CAMBRIDGE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Registered charity 204121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CAMBRIDGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Cambridge Past, Present & Future works to keep Cambridge and its surroundings special by positively influencing planning developments, delivering environmental education and managing the green spaces and historic buildings in its care for the benefit of all.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £112k to £11.3m, with unrestricted general reserves of £3.27m representing approximately six months of expenditure. The trustees note that while free reserves have not increased significantly, the charity generated a surplus from operations and relies on investment income to cover operating costs and heritage maintenance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Chater Allan LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Top pay band moved from Under £60,000 (FY2024) to £60,000 or more (FY2025).
• Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~42.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (39% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Beverley Glover
• Brian Eugene Cleary
• Caroline Jane Stenner
• Dr Cordelia Florence Langford
• Dr Kelcey Arwen Wilson-Lee
• Karen Leigh Rothwell
• Lesley Thompson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Felicity Oldfield
• Veronica Anne Courtice

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETY.

• THE PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETY income £387k
• THE CHURCH SCHOOLS OF CAMBRIDGE (THE OLD SCHOOLS) income £378k
• UNITED CHARITIES OF CAMBRIDGE income £387k
• CAMBRIDGE CYRENIANS LIMITED income £1.7m
• CAMBRIDGE FORUM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY income £116k
• NATURAL CAMBRIDGESHIRE income £663k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.