The Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust

Analysis

The Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Trumpington Street. It was registered in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust reported income of £97k and spending of £208k, spending 215% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £215k to £97k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loxwood Preschool (£97k), Judy Clark Childcare (£97k) and Society of Bookbinders (£97k).