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THE CAMBRIDGE SECURITY INITIATIVE 2017

Registered charity 1175201 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objects of the Charity are to advance education in relation to international security andintelligence issues through research, provision of educational programmes and collaborations in intelligence studies, teaching and research with national and international universities, the government of the UK and other nations.

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Latest income
£647k
Latest spending
£515k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £132,578 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income of £647,357 against expenditure of £514,779. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted funds stood at £259,906, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis without noting any material uncertainties or risks to continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to provide income to support the purposes of the Charity and secondly, as a fund from which capital can be withdrawn to cover budgeted expenditure not covered by current income (held: £259k)
“It is the intention of the Directors to establish a reserve, firstly to provide income to support the purposes of the Charity and secondly, as a fund from which capital can be withdrawn to cover budgeted expenditure not covered by current income.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to University of Cambridge Department of Geopolitics
“CSi made a donation of £10,000 to the Department of Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge for the enhancement graduate studies in the fields of Intelligence and awarded 5 scholarships worth £15,500.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£647k
Total spending
£515k
Reserves (reported)
£260k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£647k£515k
31/10/2024£723k£617k
31/05/2023£297k£304k
31/05/2022£88k£73k
31/05/2021£26£33k

Common questions

Is THE CAMBRIDGE SECURITY INITIATIVE 2017 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £132,578 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total income of £647,357 against expenditure of £514,779. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted funds stood at £259,906, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis without noting any material uncertainties or risks to continuity.