The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited

Analysis

The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06996970). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited reported income of £537k and spending of £484k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £70k to £537k (+668%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iol Educational Trust (£537k), St Chad's Community Project (£538k) and Civitas Limited (£536k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and charitable activities 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £58k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.