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THE ROYAL CAMBRIDGE HOME

Registered charity 225674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROYAL CAMBRIDGE HOME FOR SOLDIER'S WIDOWS, THE ROYAL CAMBRIDGE HOME FOR SOLDIERS' WIDOWS

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Latest income
£12.4m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £464,402 from £585,207 in the prior year, driven by a net deficit of £120,805 which included a £61,465 loss on investments. Unrestricted reserves stood at £358,844, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure, though they maintain this level is sufficient to continue care provision.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted expenditure (held: £359k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Home, at a level which equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wellden Turnbull Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£12.4m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£311
Reserves (reported)
£10.9m
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~67.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£12.4m£1.9m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL CAMBRIDGE HOME financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £464,402 from £585,207 in the prior year, driven by a net deficit of £120,805 which included a £61,465 loss on investments. Unrestricted reserves stood at £358,844, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure, though they maintain this level is sufficient to continue care provision. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Wellden Turnbull Limited.