Cheltenham Film Trust Limited

Analysis

Cheltenham Film Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11574356). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cheltenham Film Trust Limited reported income of £14k and spending of £2,610, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £35k to £14k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Cheltenham Film Trust Limited sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chivelstone Village Hall (£14k), Village Hall Long Compton (£14k) and Stafford Sinfonia (£14k).