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Registered charity · No. 1085992 · DorsetiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Rex Cinema Wareham

Income
£193k
▼ 13.7% on 2024
Expenditure
£169k
▼ 5.0% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
4
15.8y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
35
▼ 5 volunteers on 2024
How am I connected?

Overview

Rex Cinema Wareham's network

5 people4 organisationsi4 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Rex Cinema Wareham. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

4 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Carol SharpeTrustee1999
27 yrs
Dr David Valentine EvansTrustee1999
27 yrs
Robin Charles RowlandTrustee2020
6 yrs
Teresa Lesley WoolleyTrustee2024
2 yrs
Carol SharpeCompany secretary (charitable company)1999
27 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

4 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Carol SharpeTrustee1999
27 yrs
Dr David Valentine EvansTrustee1999
27 yrs
Robin Charles RowlandTrustee2020
6 yrs
Teresa Lesley WoolleyTrustee2024
2 yrs
Carol SharpeCompany secretary (charitable company)1999
27 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Eleanor Mary Denton (1998-2002). Full officer list

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
15.5y
median 16.5y
Longest tenure
27y
since 1999
Years in governance
28.9y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 4 on the board

4 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Economic/community Development/employment 4Education/training 4

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 4Professional services 3Property 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Rex Cinema Wareham. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k20252024202320222021£192.64k£169.00k£10.67k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Rex Cinema Wareham has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£147.74k£147.45k£139.54k£223.25k£192.64k
Total expenditure£169.66k£140.99k£152.19k£177.83k£169.00k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£10.95k£10.67kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Rex Cinema Wareham has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

On time for the last 2 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 20269 November 20259 November 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202431 January 20251 October 20241 October 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202331 January 202416 February 202416 days late16 February 202416 days lateLate by 16 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202231 January 202330 January 202330 January 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202131 January 202224 January 202224 January 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 03652306 has made 26 accounts filings since 2000. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
31 March 20258 November 2025Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages
31 March 202427 September 2024Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages
31 March 202320 October 2023Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages
31 March 202228 November 2022Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages
31 March 202129 July 2021Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages
31 March 202022 October 2020Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages
31 March 20198 December 2019Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages
31 March 201810 December 2018Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages
31 March 201714 December 2017Micro entity accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages
31 March 201629 December 2016Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages
31 March 20158 December 2015Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages
31 March 201416 December 2014Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages
31 March 201321 January 2014Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages
31 March 201220 December 2012Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages
31 March 20116 January 2012Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages
31 March 20104 January 2011Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)6 pages
31 March 200928 January 2010Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages
31 March 200814 January 2009Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)9 pages
31 March 200722 January 2008Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages
31 March 200623 January 2007Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)8 pages
31 December 20048 November 2005Total exemption small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages
31 December 200312 November 2004Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)5 pages
31 December 200231 October 2003Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages
31 December 200126 September 2002Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages
31 December 200024 September 2001Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)5 pages
31 October 199919 July 2000Small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

3 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 21 August 2006 to 20 January 2021.
Total from published grants
£67k
£66,606
Grants
3
published to 360Giving
Funders
2
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jan 2021
20 January 2021

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

2 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport1£52,6062021
The National Lottery Community Fund2£14,0002006 to 2008

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
20 January 2021Department for Digital, Culture, Media & SportBusiness Sustainability Grant£52,606
20 October 2008The National Lottery Community FundPurbeck Film Academy£10,000
21 August 2006The National Lottery Community FundAnnual Film Festival with some in year events£4,000

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET, IN THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authority: Dorset
Area of benefit
THE RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 OCTOBER 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 31 JANUARY 2001 as amended on 12 Aug 2021 as filed
Register history
  • 30 March 2001Registered
Previous names
Purbeck Film Charitable Trust, The Purbeck Film Festival

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 12 August 2021Resolution
  • 12 August 2021Change of name (exemption from using Limited)
  • 5 August 2021Resolution
  • 5 August 2021Notice of change of name
  • 26 July 2021Change of name (exemption from using Limited)
  • 12 November 2003Certificate of change of name

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
therex.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
REX Cinema Wareham
Registered
2001

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