SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED

Registered charity 1152012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA

a) Providing a centre for arts and creative industries where local residents, particularly those from disadvantaged groups, can access facilities and activities to develop skills in a diverse range of creative, media and arts disciplinesb) Providing premises, space and activities for local front-line groups, to support media production and the creative and artistic development of local people.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £1,524,679, resulting in a net increase in fund balances of £959,011. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £236,151, which includes £72,640 in designated funds, against a stated policy target of three months' cover of core costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Melville & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06606718

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.

• DAVIS, Margaret Ann Mcleod — director, appointed 24/03/2022on trustee list
• SWALES, Jemma Louise — director, appointed 11/12/2020on trustee list
• WEALLEANS-TURNER, Natalia — director, appointed 23/09/2020on trustee list
• BURKEMAN, Brie — director, appointed 15/04/2019on trustee list
• WALL, Helen — director, appointed 15/04/2019on trustee list
• BARNES, Christian James — director, appointed 19/03/2014not on trustee list
• BIRD, Karen Margaret — director, appointed 14/05/2013on trustee list
• SLATER, Loren Angharad Rhianon — director, appointed 30/05/2008on trustee list
• KOLBE, Kerry Jade — secretary, appointed 22/04/2013

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brie Burkeman
• Chris Barnes
• David Foster
• Helen Wall
• Jemma Swales
• KAREN MARGARET BIRD
• KERRY KOLBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Loren Slater · trustee of 1 other charity
• Margaret Davis
• Natalia Wealleans-Turner · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD.

• SOMERSET FILM AND VIDEO LTD income £356k
• RAW MATERIAL MUSIC AND MEDIA EDUCATION LIMITED income £1.0m
• ARTSWORK LIMITED income £1.9m
• NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD income £175k
• CONTAINS ART CIO income £330k
• BERWICK FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL income £339k

Side by side with its peers

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