THE CAMDEN SOCIETY

Registered charity 1044693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CAMDEN SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

To provide housing, education, employment, leisure and personal support for vulnerable people.To promote access to, and to promote good practice in, the provision of housing, education, employment, leisure and personal support for vulnerable people.Advocate with and on behalf of vulnerable people to improve the quality of their lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£8.5m
Latest spending
£8.7m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with negative unrestricted reserves of £2,868,056 and reported a net movement in funds of -£128,210. The trustees note that financial performance remains challenging due to rising costs not fully matched by funding increases, but the going concern basis is supported by a letter of comfort from the parent charity, Thera Trust.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income)
“Income received from local government totals £7,578,540 (2024: £7,003,597).” — page 58
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Intra-group recharge of management and administration costs (amount not disclosed as commercially sensitive).
“Thera Trust makes a recharge of management and administration costs incurred on behalf of the group to all of its subsidiaries. The specific amounts recharged to each entity are not being disclosed on the grounds that the Thera Group operates in a competitive commissioning environment and this information is commercially sensitive.” — page 61
“A market rate of interest has been charged on balances between Thera Trust and The Camden Society in 2025 of £186,786 (2024: £134,535).” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Interest charged on intra-group borrowings.
“Thera Trust makes a recharge of management and administration costs incurred on behalf of the group to all of its subsidiaries. The specific amounts recharged to each entity are not being disclosed on the grounds that the Thera Group operates in a competitive commissioning environment and this information is commercially sensitive.” — page 61
“A market rate of interest has been charged on balances between Thera Trust and The Camden Society in 2025 of £186,786 (2024: £134,535).” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Camden Society — Registered, 12 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 01/11/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£8.5m
Total spending
£8.7m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
262

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.5m£8.7m
31/03/2024£7.2m£8.1m
31/03/2023£6.4m£6.9m
31/03/2022£6.2m£6.6m
31/03/2021£7.6m£8.2m

Common questions

Is THE CAMDEN SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with negative unrestricted reserves of £2,868,056 and reported a net movement in funds of -£128,210. The trustees note that financial performance remains challenging due to rising costs not fully matched by funding increases, but the going concern basis is supported by a letter of comfort from the parent charity, Thera Trust. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2023£9kCoffee in the Community - For People with a Learning Disability
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2019£9kTransforming Riverside
UK government01/04/2018£3kJourney to Employment (J2E) grant payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
Greater London Authority20/10/2017£10kGrant to The Camden Society
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2017£310kCommunity In Action
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2016£8kThe Camden Society: Celebrating 50 years of inclusion and achievement
City Bridge Foundation18/03/2016£50kGrant to The Camden Society
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2015£7kGrowing Together
Sport England17/02/2014£1kGet Equipped: Get Active
City Bridge Foundation15/03/2012£129kGrant to The Camden Society
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2010£10kCherry Gardens Catering Project for Adults with Learning Disabilities
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/02/2008£49k"Voicing a Silent History- The Heritage of Learning Disabilities"
The National Lottery Community Fund05/04/2006£5kSpringsteps
UK government—£60kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CYMDEITHAS GOFAL THE CARE SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CAMDEN SOCIETY£8.5m——unclear—no doubt
CYMDEITHAS GOFAL THE CARE SOCIETY FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE HOUSE AND TALBOT FY2025£2.2m——unclear1.4%no doubt
CAMDEN MUSIC TRUST FY2025£158k—0above—no doubt
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION FY2025£592k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE CYRENIANS LIMITED FY2025£1.7m—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.