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independent cinema office

The charity supports the general public. Independent Cinema Office is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Film programming advice and bookings for non profit cinemas; training programmes of non-commercial cinemas; training for the independent exhibition sector; distribution of films; consultancy; organising events for film societies and independent cinemas; advocacy for the sector and grant giving.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,698,040
Latest Expenditure
£1,639,719

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £249
Charitable Activities £1,684,572
Other Trading £6,272
Investments £2,973
Other Income £3,974

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,639,719
Raising Funds £0
Governance £15,100
Grants to Institutions £271,929
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,698,040£1,639,719£1,639,719£691,694£208,10720 / 0
2023£1,936,460£2,061,219£2,053,977£633,373£167,38227 / 0
2022£1,669,899£1,741,336£1,734,800£757,905£97,35623 / 0
2021£1,530,344£1,436,241£1,436,241£830,368£126,92520 / 0
2020£1,769,390£1,698,818£1,685,510£741,660£111,83418 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers