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.

Objects

THE COMPANY’S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF FILM.

Area of benefit: CHICHESTER

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

£802k

Latest spending

£744k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £58,019 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £801,724. Unrestricted reserves stood at £288,621, which the Trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of three to six months of expenditure (approximately £115,000 to £230,000). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the Trustees expressing confidence in sustaining break-even performance for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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 £115,000 to £230,000) (held: £289k)

“The Trustees considered that the charity needs to achieve and maintain reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure excluding film hire costs and certain other variable costs (approximately £115,000 to £230,000)”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£802k

Total spending

£744k

Cost of raising funds

£12k

Reserves (reported)

£289k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DEBBIE FORDchair
Anne-Marie Flynn
Emma Susannah Lochhead
Lynton Morgan
Michael Schurch
Patrick William Hargood
Roger Harrison
Walter Pereira Francisco

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£802k	£744k
31/12/2024	£765k	£693k
31/12/2023	£605k	£677k
31/12/2022	£550k	£603k
31/12/2021	£424k	£444k

Common questions

Is CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £58,019 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £801,724. Unrestricted reserves stood at £288,621, which the Trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of three to six months of expenditure (approximately £115,000 to £230,000). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the Trustees expressing confidence in sustaining break-even performance for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/06/2006	£4k	Focus on Film

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION	1	£842k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£40k
Point North Community Foundation	1	£38k
THE BERTIE BLACK FOUNDATION	1	£29k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	1	£26k
THE JACOBS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k
SCREENSKILLS LIMITED	1	£20k

Charities like this

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

THE RIO CENTRE (DALSTON) LIMITED income £1.0m
DOC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST income £152k
INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE income £1.7m
TYNESIDE CINEMA income £3.5m
BERWICK FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL income £339k
UK JEWISH FILM LTD income £486k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED	£802k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RIO CENTRE (DALSTON) LIMITED FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
DOC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£152k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE FY2025	£1.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
TYNESIDE CINEMA FY2025	£3.5m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	below	—	no doubt
BERWICK FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL FY2025	£339k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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