2021-04-05-accounts - Bristol Palestine Film Festival

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Objectives and Activities
	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the arts and culture for the benefit of the general public by promoting film and other art forms, with particular, but not exclusive, reference to films originating from or about Palestine.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	To programme, plan and deliver and annual festival of cinematic films, related to Palestine or made by Palestinian filmmakers. The festival to take place in Bristol and the surrounding area.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have created this report having informed themselves of the Charitable Commission’s guidance and the Statement of Recommended Practice.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Bristol PFF does not make grants.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	BristolPFF does not involve itself in social investment.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	BristolPFF welcomes and values the contribution made by volunteers. Volunteers help to staff screenings and events, helping to distribute and collect evaluation forms and to takepayment for event tickets. Volunteers are

managed by the BPFF co-ordinator, and are offered free tickets to events as a gesture of thanks.

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Due to the Covid pandemic we did not mount a physical festival this year. Instead we undertook two very limited activities: 1) We painted a mural to celebrate 10 years of achievement by the festival. 2) We hosted an online festival of short films. We reached out to our viewers and asked for donations in order to fund this activity.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Our expectations were not high due to the pandemic but we were pleased with the response to the mural which raised our profile on social media, and with the interest shown in the short films.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We were pleased with the donations we received given the circumstances this year.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	BristolPFF has no investments.

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod	Para 1.21	The 2020 festival was delivered on budget, with reduced reserves held towards the 2021 festival.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhytheyare held	Para 1.22	The Trustees held £4326 in reserves at the end of the 2020-21 financial year in order to provide necessaryfundingfor the 2021 festival.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£4326
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuingas agoingconcern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	n/a
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	There are no significant risks facing the charity as it operates on a cash basis and only delivers a festival within the limits of the cash it has available.

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter)	Para 1.25	Bristol Palestine Film Festival is governed by a Constitution.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association,CIO)	Para 1.25	Bristol Palestine Film Festival is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	A trustee may be appointed by the decision of the Trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	n/a
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	n/a
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	n/a

Charityname	Bristol Palestine Film Festival
Other name the charityuses	BristolPFF
Registered charitynumber	1178457
Charity’s principal address	c/o Bristol Festivals The Station, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2AG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Alison Sterling	Chair
	Luke Sapsed
	Karena Batstone
	David Owen
	Steph Read
	Cielle Bragg
	Alix Hughes
	Gaie Delap

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	n/a
	n/a
	n/a

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Alison Sterling
	Chair
	29 December 2021
	29 December 2021

Bristol PFF	Budget	2020
EXPENDITURE
GB £ Sterling	GB ££		GB ££		GB ££		GB ££
Screening fees (incl digital downloads)
	NET		VAT		TOTAL
Until the Last Drop		35.00		0.00		35.00
Loop of History		35.00		0.00		35.00
Between Two Crossings		100.00		0.00		100.00
Marta Maria Gonzales		55.00		0.00		55.00
Zorana Musikic		35.00		0.00		35.00
Seven Villages		35.00		0.00		35.00		Paypal
							295.00
Mural
PRSC for site							660.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURE							955.00
INCOME
Donations
Paypal		623.00		-28.81
TOTAL INCOME							594.19
Cash brought forward from 2019		4631.19
Paypal		55.74
BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD				4686.93
Loss made in 2020.21							360.81
CARRIED FORWARD TO 2021/22
Bank		3711.19
Paypal		614.93
				4326.12