The Cinema Theatre Association

Analysis

The Cinema Theatre Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Teddington. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04428776). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The Cinema Theatre Association reported income of £56k and spending of £63k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £41k to £56k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, The Cinema Theatre Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eye Community Association (£56k), Bealings Village Hall Trust (£56k) and The Felixstowe History and Museum Society (£56k).