Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
The Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Limited
The Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Limited is a registered charity (number 260467) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Simon Mark Sumner since 2018. Latest income £58k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as IAC the Film & Video Institute (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £58k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.theiac.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Limited
- Registered
- 1972
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£58k£75k
- 2024£54k£70k
- 2023£54k£63k
Earlier years
- 2022£69k£61k
- 2021£65k£53k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF CINEMATOGRAPHY AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO AND VISUAL ARTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ARTS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Simon Mark Sumner Chair since 2018
- David Newman
- Dr Alan Atkinson
- IAN Bennett since 2025
- Jacqueline Williams since 2018
- Linda Gough
- Michael Gough
- Michael Whyman since 2014
- Phillip Collins
- William John Owen since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Simon Mark Sumner Chair since 2018
- Jacqueline Williams since 2018
- Michael Whyman since 2014
- William John Owen since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Simon Mark Sumner Chair since 2018
- David Newman
- Dr Alan Atkinson
- IAN Bennett since 2025
- Jacqueline Williams since 2018
- Linda Gough
- Michael Gough
- Michael Whyman since 2014
- Phillip Collins
- William John Owen since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 260467
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/10/1932AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/02/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/11/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/10/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/10/2006
- Companies House
- Company number 00269085 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01913038960 · admin@theiac.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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