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CAMBRIDGE ETHNIC COMMUNITY FORUM

Registered charity 1086241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Umbrella group for all black and minority ethnic groups in and around Cambridge.Aims: Promote racial harmony and equal opportunity; work with local and national agencies for BME groups; support victims of racial discrimination.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£247k
Latest spending
£261k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £20,714 are below Charity Commission guidance, and the trustees are actively looking at ways to address this. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(14,181), resulting in total funds decreasing from £67,830 to £53,649. The trustees believe that maintaining reserves at current levels, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, will provide sufficient resources in adverse conditions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £21k)
“The trustees are aware that the unrestricted reserves are below the Charity Commission guidance and are actively looking at ways in which this can be addressed.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£247k£261k
31/03/2024£258k£223k
31/03/2023£213k£233k
31/03/2022£194k£184k
31/03/2021£184k£147k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGE ETHNIC COMMUNITY FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £20,714 are below Charity Commission guidance, and the trustees are actively looking at ways to address this. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(14,181), resulting in total funds decreasing from £67,830 to £53,649. The trustees believe that maintaining reserves at current levels, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, will provide sufficient resources in adverse conditions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAMBRIDGE ETHNIC COMMUNITY FORUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBRIDGE ETHNIC COMMUNITY FORUM as a grant recipient include THE EVELYN TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EVELYN TRUSTFY2022£50kImproving refugee and migrant women's health and well-being through mobile arts

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust16/10/2025£20kA grant to Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2023£432kCECF Vision Horizon
The National Lottery Community Fund26/10/2016£10kCambridge Refugee Action For Change - Restoring Hope
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2008£10kFeasibility Study for Racial Equality Support and Help (FRESH)
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2004£111kLocal Ethnic Equality Activity Project (L.E.E.A.P)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2000£5k"The award will help record and catalogue the oral history of the many different ethnic backgrounds in Cambridge."