Saffron Walden Community Cinema Limited

Analysis

Saffron Walden Community Cinema Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 05626997). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Saffron Walden Community Cinema Limited reported income of £338k and spending of £353k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £300k to £338k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Saffron Walden Community Cinema Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Oxshott Scout Group (£338k), The Dunwich Community Heritage Centre (£338k) and Oswestry Station Building Trust Limited (£337k).