CCEW Charity Commission profile

INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE

Registered charity 1109053 · organisation 4015217

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
14 April 2005
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05369193
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,715,952
Latest expenditure
£1,667,157
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE, 9 Bickels Yard, 151-153 Bermondsey Street, LONDON, SE1 3HA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,715,952
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,667,157
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
12 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
12 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,698,040
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,639,719
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,936,460
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,061,219
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,669,899
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,741,336
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
17 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
17 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,530,344
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,436,241

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,715,952
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,667,157
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
12 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,698,040
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,639,719
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,936,460
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,061,219
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
19 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,669,899
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,741,336
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£14,554
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
17 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,530,344
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,436,241
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Grants
£139,329
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
18 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
190
Income Other Trading Activities
3612
Income Charitable Activities
1709314
Income Investments
2836
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1715952
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,667,157
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1667157
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
254305
Expenditure Governance
12250
Expenditure Support Costs
329911
Expenditure Depreciation
30040
Gain Loss Investment
-196
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£229,026
Assets Total Fixed
1015096
Assets Own Use
1015096
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£622,093
Assets Total Liabilities
£896,700
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£740,489
Creditors One Year Total Current
229443
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
667257
Assets Cash
£584,576
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
646779
Funds Restricted
93710
Funds Total
740489
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
12 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
249
Income Other Trading Activities
6272
Income Charitable Activities
1684572
Income Investments
2973
Income Other
3974
Income Total Income And Endowments
1698040
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,639,719
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1639719
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
271929
Expenditure Governance
15100
Expenditure Support Costs
352799
Expenditure Depreciation
29857
Gain Loss Investment
146
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£208,107
Assets Total Fixed
1040548
Assets Own Use
1040548
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£614,451
Assets Total Liabilities
£963,305
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£691,694
Creditors One Year Total Current
215990
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
747315
Assets Cash
£547,331
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
575725
Funds Restricted
115969
Funds Total
691694
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
181
Income Other Trading Activities
7242
Income Charitable Activities
1927184
Income Investments
453
Income Other
1400
Income Total Income And Endowments
1936460
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,053,977
Expenditure Other
7242
Expenditure Total
2061219
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
303280
Expenditure Governance
22072
Expenditure Support Costs
283853
Expenditure Depreciation
27607
Gain Loss Investment
227
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£167,382
Assets Total Fixed
1109173
Assets Own Use
1109173
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£635,417
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,111,217
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£633,373
Creditors One Year Total Current
312310
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
798907
Assets Cash
£487,263
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
548271
Funds Restricted
85102
Funds Total
633373
Count Employees
27
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
14554
Income Other Trading Activities
6536
Income Charitable Activities
1648349
Income Investments
97
Income Other
363
Income Total Income And Endowments
1669899
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,734,800
Expenditure Other
6536
Expenditure Total
1741336
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
183197
Expenditure Governance
13458
Expenditure Support Costs
467932
Expenditure Depreciation
222133
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-1026
Reserves
£97,356
Assets Total Fixed
1122799
Assets Own Use
1122799
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£908,736
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,273,630
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£757,905
Creditors One Year Total Current
425832
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
847798
Assets Cash
£813,289
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
445431
Funds Restricted
312474
Funds Total
757905
Count Employees
23
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
17 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
149433
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1380672
Income Investments
239
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1530344
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,436,241
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1436241
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
318101
Expenditure Governance
7450
Expenditure Support Costs
333687
Expenditure Depreciation
44807
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-5395
Reserves
£126,925
Assets Total Fixed
1344932
Assets Own Use
1344932
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£762,498
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,277,062
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£830,368
Creditors One Year Total Current
331066
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
945996
Assets Cash
£677,015
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
570978
Funds Restricted
259390
Funds Total
830368
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2005-04-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 FEBRUARY 2005. as amended on 11 Feb 2020 as amended on 28 Feb 2023
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE ALL PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY, THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS OF FILM AND VIDEO.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
457301
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ICO

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures