Cambridge Philosophical Society

Analysis

Cambridge Philosophical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cambridge Philosophical Society reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £795k to £1.1m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cambridge Philosophical Society 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 The Literacy Pirates Limited (£1.1m), Derwent Training Association (£1.1m) and Yavneh Foundation Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, investments 30% and donations and legacies 5.4%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.