FLATPACK PROJECTS

Registered charity 1162754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Flatpack aims to promote appreciation of and education in the arts and their associated technologies, especially but not exclusively those of the cinema, film and other forms of moving images, through the production and performance of festivals, workshops, seminars, projects, events, online resources, new media and in any other ways as we may decide from time to time.

Objects

(1)TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF AND EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF THE CINEMA, FILM AND OTHER FORMS OF MOVING IMAGES, THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, PROJECTS, EVENTS, ONLINE RESOURCES, NEW MEDIA AND IN ANY OTHER WAYS AS THE CIO MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME.(2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AESTHETICS, PRACTICE AND THEORY OF ARTS, CINEMA, FILM AND OTHER MOVING IMAGES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £181,609 to £171,583 due to a net expenditure of £10,026 against incoming resources of £601,680. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £144,783, which the trustees' report indicates is sufficient to cover overheads for a three-month period as per their stated policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (55% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Leighann Cowlingchair
• Edwina Quansah
• Katie Lucas
• Philip Foxwood
• Rachel Carter · trustee of 1 other charity
• SIMON CANE
• Sachin David Kumarendran
• Zoe Elizabeth Baxter

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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