CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY ARTS
CCA runs a programme of high quality creative arts courses and clubs across a wide range of subjects (Visual, Digital and Performing Arts) for adults with health conditions (mental or physical), disabilities or learning differences in Cambridge and Fenland. Our aim is social inclusion and the improvement of mental health.
Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ARTS-BASED ACTIVITIES.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is winding down and closing voluntarily due to sustained difficulties in securing funding, with the financial statements prepared on a non-going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity distributed its final reserves to other charities, leaving a balance of nil, and settled all creditor balances and staff payments in full. The charity operated with a deficit of £23,973 for the 17-month period ending December 2025.
What the accounts disclose
“This was achieved with final reserves distributed to other charities to leave a balance of nil.”
“These financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis – the trustees have made the decision on to wind down and close the charity on a voluntary basis.” — page 15
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → not a going concern (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Angela Moodie
- Anthony Rosella
- Bassey Orok Okon
- Julie Brophy
- Katharine Frances Collins
- MARTIN WOODHEAD
- Mark Robertson
- Matthew William Boham Bryan
- Rebecca Kelly
- Sophie Deborah Baillie
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £172k | £135k |
| 31/07/2024 | £271k | £271k |
| 31/07/2023 | £319k | £367k |
| 31/07/2022 | £296k | £302k |
| 31/07/2021 | £226k | £237k |
Common questions
Is CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is winding down and closing voluntarily due to sustained difficulties in securing funding, with the financial statements prepared on a non-going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity distributed its final reserves to other charities, leaving a balance of nil, and settled all creditor balances and staff payments in full. The charity operated with a deficit of £23,973 for the 17-month period ending December 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Norwich Freemen's Charity | 2 | £15k |
| AKO FOUNDATION | 1 | £945k |
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | 1 | £200k |
| THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £59k |
| ANGUISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £19k |
| JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE STRANGWARD TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ARTS
- CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE
- NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED
- CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE ATHLETIC CLUB
- Cambridgeshire Deaf Association
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY ARTS | £172k | — | 0 | below | — | not going concern |
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £4.3m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ARTS | £421k | — | 0 | unclear | — | material uncertainty |
| CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE | £3.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE ATHLETIC CLUB | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |