THE CAMBERWELL SOCIETY

Registered charity 264751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

general charitable purposes

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The Camberwell Society reported a surplus of £16,647 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £34,404. The charity holds significant liquid assets, including £33,440 in deposit accounts and £964 in cash at bank. The independent examiner confirmed the accounts were drawn up correctly from the books and records, noting a limitation on verification due to the nature of voluntary subscriptions.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions & donations (26% of income)
“Membership subscriptions & donations 8,011” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£31k£14k
31/12/2023£20k£21k
31/12/2022£17k£17k
31/12/2021£25k£29k
31/12/2020£40k£31k

Common questions

Is THE CAMBERWELL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The Camberwell Society reported a surplus of £16,647 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £34,404. The charity holds significant liquid assets, including £33,440 in deposit accounts and £964 in cash at bank. The independent examiner confirmed the accounts were drawn up correctly from the books and records, noting a limitation on verification due to the nature of voluntary subscriptions. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CAMBERWELL SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CAMBERWELL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE GUILD OF ST GEORGE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GUILD OF ST GEORGEFY2023£240

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/10/2024£16k"Black History in Camberwell and the Legacies of Enslavement"