JIMMY'S CAMBRIDGE
The charity's objects are to relieve poverty amongst persons in the City of Cambridge who are homeless or sleeping rough
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR VULNERABLY HOUSED
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity had a small deficit of £3,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £194,877 in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £740,411, which the trustees consider satisfactory and above their policy target of three months of budgeted operating expenditure (£652,619).
What the accounts disclose
“one member of staff was paid more than £60,000 in this financial year”
“one member of staff was paid more than £60,000 in this financial year”
“The Trustees’ reserves policy is to hold 3 months of budgeted operating expenditure, which is currently £652,619.”
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to more than £60,000 (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 92
- Government income: £645,651 — contracts £587,137 (2), grants £58,514 (4); 25% of the £2,543,585 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 80
- Government income: £12,080 — contracts £2,080 (1), grants £10,000 (1); under 1% of the £2,285,143 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 80
- Government income: £551,722 — contracts £486,722 (2), grants £65,000 (2); 25% of the £2,232,428 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Natasha Davies — Chief Executive
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/08/2022)
Trustees
- Hannah Baldwinchair
- Aidan Joseph Lonergan
- Alok Rustagi
- Andrew Smart
- Benjamin Holt
- Christopher Sherwin
- Debbie Crinson
- Elwin Yam Ming Chan
- Lawrence James White
- Ronald Ian Cardwell
- Sophie Paterson
- Vicki Wiles
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.5m | £2.5m |
| 31/03/2024 | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| 31/03/2023 | £2.2m | £2.3m |
| 31/03/2022 | £2.3m | £1.9m |
| 31/03/2021 | £2.5m | £1.6m |
Common questions
Is JIMMY'S CAMBRIDGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had a small deficit of £3,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £194,877 in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £740,411, which the trustees consider satisfactory and above their policy target of three months of budgeted operating expenditure (£652,619). Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chater Allan LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of JIMMY'S CAMBRIDGE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds JIMMY'S CAMBRIDGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JIMMY'S CAMBRIDGE as a grant recipient include THE EVELYN TRUST, PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE LESS, CAMBRIDGE, THE THERMOSAFE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE EVELYN TRUST | FY2025 | £44k | Mental Health Nurse Project |
| PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £25k | |
| THE EVELYN TRUST | FY2023 | £23k | Mental health support |
| THE EVELYN TRUST | FY2022 | £21k | Mental health support |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN | FY2021 | £1k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN | FY2024 | £1k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN | FY2023 | £849 | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE LESS, CAMBRIDGE | FY2021 | £800 | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN | FY2022 | £700 | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN | FY2025 | £457 | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE LESS, CAMBRIDGE | FY2022 | £100 | |
| THE THERMOSAFE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated | |
| Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust | FY2021 | amount not stated | Tilney employee grant support programme |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | 3 | £7k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £64k |
| GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITY | 2 | £52k |
| THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £47k |
| THE GRIMMITT TRUST | 2 | £22k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 2 | £12k |
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | 2 | £9k |
| THE W E DUNN TRUST | 2 | £7k |
Charities like this
- UNITED CHARITIES OF CAMBRIDGE
- THE JAMES CHARITIES
- THE BIRMINGHAM SETTLEMENT
- CAMBRIDGE AID
- THE EDMUND TRUST
- BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIMMY'S CAMBRIDGE | £2.5m | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UNITED CHARITIES OF CAMBRIDGE | £387k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE JAMES CHARITIES | £519k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BIRMINGHAM SETTLEMENT | £2.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGE AID | £135k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE EDMUND TRUST | £11.1m | £80,001 - £90,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |