

Cost of raising funds

£20k

Reserves (reported)

£3.0m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~167.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JUDITH CHAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Neil Forster
STEPHEN LOUIS
Steve Mertz

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.7m	£215k
31/12/2023	£635k	£172k
31/12/2022	£113k	£792k
31/12/2021	£664k	£167k
31/12/2020	£429k	£140k

Common questions

Is NFTS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £1,453k from £366k in the prior year, driven largely by donations. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £115,822 against a stated policy target of a minimum £3m investment portfolio, which it exceeds with total reserves of £6.48m. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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
BEAULAND LIMITED	1	£78k
SCREENSKILLS LIMITED	1	£59k
THE PWC FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE DAVID LEAN FOUNDATION	1	£715

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL.

THE NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL income £25.0m
LONDON FILM SCHOOL LIMITED income £7.9m
ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY income £5.1m
THE TIFFIN SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £1.3m
NER FOUNDATION income £606k
FILM NATION UK income £6.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NFTS FOUNDATION	£1.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL FY2025	£25.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON FILM SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£7.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY FY2024	£5.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TIFFIN SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.3m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
NER FOUNDATION FY2025	£606k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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