Westminster College Cambridge

Analysis

Westminster College Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Westminster College Cambridge reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.4m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Westminster College Cambridge 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coventry Cyrenians Limited (£2.3m), Westfield House (Care) Ltd (£2.4m) and Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 48%, charitable activities 32%, donations and legacies 15% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 45%. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.