THE CINEMA THEATRE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1100702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Association studies cinema buildings, campaigning for the preservation of the finest examples. It is consulted by planning authorities and advises other concerned heritage groups. Visits for members are arranged to cinemas in Britain and abroad and a regular newsletter and fully illustrated annual is published. An extensive archive is maintained.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF CINEMA AND THEATRE BUILDINGS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CONSERVATION OF SUCH BUILDINGS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF AN ARCHIVE OF INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH BUILDINGS..

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £7,472 for the year ended 28 February 2026, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £293,947 to £286,722. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirmed that the company is entitled to exemption from audit and that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with the small companies regime. The accounts indicate that the charity intends to continue its operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID TREVOR-JONESchair
• ADAM TADEUSZ UNGER
• David Arthur Simpson
• JEREMY BUCK
• RICHARD JOHN HAMILTON GRAY DIP AD · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CINEMA MUSEUM.

• THE CINEMA MUSEUM income £232k
• THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) income £24.8m
• THE CINEMA ORGAN SOCIETY income £51k
• THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION income £2.2m
• BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL HISTORY income £142k
• TYNESIDE CINEMA income £3.5m

Side by side with its peers

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