THE INSTITUTE OF AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHERS LIMITED

Registered charity 260467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IAC THE FILM & VIDEO INSTITUTE

Our annual showcase event British International Film Festival (BIAFF) will be held in May 2023 and takes place in Birmingham. Film & Video Maker magazine is proudly published bi-monthly. Our website continues to help promote and support amateur film making activities. We allocate grants to promote these objectives. For more information, please visit www.theiac.org.uk.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF CINEMATOGRAPHY AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO AND VISUAL ARTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ARTS.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £17,201 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £165,814. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Membership numbers continue to decline, although the charity maintains strict financial controls over its costs.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simon Mark Sumnerchair
• DAVID NEWMAN
• Dr ALAN ATKINSON
• IAN BENNETT
• Jacqueline Williams
• LINDA GOUGH
• MICHAEL GOUGH
• Michael Whyman
• PHILLIP COLLINS FRSA
• WILLIAM JOHN OWEN

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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