CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACRE

Registered charity 1074032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£936k
Latest spending
£796k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,541 on its unrestricted fund for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in its general reserve from £193,459 to £177,918. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy targets holding no less than three months' unrestricted gross expenditure, and the current reserve level provides a buffer of four and a half months, which is considered acceptable. The charity remains in a position to meet its liabilities as they fall due, with total net assets increasing to £574,530.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Chater Allan LLP.

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

Total income
£936k
Total spending
£796k
Reserves (reported)
£178k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£936k£796k
31/03/2024£959k£1.1m
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2022£841k£870k
31/03/2021£905k£728k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACRE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,541 on its unrestricted fund for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in its general reserve from £193,459 to £177,918. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy targets holding no less than three months' unrestricted gross expenditure, and the current reserve level provides a buffer of four and a half months, which is considered acceptable. The charity remains in a position to meet its liabilities as they fall due, with total net assets increasing to £574,530. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chater Allan LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/12/2017£829k"New Life on the Old West: Creating natural stepping stones between key Cambridgeshire wetland reserves"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/07/2012£996k"The Ouse Washes: The Heart of the Fens Landscape Partnership Scheme"

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