Girton Town Charity

Analysis

Girton Town Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06918381). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Girton Town Charity reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £779k to £1.1m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Girton Town Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Trinity Chapel (£1.1m), Emmaus Hull & East Riding (£1.1m) and Social Farms and Gardens (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 78% and charitable activities 22%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £128k. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.