CAMBRIDGE FILM TRUST

Registered charity 1120059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Cambridge Film Trust fosters film culture and education in Cambridge and the Eastern region but also throughout the UK. We deliver a portfolio of screenings, special events and tailor-made projects enabling people to be moved by, learn about and interact with film. The highlight of our programme is the Cambridge Film Festival, one of the most innovative events of its kind in the country.

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Latest income

£223k

Latest spending

£238k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,092 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £346. The trustees consider this reserve level appropriate against their policy target of £8,000 to £25,000, citing the bulk of income is received in the final quarter of the year. They maintain a going concern basis, expressing confidence in the charity's ability to meet obligations as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £8,000 and £25,000 (held: £346)

“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held by the charity should be at least 1 month of operating costs, between £8,000 and £25,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04199742

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

SPAGOLLA VOLPI NETTO, Oleno — director, appointed 09/06/2025not on trustee list
FARUQI, Nasheed (Qamar) — director, appointed 09/06/2025on trustee list
FOLEY, Nicola — director, appointed 09/06/2025on trustee list
GOLDMAN, Rowena Julia — director, appointed 09/06/2025on trustee list
WATSON, Richard — director, appointed 09/06/2025on trustee list
KNIGHT, Rachel — director, appointed 09/06/2025on trustee list
KENDALL, Tina, Dr — director, appointed 31/03/2025on trustee list
MAGUIRE, Geoffrey William, Dr — director, appointed 01/05/2024on trustee list
WEBB, Matthew David — director, appointed 21/09/2018on trustee list
O'BRIEN, Michael — director, appointed 27/08/2018on trustee list
JONES, Simon Rolf — director, appointed 18/03/2016on trustee list
JONES, Anthony John — director, appointed 12/04/2001on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Simon Rolf Joneschair
ANTHONY JOHN JONES
Dr Tina Kendall
GEOFFREY WILLIAM MAGUIRE
Matthew David Webb
Michael O'Brien
Nasheed Qamar Faruqi · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicola Foley
Oleno Spagolla Volpi Netto
Rachel Knight
Richard Watson
Rowena Goldman

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£223k	£238k
31/03/2024	£217k	£211k
31/03/2023	£164k	£181k
31/03/2022	£159k	£167k
31/03/2021	£97k	£84k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGE FILM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,092 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £346. The trustees consider this reserve level appropriate against their policy target of £8,000 to £25,000, citing the bulk of income is received in the final quarter of the year. They maintain a going concern basis, expressing confidence in the charity's ability to meet obligations as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAMBRIDGE FILM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBRIDGE FILM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Primary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Primary
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k	Joanies Fund
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Arts and Culture
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Arts and Culture
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/07/2025	£20k	Unrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery	31/07/2023	£12k	Project Funding