The Cambridge Security Initiative 2017

Analysis

The Cambridge Security Initiative 2017 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10776032). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Cambridge Security Initiative 2017 reported income of £647k and spending of £515k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £26 to £647k (+2489735%), an average of +1156% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 339131%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Cambridge Security Initiative 2017 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Downe House Trust (£646k), Wood Green Pre School Playgroup (£648k) and Royal College of Art Students' Union (£644k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £10k. Reserves of £260k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.