Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination

Analysis

Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06301716). It says it provides services, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination reported income of £132k and spending of £97k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £103k to £132k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michael Crawford Childrens Charity (£132k), Mast Cell Action (£132k) and Essex Cultural & Youth Society (£132k).