STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
14818031 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 May 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 20 April 2023

End date: 31 May 2024

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2024

Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 May 2024

Notes 13 months to 31 May 2024


£
Current assets
Stocks: 3 243
Debtors: 4 252
Cash at bank and in hand: 7,042
Total current assets: 7,537
Net current assets (liabilities): 7,537
Total assets less current liabilities: 7,537
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: 5 ( 1,205 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 6,332
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 6,332
Total members' funds: 6,332

The notes form part of these financial statements

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 May 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 18 April 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Paul Freedman
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Financial Reporting Standard 101

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2024

  • 2. Employees

    13 months to 31 May 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 0

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2024

3. Stocks

13 months to 31 May 2024
£
Stocks 243
Total 243

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2024

4. Debtors

13 months to 31 May 2024
£
Trade debtors 252
Total 252

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 May 2024

5. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year note

13 months to 31 May 2024
£
Other creditors 1,205
Total 1,205

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL CIC

Company Number: 14818031 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 May 2024

Company activities and impact

PART 1 - GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT The company ran its 10th annual film festival in the Stroud area, with over 50 events from January to March 2024 across a variety of venues. As well as film screenings, events included: - talks, discussions and exhibitions about film, the film industry and related media. - film production insights - workshops for film practitioners - events with educational institutions and about community film-making. Additional we managed a 'year round' programme of four film screenings outside the main festival fortnight, each in collaboration with a partner organisation. We ran a paid internship scheme which provided experience of social media marketing. In order to appeal to the widest possible audience including those who wouldn't typically see themselves as 'film festival-goers', the range of films on offer was intentionally very broad and films were screened in non-traditional venues. Programming strands included well-being, food and the environment, retro music titles and a selection of less mainstream, more diverse titles. This year one third of the programme was sold out in advance of the event and all screenings had an audience of above 25 people. A festival preview was held in a popular Stroud pub where a promo reel highlighting screening events was shown and we shared insights into some of the forthcoming events encompassing more than a straightforward film screening. Such as: - introductions by directors - directors and other participants joining post-screening Q&A sessions - panel discussions - workshops related to the themes arising. For example, as part of the Gravedigger's Wife screening, a Somali film, women from the Somali Kitchen in Bristol came to the event, took part in a discussion afterwards and provided food. We held four events focussing on short films, including work by professional film-makers, an event showcasing short films by locally based young artists and filmmakers and 90 Second Stroud - the screening of 90 Second films made in just five days in response to a theme. This year, the theme was '10', inspired by the 10th anniversary of the festival. The partner organisations and venues in 2024 were: Lansdown Film Club, Stroud Film Society, The Electric Picture House at Wotton under Edge, Stroud Valleys Artspace, Allsorts, Hawkwood CFT, The Long Table, Stroud Subscription Rooms and Stroud Brewery. New partnerships were formed with Victoria Works, The Salvation Army Hub, Sound Records, Stroud Skate Jam, Amnesty International, a flood management project and a group of video artists.

Consultation with stakeholders

The company's stakeholders are: - members of the community - the BFI - our partner organisations. Throughout the year we communicate with the local community through messages to the 600 strong mailing list, local press and social media. We invite members of the community to become involved in the festival and to suggest titles for the programme. At all film screenings, audiences are encourage to take part in a live poll to rate films as excellent, very good, fair or poor. For each festival, the structure, duration, venues, pricing policy and selection of films are informed by the responses we have previously received from our stakeholders. We interpreted this year's excellent audience numbers as a positive response to the quality of last year's festival, our response to audience feedback and the nature of this year's programming. The BFI are our major funder. They run an independent survey which is promoted (using a QR code) on the festival website, in the programme brochure and at participating venues. The results of the survey reach the festival directors shortly after the end of the festival and are included in the review process and planning for next year. For most venues, the ticket pricing was at £4 / £6 / £8, an approach which produced much positive feedback in the online survey. The festival worked with a network of twelve partner organisations and community venues who programmed screenings and other events, co-ordinated and supported by the festival in terms of choice of titles, licensing, access to speakers, marketing and technical facilities. Some organisations, such as Allsorts and the Acre Street Community Hub, held a members' vote to select a film title for inclusion in the festival programme.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
18 April 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Paul Freedman
Status: Director