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The Sir John Hurt Film Trust Limited

Registered charity 288309 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CINEMA CITY, CINEMA CITY LIMITED, CINEMA PLUS, NORFOLK AND NORWICH FILM THEATRE LIMITED

The Sir John Hurt Film Trust Ltd has been dedicated to using the power of the moving image for education and learning since it was founded in 1966 (as the Norfolk and Norwich Film Theatre Ltd). Our core aims are to develop cultural participation and learning irrespective of age or ability and ensure that film culture and heritage can be accessed by everyone.

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Latest income
£94k
Latest spending
£87k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a healthy financial position, holding unrestricted reserves of £116,697 against a policy target of six months' projected investment. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting that the board remains cautious about spending due to the opaque financial structure of the cinema operator, Picturehouse.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% of income)
“Donations include £48,000 (2024: £48,000) in kind rent for gifted premises and venue hire from Norwich City Council.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of projected investment in primary charitable activities (held: £117k)
“The board considers that some 6 month projected investment in primary charitable activities should be the free reserve level kept available” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£94k£87k
30/09/2024£91k£68k
30/09/2023£79k£68k
30/09/2022£73k£62k
30/09/2021£69k£72k

Common questions

Is The Sir John Hurt Film Trust Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a healthy financial position, holding unrestricted reserves of £116,697 against a policy target of six months' projected investment. The trustees report a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting that the board remains cautious about spending due to the opaque financial structure of the cinema operator, Picturehouse. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2019£10kThe Positive Cinema Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/09/2012£621k"Norfolk at the Pictures"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/06/2007£180k"A Meeting Place for the Citizens of the City of Norwich"
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2006£5kFilm School