MEDIA ARCHIVE OF CENTRAL ENGLAND LIMITED

Registered charity 1100890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACE

The selection, acquisition, documentation, preservation and availability of the moving image culture and history of the East and WEest Midlands for public benefit and education,

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Latest income
£322k
Latest spending
£358k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £315,434, which the trustees consider adequate to meet contractual obligations and mitigate income shortfalls. The charity reported a net expenditure of £36,588 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £352,022 to £315,434. Financial sustainability is supported by secured funding from the BFI and National Lottery Heritage Fund until March 2026.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£322k£358k
31/03/2024£448k£409k
31/03/2023£455k£383k
31/03/2022£408k£406k
31/03/2021£472k£386k

Common questions

Is MEDIA ARCHIVE OF CENTRAL ENGLAND LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £315,434, which the trustees consider adequate to meet contractual obligations and mitigate income shortfalls. The charity reported a net expenditure of £36,588 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £352,022 to £315,434. Financial sustainability is supported by secured funding from the BFI and National Lottery Heritage Fund until March 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/02/2024£10kMedia Archive of Central England (MACE)
UK government01/02/2024£10kMedia Archive of Central England (MACE)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/12/2023£249k"Securing the Future of the Media Archive for Central England"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£30k"COVID19: Media Archive for Central England"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/07/2016£84k"What can you see? - a pilot"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/07/2013£69k"Resolving MACE's vinegar syndrome issues"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2008£442k"Full Circle: Local history, community archives and the audiovisual record"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/04/2005£42k"Open Reels"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEDIA ARCHIVE OF CENTRAL ENGLAND LIMITED£322k0unclearno doubt
LIVING ARCHIVE PROJECT FY2025£112k0unclearno doubt
SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD FY2025£356k0unclearno doubt
THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS FY2024£29.3munclearno doubt
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FY2024£374k1unclearno doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES FY2023£141k0withinno doubt

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