FRIENDS OF PETERHOUSE

Registered charity 279697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the educational and other charitable work of the College of Peterhouse in the University of Cambridge and generally to support the charitable work of the College.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE COLLEGE OF PETERHOUSE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID COLLEGE.

Area of benefit: CAMBRIDGE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,494,336, with a stated policy to spend up to 4% of the accumulated general fund annually. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £63,892 for the year, driven by investment gains, while total expenses were £119,908. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: spend each year up to 4% of the accumulated general fund (held: £2.5m)
“As a general principle it is the policy to spend each year up to 4% of the accumulated general fund”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£60k£120k
30/09/2024£61k£124k
30/09/2023£63k£148k
30/09/2022£165k£162k
30/09/2021£122k£136k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF PETERHOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,494,336, with a stated policy to spend up to 4% of the accumulated general fund annually. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £63,892 for the year, driven by investment gains, while total expenses were £119,908. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.