CAMBRIDGE CARBON FOOTPRINT

Registered charity 1127376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cambridge Carbon Footprint engages people from all walks of life to tackle climate change through personal commitments and collective action by providing information, resources, and support. Our approach uses circular economy and conscious consumption principles. We work primarily in Cambridgeshire.

Objects

THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY RAISING AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENCOURAGING PRACTICAL STEPS TO REDUCE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£151k

Latest spending

£153k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small net deficit of £1,567 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £32,454. This level of reserves is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

“At year end, unrestricted funds totalled £32,454 compared with £46,272 at 2024-year end.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media 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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 1,580
Government income: £56,852 — contracts £5,352 (3), grants £51,500 (2); 38% of the £150,976 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 1,521
Government income: £78,148 — contracts £15,000 (1), grants £63,148 (4); 57% of the £137,883 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 2,021
Government income: £66,172 — grants £66,172 (2); 45% of the £148,152 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cambridge Carbon Footprint (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

South Cambridgeshire District Council — “With support from South Cambridgeshire District Council.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander William Mark Chidley
Edward Coulman-Cook
Janet Diana Swadling
Kirsten Danielle Newble · trustee of 2 other charities
Nicole Dang
Rene Thurstana Russell
Stacey Ruggles

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£151k	£153k
31/12/2024	£138k	£139k
31/12/2023	£148k	£127k
31/12/2022	£119k	£77k
31/12/2021	£66k	£94k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGE CARBON FOOTPRINT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a small net deficit of £1,567 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £32,454. This level of reserves is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAMBRIDGE CARBON FOOTPRINT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBRIDGE CARBON FOOTPRINT as a grant recipient include Tinsley Charitable Trust, CAMBRIDGE FORUM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
Tinsley Charitable Trust	FY2023	£20k
Tinsley Charitable Trust	FY2025	£10k
Tinsley Charitable Trust	FY2024	£10k
CAMBRIDGE FORUM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY	FY2024	£2k	A donation was made for visits the Eco Homes in Cambridge to promote carbon reduction in the Industry.
CAMBRIDGE FORUM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY	FY2023	£2k	Donation for visits the Eco Homes in Cambridge to promote carbon reduction in the Industry.
CAMBRIDGE FORUM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY	FY2022	£2k	Cambridge Carbon Footprint (£2,000 / annum) A donation was made for visits the Eco Homes in Cambridge to promote carbon reduction in the Industry
CAMBRIDGE FORUM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY	FY2021	£2k	Grant funding of activities

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2026	£20k	Cambridgeshire Repair Cafes
Postcode Lottery	29/07/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/04/2007	£8k	Reach for the Sky

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£200k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£77k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£35k
THE COMPASS GROUP FOUNDATION	1	£30k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£25k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ECOBIRMINGHAM.

ECOBIRMINGHAM income £529k
CARBON COPY NETWORK income £240k
CLIMATE RESPONSE LIMITED income £545k
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £4.3m
ZERO CARBON GUILDFORD income £363k
THE CARBON COMMUNITY income £246k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CAMBRIDGE CARBON FOOTPRINT	£151k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ECOBIRMINGHAM FY2025	£529k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CARBON COPY NETWORK FY2025	£240k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CLIMATE RESPONSE LIMITED FY2026	£545k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£4.3m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ZERO CARBON GUILDFORD FY2025	£363k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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