[5] After its rent almost quadrupled since 2000 and it had been asked to pay back-rent for an unrenovated part of the building, the company began to raise funds to purchase the property.

The weekly film club is free, with donations invited, and is housed in a "cosy" cinema in the 18th century building which contains "a myriad of aesthetically pleasing spaces".

These include music performances, book launches, political debates and theatre productions, as well as the non-digital Rotherhithe Picture Research Library which is an educational trust and is open to all at no cost.

"[7]Since then all Sands Films’ music events have been hybrid, with a live audience in the theatre, online viewers at home and unrestricted access remaining the same.

Music, in particular, is destined to all and should not be conditional upon a financial transaction.”[7]Griff Rhys Jones has described Sands Films as "romantic and inspiring; efficient, fun and creative.

[13] Filming began in October 2024 for a new production called The Man with the Plan which will star Simon Callow as William Beveridge and comedian Mark Thomas as the Narrator.

[14] Comedian Hal Cruttenden will also appear as Winston Churchill, and Andrew Tiernan as Nye Bevan The film tells the story of a young woman of today who discovers Beveridge's 1942 report - the Plan - which led to the founding of the welfare state.