Ridley Hall, Cambridge

Analysis

Ridley Hall, Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09011968). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Ridley Hall, Cambridge reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.2m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ridley Hall, 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The English Sangha Trust Limited (£2.2m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Woking Christ Church (£2.2m) and Healing Jesus Campaign Lighthouse Chapel International (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 40%, donations and legacies 36%, trading 22% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £16k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £615k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.