Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

PHOENIX CINEMA TRUST LIMITED

Operating an independent cinema under the auspices of a charitable trust
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£610£621£-11£0£422£571.1191
31/03/22£610£605£5£0£433£771.5260
31/03/21*£435£388£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£755£844£-89£0£382£-50-0.73410
31/03/19£754£832£-78£0£471£40.1345
31/03/18£804£851£-48£0£549£380.5290
31/03/17£789£842£-53£0£597£470.7350
31/03/16*£827£925£-99£0£650£580.8370
31/03/15£890£959£-69£9£748£1151.4330
31/03/14£972£997£-25£16£817£1421.7310
31/03/13£831£889£-58£14£842£1151.5270
31/03/12£925£904£20£15£900£1021.4250
31/03/11£1,355£740£615£15£880£771.2240
31/03/10£708£703£5£18£221£1402.4210
31/03/09£650£600£50£12£217£1232.5260
31/03/08£660£167£493£8£167£805.7240
31/03/07£457£439£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£444£446£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£460£475£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£406£414£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 14%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 38 years

www.phoenixcinema.co.uk

trustees@phoenixcinema.co.uk

02084446789

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Barnet,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Phoenix Toddler Time
£7,460 11/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to facilitate the delivery of creative workshops for local children and their families. The project aims to inspire and build new relationships.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-73
  • ABDULLAH RIASAT KHAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director
  • ADRIAN JONATHAN BULL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer
  • ALISON GOLD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • BENJAMIN ELLIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Doctor
  • MADELEINE ANTOINETTE HOARE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • MARTA MONTAGUE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Development
  • PATRICK LESLIE JAMES SWAFFER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: President - British Board Of Film Classification
  • PAUL ROSSI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Arts Education
  • STEVE SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • VIRAN PARSHU RAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/1987, number: 296135
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/11/1985, number: 01956960
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR05: 60 days late,
Main office

Phoenix Cinema
52 High Road
London
N2 9PJ

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR OF PERSONS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN LONDON IN THE ARTS, BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE ARTS OF FILM, TELEVISION, DRAMA, BALLET, MIME, DRAMA, MUSIC, SINGING AND OPERA, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, MANAGE AND ADMINISTER THE PHOENIX CINEMA IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN AND ENCOURAGE SCHEMES FOR THE USE THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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