FilmBath LTD

Registered charity 1080952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATH FILM FESTIVAL, BATH FILM FESTIVAL LIMITED, BFF

FilmBath LTD organises and presents the FilmBath Festival annually, as well as a series of other cinema - related events and activities throughout the year.

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO PURSUE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS").A TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF AND EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF THE CINEMA AND OTHER FORMS OF MOVING IMAGES, AND INCLUDING THOSE OF MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCING, MIME, GRAPHIC ARTS, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, LITERATURE, POETRY AND ORATORY ARTS.B TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING THE CREATIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CINEMA, VIDEO AND OTHER FORMS OF MOVING IMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECTING. SCRIPT-WRITING, FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, SCORE-WRITING, SET AND MODEL MAKING, LIGHTING, FILM AND VIDEO PROJECTION, AND ALL OTHER FILM AND VIDEO-RELATED ARTS AND SKILLSC TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, AESTHETICS AND THEORY OF MOVING IMAGES IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BATH AND NORTH-EAST SOMERSET, WILTSHIRE, SOMERSET & GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to profitability in 2024/25 with a net surplus of £17,370, driven by growth in festival activities and one-off donations. Unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £22,414, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' administration costs. The trustees confirm the organization is a going concern with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Katie Hall
• Philip Raby
• Sebastian David Martin
• Suzanne Harris
• Tara Barnett

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Gloucestershire · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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