Lucy Cavendish College in the University of Cambridge

Analysis

Lucy Cavendish College in the University of Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 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, Lucy Cavendish College in the University of Cambridge reported income of £17.8m and spending of £16.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £17.8m (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lucy Cavendish College in the University of Cambridge sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jeannine Manuel School (£17.7m), Association for Project Management (£17.8m) and Lingfield College (£17.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, donations and legacies 19%, investments 3.4% and trading 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Reserves of £36.3m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 137 people.