Support Cambridgeshire

Registered charity 1114926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUNTS FORUM OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

THE FORUM IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTERED CHARITIES IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN DIRECT PURSUIT OF THIER OBJECTIVES, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING AND INFORMATION ON THE EFFICIENT AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES.

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Latest income
£587k
Latest spending
£639k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £51,577 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to the spending of restricted funds brought forward from the previous year. Despite this deficit, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £196,854, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £159,683, and maintains healthy cash balances of £198,940.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee H J Williams is a Director and shareholder of Keystone Marketing Limited, but no transactions occurred.
“H J Williams, Trustee of Hunts Forum is also a Director and shareholder of Keystone Marketing Limited. There were no related party transactions in the year.” — page 34
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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£587k
Total spending
£639k
Reserves (reported)
£197k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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£587k£639k
31/03/2024£443k£568k
31/03/2023£308k£469k
31/03/2022£690k£392k
31/03/2021£394k£350k

Common questions

Is Support Cambridgeshire financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £51,577 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to the spending of restricted funds brought forward from the previous year. Despite this deficit, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £196,854, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £159,683, and maintains healthy cash balances of £198,940. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2024£495kSupport Fenland
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£10kNever Alone in Soham
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2010£8kHunts Forum Information Technology
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2007£3kTraining for Voluntary Groups