THE FILM PLACE

Registered charity 1075315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUCKINGHAM CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

To provide an independent, community cinema benefiting the town of Buckingham and its environs. To screen a wide ranging choice of film, both popular and cultural, for the engagement of all ages and all sections of the community to advance education, skills, appreciation and understanding of the performing arts via film and digital technologies.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THE COMMUNITY OF THE TOWN OF BUCKINGHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS, IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS BY FOSTERING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH ARTS.

Area of benefit: BUCKINGHAM

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

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Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small net income of £225 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £27,489. The trustees note that operating costs remained under control, although they face increasing competition from streaming services and village film clubs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03739675

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HULL, Gaelle Claire — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
• BRASH, Niall Ian David — director, appointed 12/11/2019on trustee list
• WHITE, Margaret Lillian — director, appointed 26/11/2018on trustee list
• PRINGLE, Margaret Caroline — director, appointed 18/06/2018on trustee list
• HOARE, Peter John — director, appointed 30/01/2018on trustee list
• DALZELL, Michael Geoffrey — director, appointed 30/01/2018on trustee list
• WHITE, Margaret Lillian — secretary, appointed 26/11/2018

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Geoffrey Dalzellchair
• Gaelle Claire Hull
• Margaret Caroline Pringle
• Margaret Lillian White
• Niall Ian David Brash
• Peter John Hoare

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIDEFORD FILM SOCIETY.

• BIDEFORD FILM SOCIETY income £26k
• LEIGH FILM SOCIETY C.I.O. income £98k
• CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED income £802k
• INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE income £1.7m
• THE BRITISH FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES income £279k
• TYNESIDE CINEMA income £3.5m

Side by side with its peers

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