Church and Causeway Estate Charity
Analysis
Church and Causeway Estate Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Church and Causeway Estate Charity reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,752 to £19k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Church and Causeway Estate Charity sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Surrey Historic Buildings Trust Limited (£19k), Lavender Line Preservation Society (£19k) and The Lamorbey Residents Association (£19k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROVIDES INCOME DISTRIBUTABLE AS TWO-THIRDS TO THE CHURCH ESTATE CHARITY (262154) AND ONE-THIRD TO THE CAUSEWAY ESTATE CHARITY VIA THE PARISH COUNCIL OF COTTENHAM. THE LATTER GOES TOWARDS THE UP KEEP OF THE VILLAGE BURIAL GROUNDS.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Surrey Historic Buildings Trust Limited | Surrey | £19k |
| Lavender Line Preservation Society | Uckfield | £19k |
| The Lamorbey Residents Association | Kent | £19k |
| The Friends of St Mary's Redbourn | Herts | £19k |