SOUTHWOLD FILM SOCIETY

Registered charity 1080324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Film education and presentation

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE ART OF FILM AND ALLIED VISUAL TECHNIQUES.

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.

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Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £4,552 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £262,294. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient free reserves to cover fixed overheads and maintenance for the following financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient free reserves at 31 March 2025 to cover its fixed overhead costs, general maintenance and depreciation charge for the 2026 financial year (held: £31k)
“The charity holds sufficient free reserves at 31 March 2025 to cover its fixed overhead costs, general maintenance and depreciation charge for the 2026 financial year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£55k
31/03/2024£47k£53k
31/03/2023£49k£56k
31/03/2022£21k£41k
31/03/2021£11k£25k

Common questions

Is SOUTHWOLD FILM SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £4,552 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £262,294. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient free reserves to cover fixed overheads and maintenance for the following financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.