GOLDFINCH ACADEMY

Charity Number: 1186984
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity aims to advance education of film making in the film & TV industries with the aim of producing higher standard of films in the UK by: 1. Awarding grants or bursaries to individuals for education and project costs 2. Providing their education across filmmaking, digital video production, screenwriting, & financing, through both online on-demand courses, podcasts, and onsite workshops

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £5,269
Total expenditure: £2,605

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 December 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KIRSTY BELL Chair 12 December 2019
None on record
Ian Gibbon Trustee 12 December 2019
None on record
Phillip Alexander White McKenzie Trustee 12 December 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £6.57k £832 £423 £5.27k
Total expenditure £2.01k £5.39k £423 £2.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 December 2021 52 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 December 2021 52 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Dec 2019

Charitable objects

GOLDFINCH ACADEMY EXISTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF FILM MAKING IN THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRIES WITH THE AIM OF PRODUCING HIGHER STANDARD OF FILMS IN THE UK IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1. AWARDING GRANTS OR BURSARIES TO INDIVIDUALS FOR EDUCATION AND PROJECT COSTS. 2. PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION ACROSS FILMMAKING, DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION, SCREENWRITING, & FINANCING, THROUGH BOTH ONLINE ON-DEMAND COURSES, PODCASTS, AND ONSITE WORKSHOPS.

Contact information

Address:
Hexham Villa
Egton Terrace
Birtley
CHESTER LE STREET
County Durham
DH3 1LX
Phone:
02031769040
Email:
info@goldfinch.co.uk
Website:

No information available