FILM LONDON

Registered charity 1163968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FILM LONDON LIMITED

Film London?s objects are for the public benefit to:Promote and advance the visual arts, most particularly the arts of film, television and the moving imageProvide education and training in the art and production of film, television and the moving image

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Latest income
£7.4m
Latest spending
£7.4m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources and total expended resources both increased by 11% to £7.4m, resulting in a net income of £10,107. The charity reports free reserves of £998k, which the trustees confirm falls in line with their policy requirements to cover liabilities and working capital needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£150,001 - £160,000 1” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to cover all liabilities, in the event of closure of the charity... sufficient funds to provide for the charity's working capital needs and a sensible contingency against an unexpected shortfall in fundraising income, emergency or exceptional unforeseen expenditure (held: £998k)
“In 2024/25, we have free reserves of £998k, which falls in line with our requirements”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy services charged to the charity by BFC Saffery LLP, a partner organization, involving trustee J Graydon.
“BFC Saffery LLP Partner Consultancy (J Graydon) 10,500 12,000 (15,750) (38,628)”
“Sponsorship BBC Director (G Atlee) 6,000 17,766 7,200 -” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sponsorship and fees charged by the charity to BBC, involving trustee G Atlee.
“BFC Saffery LLP Partner Consultancy (J Graydon) 10,500 12,000 (15,750) (38,628)”
“Sponsorship BBC Director (G Atlee) 6,000 17,766 7,200 -” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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

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

Total income
£7.4m
Total spending
£7.4m
Cost of raising funds
£234k
Reserves (reported)
£998k
Employees
65

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 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 (93% 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: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.4m£7.4m
31/03/2024£6.7m£6.7m
31/03/2023£6.5m£6.4m
31/03/2022£6.3m£6.3m
31/03/2021£6.4m£6.3m

Common questions

Is FILM LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources and total expended resources both increased by 11% to £7.4m, resulting in a net income of £10,107. The charity reports free reserves of £998k, which the trustees confirm falls in line with their policy requirements to cover liabilities and working capital needs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of FILM LONDON earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band.

Who funds FILM LONDON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FILM LONDON as a grant recipient include SCREENSKILLS LIMITED, THE FENTON ARTS TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SCREENSKILLS LIMITEDFY2022£51kTraining / CPD
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority (GLA)14/08/2023£639kGame Changer
Greater London Authority14/08/2023£639kGame Changer
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/12/2022£25k"Explore: LondonÂ’s Screen Archives (Film London)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2018£137k"LondonÂ’s Screen Archives: Building a Resilient Network"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2012£526k"London - A Bigger Picture"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BFI TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FILM LONDON£7.4m£150,001 - £160,000—within—no doubt
BFI TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0above—no doubt
LONDON FILM SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£7.9m——unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK LIMITED FY2025£802k—0unclear—no doubt
LUX FY2025£846k—0within—noted
BERWICK FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL FY2025£339kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.