Resource Productions

What Resource Productions does

Resource Productions CIC is a UK Community Interest Company (registered in England: 11207439) headquartered at 27 Church Street, Slough, Berkshire, founded to enable social change through art and film and to diversify the UK creative industries by supporting underrepresented communities to create and share work. The organisation operates four interconnected programme verticals: Creative Collective (free audio-visual workshops, networking, and digital commissions for Slough-based community groups and professional artists); Screen Berkshire (training, placements, mentoring, and on-set experience for Berkshire freelance crew, delivered with the British Film Institute); Berkshire Film Office (regional film office sourcing permissions and promoting local locations, services, and crew across all six Berkshire unitary councils); and Youth Engagement Slough (YES), a consortium with Together As One and SWIPE engaging 25+ local groups and 2,500 young people aged 11–25 in free creative activities. Supporting modules include Media Mondays, the Young People's Steering Group, Arts Award qualifications, and ACE Creative Collective Meet-ups. There is no proprietary technology stack; the organisation relies on standard digital delivery (website, email, social) and in-person community engagement.

The business model is hybrid: a fee-based commissioned film and video production arm (project packages ranging from £5,000 to £500,000) serves charities, schools, councils, NHS trusts, housing associations, and businesses, while the community programmes are delivered free of charge, funded primarily through grants and partnerships with Arts Council England, the BFI, and the six Berkshire councils. Revenue is therefore a mix of grant income, public-sector contract income, and project fees from a diversified set of commissioning clients. The organisation is led by Co-Founder & CEO Dominique Unsworth MBE and supported by a Non-Executive Board with senior UK film industry credentials (ex-Amazon Studios, Bad Wolf, Focus Features, Harbottle & Lewis) plus an advisory relationship with Arit Eminue MBE of DiVA. Headcount is approximately 20 staff plus the NED board.

Name

Resource Productions

Legal name

Resource Productions CIC

Website

https://resource-productions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Resource Productions CIC is a Slough-based UK Community Interest Company that delivers free creative training, youth engagement, and a regional film office across Berkshire to diversify the creative industries, supplemented by a fee-based commissioned film and video production service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Creative Production Services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ), Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM), Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Community film training
• Creative industry diversity
• Youth engagement programmes
• Film office services
• Commissioned video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Slough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Film & Video Production: Resource Productions produces commissioned video and film content for clients including charities, schools, councils, NHS trusts, housing associations, and businesses. Project packages range from £5,000 to £500,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Resource Productions is a Slough-based Community Interest Company that delivers free audio-visual training, creative workshops, networking events, and youth engagement programmes for Slough community groups, professional artists, and young people aged 11-25, while also managing the Berkshire Film Office and producing commissioned film and video content for charities, councils, NHS trusts, housing associations, schools and businesses. Its four flagship offerings are Creative Collective, Screen Berkshire, Berkshire Film Office, and Youth Engagement Slough (YES), supported by modular activities such as Media Mondays, the Young People's Steering Group, Arts Award and ACE Creative Collective meet-ups.

Product overview

Resource Productions operates as a Community Interest Company offering a portfolio of interconnected creative programmes focused on diversifying the creative industries and enabling social change through art and film. The core offerings include Creative Collective (providing free workshops and opportunities for Slough-based artists and community groups), Screen Berkshire (offering training and on-set experience for Berkshire creatives), Berkshire Film Office (sourcing filming permissions and promoting local production resources), and Youth Engagement Slough/YES (delivering free activities for 11-25 year olds). Additional programme modules such as Media Mondays, the Young People's Steering Group, Arts Award, and ACE Creative Collective Meet Ups provide structured pathways for skills development, qualification, and community engagement across different age groups and creative disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creative Collective: A programme providing free audio-visual workshops, networking events, showcasing opportunities, digital commissions, and collaborations for Slough-based community groups and professional Artists.
• Screen Berkshire
• Berkshire Film Office
• YES (Youth Engagement Slough)

Products and services

• Creative Collective Free audio-visual workshops, networking events, showcasing opportunities, digital commissions and collaborations supporting Slough-based community groups and professional Artists to make and share work.
• Screen Berkshire Free training, placements, mentoring, skills development, job opportunities, and on-set experience for Berkshire-based freelance crew, educators and residents, delivered in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI).
• Berkshire Film Office Film office working with Slough, Wokingham, Reading, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest Councils to source permissions for international Film & TV productions and promote local locations, services and crew across Berkshire.
• Youth Engagement Slough (YES) Consortium-led free creative activities for young people aged 11-25 across Slough, run with Together As One (Aik Saath) and SWIPE (Slough West Indian People's Enterprise), engaging 25+ local groups and 2,500 young people annually.
• Commissioned Film & Video Production Commissioned film and video production services for charities, schools, councils, NHS trusts and CCGs, housing associations, museums, and businesses, with project packages ranging from £5,000 to £500,000 and quote-based bespoke pricing.
• Media Mondays Weekly free sessions for young people aged 11-19 teaching video production, camera work, and how to turn creative hobbies into careers, held every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at 29 Church Street, Slough.
• Young People's Steering Group Monthly sessions held on the first Wednesday of each month enabling young people to create change in the community, discuss local issues, and provide feedback on YES activities.
• Arts Award Arts-based qualification available to young people aged 11-19 through Media Mondays, where participants attend arts events, explore different artists and produce work about them.
• ACE Creative Collective Meet Ups Regular free events open to local artists, Film & TV crew, arts organisations and youth/community groups for presenting work, networking and exploring funding opportunities, delivered with Arts Council England.
• Slough Arts Forum (SAF) Secretariat Secretariat support for the quarterly meetings of Slough Arts groups, coordinating minutes and updates, operated part-time by Resource Productions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ local community groups and 2,500 young people aged 11–25 engaged through YES programme

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• British Film Institute (BFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource Productions works with the BFI on Screen Berkshire, a programme providing Berkshire-based freelance crew, educators, and residents with free access to training, placements, mentoring, skills development, job opportunities, and on-set experience. Amanda Dorsett and Lesley-Anne Macfarlane manage this programme.
• Arts Council England (ACE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerry Adlam manages training programmes working with Arts Council England (ACE). The ACE Creative Collective is a regular free event series open to local artists, Film & TV crew, arts organisations, and youth and community groups.
• Together As One (Aik Saath)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTogether As One is a consortium partner in Youth Engagement Slough (YES), engaging with 25+ local groups and 2,500 young people aged 11–25 across Slough through a range of free activities.
• SWIPE (Slough West Indian People's Enterprise)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWIPE is a consortium partner in Youth Engagement Slough (YES), working alongside Together As One and Resource Productions to engage young people across Slough in free creative activities.
• Slough, Wokingham, Reading, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest CouncilscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource Productions manages the Berkshire Film Office in partnership with six Berkshire councils, sourcing permissions for international Film & TV productions and promoting local locations, services, and crew across the region.
• Slough MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource Productions produced the SL54321: Thunderbirds Exhibition in collaboration with Slough Museum, showcasing the connection between Slough and the iconic TV series.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BFI (British Film Institute): National film body funding training, production, and audience development across the UK — operates at much greater scale than Resource Productions and is itself a partner funder of the Screen Berkshire programme.
• ScreenSkills: UK-wide sector skills body for the screen industries — broader incumbent comparable to Resource Productions' training arm (Screen Berkshire), and connected via Resource Productions' advisor Arit Eminue MBE who previously worked at Creative Skillset.

Direct peers

• Create London: East London-based arts organisation supporting diverse creative talent through training, commissions, and showcasing — closely comparable social-purpose creative model to Resource Productions' Creative Collective programme in a different London-area geography.
• Screen Yorkshire: Regional screen agency operating the Yorkshire Film Office, crew training programmes, and production incentives — directly comparable to Resource Productions' Berkshire Film Office and Screen Berkshire programmes, just at a larger regional scale.
• Lighthouse (Brighton): Brighton-based creative agency supporting under-represented creative talent through training, mentoring and showcasing — strongly comparable to Resource Productions' Creative Collective and YES programmes in mission and structure.
• Film London: Film London runs London-specific screen industry training, crew development, and production services — the closest functional analogue to Resource Productions' combined training + film office model, operating at greater scale in a different region.
• Watershed (Bristol): Independent cinema and media centre in Bristol running film and creative technology programmes for diverse communities — directly comparable as a regional creative hub combining cultural programming, training, and production-facing activities.

Emerging players

• Spread the Word: London-based organisation supporting under-represented writers and creative talent through training and development programmes — comparable mission to Resource Productions but focused on literary rather than audiovisual creative practice.

Regional players

• Northern Ireland Screen: National screen agency for Northern Ireland funding screen talent development, production, and regional film office services — comparable in mission (skills + location facilitation + production support) to Resource Productions but operating in a different UK region.
• Screen Scotland: Scotland's national screen agency combining skills development, production funding, and location services — analogous combination of training, production support, and film office functions that Resource Productions operates in Berkshire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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