CIMATHEQUE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cimatheque Foundation supports and engages directly in a diverse range of cultural and artistic activities that are related to film in the Arab region and particularly Egypt, such as screenings, workshops, talks, educational and training initiatives, support of analogue film practice, archive collection and preservation, and the provision of various other film related resources.

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Latest income

£167k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £946,547 (2023: £842,862), driven by a net incoming resource of £103,685 against total resources expended of £63,334. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £367,812, which the trustees note are held towards ongoing projects to be completed after the period end. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only that funds are expended upon confirmation from counterparts in Egypt.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The reserves held by the charity are to be expended on receipt of the necessary confirmation from the charity's counterparts in Egypt. (held: £368k)

“The reserves held by the charity are to be expended on receipt of the necessary confirmation from the charity's counterparts in Egypt.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

KHALID HOSSAM IBRAHIM ABDALLAchair
Dr HOSSAM IBRAHIM ABDALLA · trustee of 1 other charity
PROFESSOR NAOMI SAKR PHD

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

Operates in: Egypt

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£167k	£63k
31/12/2023	£147k	£75k
31/12/2022	£46k	£43k
31/12/2021	£22k	£44k
31/12/2020	£75k	£58k

Common questions

Is CIMATHEQUE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £946,547 (2023: £842,862), driven by a net incoming resource of £103,685 against total resources expended of £63,334. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £367,812, which the trustees note are held towards ongoing projects to be completed after the period end. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only that funds are expended upon confirmation from counterparts in Egypt. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION	1	£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DAVID LEAN FOUNDATION.

THE DAVID LEAN FOUNDATION income £202k
MEDIA ARCHIVE OF CENTRAL ENGLAND LIMITED income £322k
THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE income £133k
ILM FOUNDATION income £314k
THE CINEMA MUSEUM income £170k
ORIENT FOUNDATION FOR ARTS & CULTURE income £240k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CIMATHEQUE FOUNDATION	£167k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DAVID LEAN FOUNDATION FY2024	£202k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MEDIA ARCHIVE OF CENTRAL ENGLAND LIMITED FY2025	£322k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE FY2025	£133k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ILM FOUNDATION FY2025	£314k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CINEMA MUSEUM FY2024	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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