Emmaus Cambridge

Analysis

Emmaus Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03422363). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Emmaus Cambridge reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.0m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmaus Cambridge sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Public Law Project (£2.0m), The Emscote School (£2.0m) and Majlis Ansarullah (UK) Ltd (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £11k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £53k. Reserves of £551k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.