Cambridge Past, Present & Future

Analysis

Cambridge Past, Present & Future is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in February 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00239835). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cambridge Past, Present & Future reported income of £1.1m and spending of £921k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £769k to £1.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cambridge Past, Present & Future sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust Limited (£1.1m), Railway Paths Limited (£1.1m) and The Global Diversity Foundation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 39%, charitable activities 31%, investments 15% and trading 8.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,654. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 42 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.