Clare Hall in the University of Cambridge

Analysis

Clare Hall in the University of Cambridge 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, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Clare Hall in the University of Cambridge reported income of £7.0m and spending of £5.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £7.0m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Clare Hall in the University of Cambridge sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Silcoates School (£6.9m), Moulsford Preparatory School Trust Limited (£7.0m) and Durston House School Educational Trust Limited (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 22% and investments 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,127. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.