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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL 

Training and education for film, television, games and the creative industries
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 21 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £3,292,011
miles

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£19,248£18,501£748£394£13,408£13,2808.6126200
31/07/21£16,215£16,101£114£0£12,145£12,1459.1118200
31/07/20£16,159£16,614£-455£0£11,241£11,2418.1115200
31/07/19£16,376£16,348£28£166£11,950£11,6968.6109150
31/07/18£15,233£14,794£439£0£11,922£11,6199.4107125
31/07/17£15,235£13,458£1,778£169£11,053£10,7769.61020
31/07/16£12,553£11,253£1,300£162£8,963£8,7329.3920
31/07/15£10,631£10,695£-64£45£11,043£9,09210.2850
31/07/14?*£6,401£6,607£-206£45£11,275£10,16518.5840
31/12/13*£10,185£10,275£-91£334£8,340£8,0499.4840
31/12/12£8,777£9,149£-372£135£8,787£-11-0800
31/12/11£8,987£8,847£140£304£9,316£9,31612.6750
31/12/10£8,586£8,709£-123£283£9,669£1990.3780
31/12/09£8,772£9,154£-382£124£10,066£9,95213790
31/12/08£8,693£8,545£149£333£8,186£8,16611.5780
31/12/07£9,963£7,878£2,085£172£8,032£3,1404.8800
31/12/06£8,970£7,740£1,230£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£6,884£7,006£-122£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£6,086£6,072£14£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 59%
Liabilities/Income: 126%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 54 years

www.nfts.co.uk

info@nfts.co.uk

01497731330

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 126 employees
  • 200 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Department for Education - Additional student hardship funding
£698 29/04/2021
Support students in financial hardship during Covid.
DCMS - National Film and Television School Grant 2016 -2020
£2,360,469 01/04/2021
To contribute to eligible expenditure itemized in the organizations annual delivery plan
DCMS - UK-Canada Immersive Exchange Programme
£140,000 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more
DCMS - National Film and Television School Grant 2016 -2020
£2,425,469 01/04/2019
To contribute to eligible expenditure itemized in the organizations annual delivery plan
DCMS - Education Fund\Film Academy\Craft Skills\England
£198,000 14/08/2018
Offering hands-on filmmaking courses to help develop and nurture your film knowledge and skills.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ALB - UKRI - StoryFutures Academy: Industry Centre of Excellence in Immersive Narrative
£4,826,151 01/04/2018
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=AH/S003622/1
DCMS - National Film and Television School Grant 2016 -2020
£2,411,532 01/04/2018
To contribute to eligible expenditure itemized in the organizations annual delivery plan
DCMS - National Film and Television School Grant 2016 -2020
£2,465,049 01/04/2017
To contribute to eligible expenditure itemized in the organizations annual delivery plan
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 20/21 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-77
  • MIRANDA ANN WAYLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Edi - Amazon Studios & Prime Video Int.
  • BALRAJ SAMRA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Commercial Director Bbc
  • IAN LEWIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Group Director, Sky Cinema
  • LAURENT SAMAMA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director - Strategic Relations
  • MARY STIASNY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Pro Vice Chancellor, University Of London
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/07/1970, number: 313429
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/06/1970, number: 00981908
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR14: 134 days late, AR13: 27 days late,
Main office

NATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION SCHOOL
STATION ROAD
BEACONSFIELD
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Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN THIS CONNECTION TO CARRY ON A SCHOOL IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE TRAINING OF PERSONS EMPLOYED OR TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE MAKING OF FILMS. 2. TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE ART OF MAKING CINEMATOGRAPH AND OTHER FILMS. 3. TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE PRODUCTION OF PROGRAMMES FOR TELEVISION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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