THE CAMBRIDGE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING SOCIETY

Registered charity 1183636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMRUSS

To advance education for the public benefit in East Anglia by providing opportunities for members of the public to learn the Russian language and to engage in activities and events designed to enable them to develop a better understanding of the history, arts and culture of Russia.CamRuSS is an apolitical organisation and works without bias or taking political stances to achieve the objects stated

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN EAST ANGLIA BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO LEARN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY, ARTS AND CULTURE OF RUSSIA.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £20,797 for the year, primarily due to timing differences in recording grant income and expenditure. Despite this loss, the trustees report that the final balance sheet shows overall stability in capital reserves, with total net assets decreasing from £68,906 to £48,109.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Cambridge City Council — “with generous support from Cambridge City Council , South Cambridgeshire District Council , and Cambridgeshire Skills , we have been offerin…” (source page)
• South Cambridgeshire District Council — “with generous support from Cambridge City Council , South Cambridgeshire District Council , and Cambridgeshire Skills , we have been offerin…” (source page)
• Cambridgeshire Skills — “with generous support from Cambridge City Council , South Cambridgeshire District Council , and Cambridgeshire Skills , we have been offerin…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sayara Thompsonchair
• Alexandra Argunova
• Alla Viktorova
• Andrei Bejan
• Dr KSENIA AFONINA
• Dr Olga Tutubalina
• Ekaterina Antipina
• Ekaterina Onatskaia
• Ludmila Perlova
• Olga Starobinskaya

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

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