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Norwich Film Festival

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1173950NorwichArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£60k2025-11-30
Spending£67ksame year
Spent / received110%5-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Norwich Film Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Norwich Film Festival reported income of £60k and spending of £67k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £55k to £60k (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Norwich Film Festival sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherborne Area Youth & Community Centre (£60k), Bexhill Light Operatic and Dramatic Society (£60k) and Rochdale Musical Theatre Company (£60k).

Income and spending

£0£17k£34k£51k£67k2021 Income: £54,8802021 Spending: £64,66520212022 Income: £64,2132022 Spending: £56,36820222023 Income: £56,3322023 Spending: £52,70020232024 Income: £41,4272024 Spending: £62,68220242025 Income: £59,9272025 Spending: £67,4312025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE ART OF CINEMA, VISUAL ART AND CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AND AROUND THE NORFOLK AREA BY PROVIDING AND PROMOTING A PROGRAMME OF SCREENINGS OF FILMS BY INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL & LOCAL FILM-MAKERS AND ASSOCIATED EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON, THE ART OF CINEMA, VISUAL ART & CINEMATOGRAPHY

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Sherborne Area Youth & Community CentreSherborne£60k
Bexhill Light Operatic and Dramatic SocietyBexhill-On-Sea£60k
Rochdale Musical Theatre CompanyRochdale£60k
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre LimitedWest Yorkshire£60k