Cam International

Analysis

Cam International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cam International reported income of £1.6m and spending of £457k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £490k to £1.6m (+235%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1149%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cam International 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waverley Hoppa Community Transport (£1.6m), Chana Charity Ltd (£1.6m) and 4slc for Stocksbridge Leisure Centre Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.5m. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £400k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.