FILM NATION UK
Registered charity 1154030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTO FILM
Children's and young people's film education (5 to 19 years).
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £30,915 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £6,509,691 and total expenditure of £6,478,776. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves increased to £1,380,475, which meets the stated policy target of retaining at least £1,000,000 to cover three months of ongoing overheads. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: National Lottery funding (BFI) (63% of income)
“Total income for Into Film for the year was £6,509,691 comprised mainly of donations and grants from film and education related organisations, with the majority (£4,133,332) being National Lottery funding distributed by the British Film Institute (BFI).” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of ongoing overheads, calculated as a target of £1,000,000 (held: £1.4m)
“Trustees have agreed it is prudent to retain general reserves to cover at least three months of our ongoing overheads, at current levels, which has been calculated as a reserves target of £1,000,000.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from EON Productions Ltd, a company in which Trustee Ms B D Broccoli CBE is a director and shareholder.
“EON Productions Ltd, a company in which Ms B D Broccoli CBE (Trustee) is a director and shareholder of and is therefore deemed to have significant control over, made donations free of terms or conditions to the charity totaling £81,220 (2024: of £32,898). Page 38” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£87k
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- ERIC FELLNER CBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Anne Mensah · trustee of 1 other charity
- BARBARA DANA BROCCOLI · trustee of 2 other charities
- Colin Jeffrey Needham
- Danielle Lewis-Egonu
- Elizabeth Ann Mitchell
- Grainne McKenna
- John Anthony Graydon · trustee of 1 other charity
- Judith Valerie Chan
- LISA A BRYER
- Lisa Williams
- Nira Park
- Veronika Kwan Vandenberg
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FILM NATION UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £30,915 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £6,509,691 and total expenditure of £6,478,776. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves increased to £1,380,475, which meets the stated policy target of retaining at least £1,000,000 to cover three months of ongoing overheads. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds FILM NATION UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FILM NATION UK as a grant recipient include SCREENSKILLS LIMITED.
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