Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust

Analysis

Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10469089). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust reported income of £13.9m and spending of £6.1m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £13.9m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (£13.9m), Avenues South East (£14.0m) and Kirkwood Hospice (£13.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 8.5% and investments 7.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.3m. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 38%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.0m. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.