IT TAKES A CITY (CAMBRIDGE)
Registered charity 1190676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IT TAKES A CITY, IT TAKES A CITY - A CAMBRIDGE HOMELESSNESS PARTNERSHIP
1) Helping organisations and individuals from across the community to find new ways to eliminate rough sleeping due to homelessness2) Operating Street Support Cambridgeshire, a mobile friendly website giving information on ways to find help for a rough sleeper and to give help to support organisations3) Running projects with partners to provide accommodation and support to rough sleepers
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £30,159 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £478,959. However, the trustees note that total reserves of £97,592 are below their stated policy target of approximately £112,000, a shortfall attributed to the charity's rapid growth.
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 (held: £98k; policy: three months operational expenditure)
“Our policy is to maintain a reserve equivalent to three months operational expenditure, which was c. £112k for the year. This shortfall is due to the rapid growth of the charity over the past two years.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — It takes a City (Cambridge) (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).
- John Lewis — ““Working with organisations that help homelessness in the local area is something that our Partners have always been keen to do. We work in …” (source page)
- Bidwells Estate Agents — ““Bidwells is always proud to support and build strong relationships with local charities that make a meaningful difference to communities in…” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HOLLOWAY, Cameron Myfyr — director, appointed 05/08/2026on trustee list
- DEMPSEY, Robert Graham — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
- BAXTER, Paul — director, appointed 05/03/2024on trustee list
- PRASEEDOM, Asha, Dr — director, appointed 31/10/2023on trustee list
- ALLCOCK, Simon Alexis — director, appointed 12/12/2019on trustee list
- HOOTON, Emma Louise — director, appointed 12/12/2019on trustee list
- JENKIN, Christopher Vivian — director, appointed 12/12/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Christopher Jenkinchair
- Cameron Holloway
- Dr Asha Praseedom
- Emma Hooton
- Paul Baxter · trustee of 2 other charities
- Robert Graham Dempsey
- Simon Allcock
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IT TAKES A CITY (CAMBRIDGE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £30,159 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £478,959. However, the trustees note that total reserves of £97,592 are below their stated policy target of approximately £112,000, a shortfall attributed to the charity's rapid growth. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds IT TAKES A CITY (CAMBRIDGE)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IT TAKES A CITY (CAMBRIDGE) as a grant recipient include THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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