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Cinenova Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1035742LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£31k2025-03-31
Spending£31ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause60th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1994Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Cinenova Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01730697). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cinenova Limited reported income of £31k and spending of £31k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £31k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 518%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cinenova Limited sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sutton Valence Choral Society (£31k), Syresham Village Hall (£31k) and Fakenham Choral Society (£31k).

Income and spending

£0£17k£34k£51k£68k2021 Income: £11,0582021 Spending: £12,47720212022 Income: £68,3832022 Spending: £42,89220222023 Income: £17,4952023 Spending: £31,68620232024 Income: £32,8022024 Spending: £32,75120242025 Income: £30,6222025 Spending: £31,4292025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Cinenova is a non-profit organisation dedicated to distributing films and videos made by women. Formed in 1991 from the merger of two feminist distributors, Circles and Cinema of Women, Cinenova provides the means to discover and watch experimental films, narrative feature films, artists film and video, documentary and educational videos.

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