Cambridge in America (UK) Limited

Analysis

Cambridge in America (UK) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06804777). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cambridge in America (UK) Limited reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £13.8m to £4.7m (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 679%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Cambridge in America (UK) Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool Guild of Students (£4.7m), Youth Moves (£4.8m) and Absolutely Leisure (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.4m. Reserves of £185k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.