# GOLDFINCH ACADEMY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186984
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 17, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1186984


## Contact

- **Address:** Hexham Villa, Egton Terrace, Birtley, CHESTER LE STREET, County Durham
- **Postcode:** DH3 1LX
- **Phone:** 02031769040
- **Email:** info@goldfinch.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** GOLDFINCH ACADEMY EXISTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF FILM MAKING IN THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRIES WITH THE AIM OF PRODUCING HIGHER STANDARD OF FILMS IN THE UK IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1. AWARDING GRANTS OR BURSARIES TO INDIVIDUALS FOR EDUCATION AND PROJECT COSTS.2. PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION ACROSS FILMMAKING, DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION, SCREENWRITING, & FINANCING, THROUGH BOTH ONLINE ON-DEMAND COURSES, PODCASTS, AND ONSITE WORKSHOPS.

**Activities:** The charity aims  to  advance education of film making in the film & TV industries with the aim of producing higher standard of films in the UK by:1. Awarding grants or bursaries to individuals for education and project costs2. Providing their education across filmmaking, digital video production, screenwriting, & financing, through both online on-demand courses, podcasts, and onsite workshops




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1141 | £2596 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5269 | £2605 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £423 | £423 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £832 | £5388 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £6570 | £2014 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **KIRSTY BELL** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 12, 2019
- Ian Gibbon — appointed Dec. 12, 2019
- Phillip Alexander White McKenzie — appointed Dec. 12, 2019