Cambridge United Foundation Limited

Analysis

Cambridge United Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07180620). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Cambridge United Foundation Limited reported income of £659k and spending of £674k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £287k to £659k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 United Foundation Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Duchenne Research Fund (£659k), Sydenham Garden (£659k) and Settle Area Swimming Pool (£659k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 23%, donations and legacies 21% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £159k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.