Leigh Film Society C.i.o.
Analysis
Leigh Film Society C.i.o. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Leigh Film Society C.i.o. reported income of £98k and spending of £94k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £98k (+178%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Leigh Film Society C.i.o. sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sliding Doors (£98k), Newport Youth Cafe Project (£98k) and Autism Forward CIO (£98k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. To advance the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of film ,2. To encourage interest in film as an art form and as a medium for public education and for the distribution of information, by means of the exhibition of films of artistic, cultural or scientific character,
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sliding Doors | Blackburn | £98k |
| Newport Youth Cafe Project | Shropshire | £98k |
| Autism Forward CIO | London | £98k |
| Faringdon United Charity CIO | Oxfordshire | £98k |