CAMBRIDGE LAND ECONOMY ADVISORY BOARD
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND ECONOMY (OR ANY SUCCESSOR TO SUCH DEPARTMENT) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE PROMOTION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S REPUTATION AND ACTIVITIES.
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND ECONOMY (OR ANY SUCCESSOR TO SUCH DEPARTMENT) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE PROMOTION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S REPUTATION AND ACTIVITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £280,872, which is above its stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees report a net income for the year of £15,472, noting that this decrease from the prior year was due to reversals of donations and membership fees deemed unrecoverable. The charity anticipates that future commitments, including PhD studentships and outreach support, will reduce these reserves in the short term.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees typically aim to maintain a minimum reserve level of £100,000 to meet two years of basic expenditure.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- JON HAMILTON ZEHNERchair
- PROFESSOR COLIN MARTYN LIZIERI
- SIMON HOWARD THORBURN CLARK
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £52k | £37k |
| 31/07/2024 | £83k | £39k |
| 31/07/2023 | £94k | £30k |
| 31/07/2022 | £75k | £224k |
| 31/07/2021 | £66k | £44k |
Common questions
Is CAMBRIDGE LAND ECONOMY ADVISORY BOARD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £280,872, which is above its stated policy target of £100,000. The trustees report a net income for the year of £15,472, noting that this decrease from the prior year was due to reversals of donations and membership fees deemed unrecoverable. The charity anticipates that future commitments, including PhD studentships and outreach support, will reduce these reserves in the short term. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.