SAFFRON WALDEN COMMUNITY CINEMA LIMITED

Registered charity 1113259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Saffron Screen is an independent community cinema screening a wide range of films and seeking through film to entertain, educate, create a shared experience and improve the quality of life for everyone in Saffron Walden and the surrounding area.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE ART OF FILMS AND ALLIED VISUAL TECHNIQUES; TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT SAFFRON WALDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL; AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SAFFRON WALDEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: ESSEX

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,943 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £62,841. The Trustees note that the organisation is reliant on income generated from operational activities rather than grant income, and while operations stabilized, a gap remains before breakeven is achieved. The going concern basis is maintained as the Trustees believe the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR Paul Willmotchair
• Claire Louise Guyver
• Daniel Alexander Early
• Gemma Margaret Downham

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEWES COMMUNITY SCREEN.

• LEWES COMMUNITY SCREEN income £3.2m
• CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED income £802k
• THE RIO CENTRE (DALSTON) LIMITED income £1.0m
• INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE income £1.7m
• THE BRITISH FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES income £279k
• SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM SOCIETY LIMITED income £136k

Side by side with its peers

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