PURBECK FILM FESTIVAL

Registered charity 1195008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To present the public with UK and international specialised film (archive, classic, foreign language, art house, and independent) of an objectively high class and standard at an annual film festival

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET, IN THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• PRESENTING THE PUBLIC WITH UK AND INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISED FILM (ARCHIVE, CLASSIC, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, ART HOUSE, AND INDEPENDENT) OF AN OBJECTIVELY HIGH CLASS AND STANDARD AT AN ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL• INCREASING THE DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING OF FILM AS AN ART FORM, AND OF THE COMPONENTS OF FILM MAKING, THEREBY RAISING CINE-LITERACY THROUGH TALKS, DISCUSSIONS, VISITING SPEAKERS, THEMED EVENTS AND FILM NOTES• PROVIDING EMERGING DIRECTORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN FILMING MAKING BY THE PROVISION OF A SHORT FILM COMPETITION.• PROVIDING FILM-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £21,693 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £80,897. The filing is unaudited and compiled by an accountant who explicitly states they do not express an opinion on the accounts. No material deficits or going concern issues are disclosed.

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 4 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
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• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW RAYMOND BORDISS
• Bethan Claire Hopkins
• Christopher Paul Southon
• Dr Sally Jane Tattersall
• Louise Radinger Field
• Philippa Punch · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah-Jayne Watson

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

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