The Royal Cambridge Home
Analysis
The Royal Cambridge Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Royal Cambridge Home reported income of £12.4m and spending of £1.9m, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £12.4m (+931%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 896%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Royal Cambridge Home sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 The Cordwainers Educational and Training Charitable Trust Company (£12.1m), The Union Jack Club (£12.8m) and Three Monkies Trust (£11.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 87% and charitable activities 13%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £10.9m would cover about 67 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 13%
- Trading 87%
- Investments 0.0%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
The Charity provides residential care for women and men who have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and women and men who can be considered to be or have been dependent on a man or woman who has served in the Armed Forces of The Crown. The Charity also offers Day Respite Care to men and women living locally.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Cordwainers Educational and Training Charitable Trust Company | London | £12.1m |
| The Union Jack Club | London | £12.8m |
| Three Monkies Trust | London | £11.8m |
| Wolfson College in the University of Oxford | Oxford | £13.6m |