CLAPHAM FILM UNIT
Clapham Film Unit provides training and equipment to enable people to tell their own stories on film. We keep an archive of the work created and organise screenings. We provide advice about fund raising, employment and further study in the media industry. We provide a network of filmmakers and a mentor system.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds of £2,336, a decrease from the previous year's balance of £962. The trustees report that all projects were delivered on time and on budget, with total income of £73,444 against total expenditure of £72,070. The filing confirms the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Funders the charity credits
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- We Rise
- Mayor of London
- London Community Foundation
- European Commission
- Refugee Week
Trustees
- Shareena Hillchair
- DEBORAH KERMODE
- FRASER BURCHILL
- Sarah Pietsch
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £73k | £72k |
| 05/04/2024 | £62k | £65k |
| 05/04/2023 | £77k | £78k |
| 05/04/2022 | £3k | £11k |
| 05/04/2021 | £39k | £26k |
Common questions
Is CLAPHAM FILM UNIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds of £2,336, a decrease from the previous year's balance of £962. The trustees report that all projects were delivered on time and on budget, with total income of £73,444 against total expenditure of £72,070. The filing confirms the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/03/2026 | £89k | "History of Rewilding" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/05/2024 | £56k | "Dartmoor Calling" |
| Greater London Authority | 14/03/2023 | £25k | Clapham Film Unit |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/05/2022 | £47k | "Finding the Pathways/Right to Roam" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/03/2022 | £17k | "Essex Craft Society Project" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/08/2021 | £3k | Film in the community |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/05/2020 | £12k | "COVID19 Clapham Film Unit" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/09/2019 | £10k | "Bringing the Archive to Life" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/05/2018 | £10k | "The Pullenites" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/04/2017 | £35k | "The Last Clarion House" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/01/2016 | £30k | "For what we are about to lose..." |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/07/2014 | £31k | "These Dangerous Women celebrating, commemorating the women who tried to stop the first World War" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/10/2012 | £10k | "The Life of the Bicycle" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/03/2012 | £33k | "If Walls Could Speak" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/07/2010 | £31k | "Refugee Heritage Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/02/2009 | £19k | "Brink of Change" |