The Sawston Church Institute

Analysis

The Sawston Church Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sawston Church Institute reported income of £16k and spending of £11k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,890 to £16k (+729%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 258%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Sawston Church Institute sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Westbury Scout Group (Cyrils own} (£16k), Albourne Village Hall (£16k) and Bramfield Village Hall and Playing Field (£16k).