SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD

Registered charity 1095587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Digital and media film development agency: community media centre; open to public three days per week for facilities, equipment and tuition; offering a wide range of film and digital media services to the public either free of charge or at affordable rates; running training courses; working with hard to reach groups; working with local schools and colleges and community groups

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Latest income
£356k
Latest spending
£366k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,225 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £918,980 to £908,755. However, the trustees confirm that the charity has continued to secure funding and maintains an adequate level of free income reserves, with unrestricted funds held at £904,151. The financial position is supported by significant tangible fixed assets valued at £824,110, primarily related to property improvements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs plus redundancy costs (held: £904k)
The trustees have a reserves policy based on the running costs of the organisation. They have set to increase the value of that reserve year on year until such time as it equates to three months running costs plus redundancy costs. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £48k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£561k
Total spending
£274k
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£70k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£356k£366k
31/03/2024£561k£274k
31/03/2023£448k£300k
31/03/2022£745k£683k
31/03/2021£452k£388k

Common questions

Is SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,225 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £918,980 to £908,755. However, the trustees confirm that the charity has continued to secure funding and maintains an adequate level of free income reserves, with unrestricted funds held at £904,151. The financial position is supported by significant tangible fixed assets valued at £824,110, primarily related to property improvements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD as a grant recipient include SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation28/05/2026£5kSomerset Film and Video Ltd
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/12/2023£38k"A Village Apart, Villages Together"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2018£10kEngaging Older People Programme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/04/2015£34k"Women by Women - an exploration of the history of Somerset through inspiring local women"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/11/2012£22k"Heritimage - formerly Our Levels and Moors"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2009£328kFamily Connections
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/11/2008£50k"Local Life in Film, Video and Audio"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2007£7kAn Eye on New Eyes
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/01/2006£21k"From The Soil"

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD£356k0unclearno doubt
SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED FY2025£1.5m0unclearno doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k0unclearno doubt
THE RIO CENTRE (DALSTON) LIMITED FY2025£1.0m0belowno doubt
MEDIA ARCHIVE OF CENTRAL ENGLAND LIMITED FY2025£322k0unclearno doubt
MEDICAL AID FILMS LIMITED FY2024£245kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt

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