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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 11574356 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1183506

Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 30 September 2020

JANE MESSENGER LIMITED

Chartered accountants 23 The Plantation Abbeymead Gloucester UK GL4 5TR

Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 30 September 2020

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 6
Statement of financial position 7
Statement of cash flows 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 30 September 2020

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2020.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name

Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Charity registration number 1183506 Company registration number 11574356 Principal office and registered Midway House office Herrick Way Staverton Technology Park Staverton Cheltenham GL51 6TQ

The trustees

Mr L Sheldon Mr L Marks Mr M R Ratcliffe Ms S Speed Mr S K Sheldon Mr M Chittenden

Independent examiner Jane Liston 23 The Plantation Abbeymead Gloucester UK GL4 5TR

Structure, governance and management

The charity was incorporated in September 2018 and achieved charitable status in May 2019. All of the funds collected and spent throughout this period have been reflected within these accounts as charitable activities. The Trustees meet on a regular basis and work closely with local organisations in order to deliver the goals of the Charity. As well as seeking sponsors and patrons the Trustees have now embarked on an active fundraising campaign in order to ensure that the Film Festival is sustainable and to widen its reach within the community.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

Objectives and activities

Charity status was confirmed on Cheltenham International Film Trust in May, 2019. The Charity seeks to attract new audiences to independent cinema in support of emerging filmmakers and to introduce young people to the cinematic arts; these activities give purpose to Cheltenham International Film Festival. The scope of the Film Festival is international, the focus is local, attracting audiences from Cheltenham and surrounding towns and communities. Education is a key tenet of the Trust's activities which includes workshops in the art of filmmaking. In 2021, the Trust will move education into a branded programme called Film Lab21. The plan is to roll out Film Lab21 partnering with local charities and organisations in and around Cheltenham with a remit to work with young people. Further, the Trust recognises the role digital plays in society and will heron in every year organise an online version of the film festival to complement the main live event.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

Achievements and performance

The Festival launched in 2019, screening over 40 acclaimed feature films and shorts from 15 countries. Cheltenham welcomed celebrated directors and respected film industry professionals to the Festival, among them: cinema great, Mike Leigh, to whom the Festival paid tribute; famed theatre director, Josie Rourke, who directed her first feature, Mary Queen of Scots; legendary actor/writer/director, Steve Berkoff; Oscar-nominated, Polish director, Jan Komasa; Carl Hunter, with his first film, Sometimes Always Never, starring Bill Nighy. In 2020, following the British government lockdown, the Trust took the decision to stream the festival online becoming the first international film festival in the UK to go online, to great success. The journey the festival took to go online is now subject of a British Film Institute case history. As in 2019, the 2020 Festival screened 40 feature films plus film shorts and secured filmmaker interviews and interviews with actors from around the world. Audiences were able to access the festival during the lockdown; feedback was positive, including many who said it was the first time they had ever attended a film festival and treated it as an occasion. The success of the online version of the Festival has led the Trustees to take the decision to organise an online film festival alongside the live event every year.

Financial review

The Charity raises funds through a variety of means including donations, grants, sponsorship and ticket sales. The latter was disappointing for the year under review and is attributed to the relatively late publication of the full programme. Nonetheless the inaugural festival managed to break even and plans are already well underway for the 2021 programme. The main 2021 festival will take place in May and June 2021 with a diverse international programme.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 30 June 2021 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr S K Sheldon Trustee

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Year ended 30 September 2020

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 30 September 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Jane Liston Independent Examiner

23 The Plantation Abbeymead Gloucester UK GL4 5TR

30 Jun 21

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 30 September 2020

Period from
18 Sep 18 to
Year to 30 Sep 20 30 Sep 19
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 20,064 20,064 22,562
Charitable activities 6 7,749 7,749 8,121
Other trading activities 7 1,175 1,175 1,700
Investment income 8 103 103 3
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Total income 29,091 29,091 32,386
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 9,10 30,750 30,750 31,456
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Total expenditure 30,750 30,750 31,456
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Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds (1,659) (1,659) 930
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 930 930
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Total funds carried forward (729) (729) 930
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

30 September 2020

2020 2019
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 16 6,590 8,380
Current assets
Debtors 17 3,925 710
Cash at bank and in hand 1,956 508
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5,881 1,218
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 19 5,600 8,668
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Net current assets 281 (7,450)
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Total assets less current liabilities 6,871 930
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 20 7,600
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Net liabilities (729) 930
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds (729) 930
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Total charity funds 21 (729)
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For the year ending 30 September 2020 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

The statement of financial position continues on the following page.

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position (continued)

30 September 2020

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 30 Jun 21, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr S K Sheldon Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 30 September 2020

2020 2019
Note £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income (1,659) 930
Adjustments for:
Amortisation of intangible assets 1,790 572
Other interest receivable and similar income (103) (3)
Interest payable and similar charges 284 110
Accrued expenses 200
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors (3,215) (710)
Trade and other creditors (1,000) 6,000
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Cash generated from operations (3,703) 6,899
Interest paid (284) (110)
Interest received 103 3
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Net cash (used in)/from operating activities (3,884) 6,792
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Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of intangible assets (8,952)
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Net cash used in investing activities (8,952)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 7,817 183
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Net cash from financing activities 7,817 183
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,933 (1,977)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year (1,977)
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 18 1,956 (1,977)
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The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 September 2020

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England & Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Midway House, Herrick Way, Staverton Technology Park, Staverton, Cheltenham, GL51 6TQ.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and are subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Any intangible assets carried at revalued amounts, are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation, as determined by reference to an active market, less any subsequent accumulated amortisation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination are only recognised separately from goodwill when they arise from contractual or other legal rights, are separable, the expected future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value can be measured reliably.

Amortisation

Amortisation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful life of that asset as follows:

Website - 20% straight line

If there is an indication that there has been a significant change in amortisation rate, useful life or residual value of an intangible asset, the amortisation is revised prospectively to reflect the new estimates.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Limited by guarantee

The liability of the Trustees is limited to £1 in the event of a winding up.

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Donations
British Film Institute 1,300 1,300
Cheltenham Film Society 1,000 1,000 500 500
Watershed 6,125 6,125 5,000 5,000
M R Ratcliffe Insurance 500 500
Cleaver 262 262
Altitude Film Distribution 900 900
Agata Czubik Krymska 111 111
Point of you 538 538
Lottery 190 190
Nottingham Media 1,200 1,200
Harper Sheldon Limited 2,000 2,000
Grants
Cheltenham BID 10,000 10,000
Cheltenham Borough Council 3,000 3,000 5,000 5,000
GML Limited 5,000 5,000
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20,064 20,064 22,562 22,562
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6. Charitable activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Ticket Sales 7,749 7,749 8,121 8,121
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7. Other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Sponsorships 1,175 1,175 1,700 1,700
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8. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 103 103 3 3
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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Film Hire 23,432 23,432 19,095 19,095
Venue Hire and accommodation 100 100 10,534 10,534
Support costs 7,218 7,218 1,827 1,827
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30,750 30,750 31,456 31,456
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10. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken Support Total funds Total fund
directly costs 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Film Hire 23,432 7,018 30,450 20,922
Venue Hire and accommodation 100 100 10,534
Governance costs 200 200
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23,532 7,218 30,750 31,456
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11. Analysis of support costs
Film Hire Total 2020 Total 2019
£ £ £
Communications and IT 660 660 228
General office 4,284 4,284 917
Finance costs 284 284 110
Governance costs 200 200
Amortisation 1,790 1,790 572
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7,218 7,218 1,827
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12. Net (expenditure)/income
Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2020 2019
£ £
Amortisation of intangible assets 1,790 572
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13. Independent examination fees
Period from
Year to 18 Sep 18 to
30 Sep 20 30 Sep 19
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 200
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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

14. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

Period from Year to 18 Sep 18 to 30 Sep 20 30 Sep 19 £ £

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2019: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2019: Nil).

15. Trustee remuneration and expenses

The Trustees received no remuneration during the year.

One trustee has claimed expenses or had their expenses met by the charity.

The total amount of expenses reimbursed to the trustee or paid directly to third parties during the year was £4,824.

The expenses related to rent and telephone & broadband.

16. Intangible assets

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Cost
At 1 October 2019 and 30 September 2020 8,952
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Amortisation
At 1 October 2019 572
Charge for the year 1,790
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At 30 September 2020 2,362
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Carrying amount
At 30 September 2020 6,590
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At 30 September 2019 8,380
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Debtors
2020 2019
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 3,215
Other debtors 710 710
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3,925 710
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17. Debtors

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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

18. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:

Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:
2020 2019
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 1,956 508
Bank overdrafts (2,485)
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1,956 (1,977)
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2020 2019
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 400 2,485
Accruals and deferred income 200
Director loan accounts 183
Trustee Loans 5,000 6,000
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5,600 8,668
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2020 2019
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 7,600
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19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

20. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

21. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At
1 October 20 30 Septemb
19 Income Expenditure er 2020
£ £ £ £
General funds 930 29,091 (30,750) (729)
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At At
18 Septembe 30 Septembe
r 2018 Income Expenditure r 2019
£ £ £ £
General funds 32,386 (31,456) 930
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Cheltenham International Film Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2020

22. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020
£ £
Intangible assets 6,590 6,590
Current assets 5,881 5,881
Creditors less than 1 year (5,600) (5,600)
Creditors greater than 1 year (7,600) (7,600)
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Net liabilities (729) (729)
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2019
£ £
Intangible assets 8,380 8,380
Current assets 1,218 1,218
Creditors less than 1 year (8,668) (8,668)
Creditors greater than 1 year
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Net liabilities 930 930
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23. Analysis of changes in net debt

At
At 1 Oct 2019 Cash flows 30 Sep 2020
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 508 1,448 1,956
Bank overdrafts (2,485) 2,485
Debt due within one year (183) (217) (400)
Debt due after one year (7,600) (7,600)
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(2,160) (3,884) (6,044)
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