CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED

Registered charity 1099780 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK

The charity's main objective is to advance the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the art of film. It achieves this through the screening of films from all over the world, including classic and popular films and by delivering an outreach and education programme working with and supporting the local area through community support and study programmes.

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Latest income
£765k
Latest spending
£693k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £71,700 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a net expenditure in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £311,068, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure excluding film hire costs and certain other variable costs (approximately £100,000 to £200,000) (held: £311k)
The Trustees consider that the charity needs to achieve and maintain reserves from unrestricted funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure excluding film hire costs and certain other variable costs (approximately £100,000 to £200,000)
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chichester Cinema at New Park (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£765k
Total spending
£693k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£223k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£765k£693k
31/12/2023£605k£677k
31/12/2022£550k£603k
31/12/2021£424k£444k
31/12/2020£324k£332k

Common questions

Is CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £71,700 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a net expenditure in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £311,068, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2006£4kFocus on Film

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RIO CENTRE (DALSTON) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED£765k0unclearno doubt
THE RIO CENTRE (DALSTON) LIMITED FY2025£1.0m0belowno doubt
DOC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2023£152k0belowno doubt
INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE FY2025£1.7m£60,001 - £70,0001belowno doubt
TYNESIDE CINEMA FY2025£3.5m£70,001 - £80,000belowno doubt
UK JEWISH FILM LTD FY2025£486k0aboveno doubt

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