CAMBRIDGESHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Registered charity 287486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The preservation repair maintenance improvement upkeep and reconstruction of Churches in the County of Cambridge and or monuments fittings fixtures stained glass furniture ornamments and chattels in such Churches. The Trust's predominant activity is the award of loans and grants to churches to assist with the cost of works falling within the foregoing description.

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £685,805, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern. The charity reported a net loss on investments of £1,130 but maintained a positive net income from operations. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£32k£50k
30/06/2024£68k£73k
30/06/2023£204k£45k
30/06/2022£49k£40k
30/06/2021£44k£37k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGESHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £685,805, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern. The charity reported a net loss on investments of £1,130 but maintained a positive net income from operations. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAMBRIDGESHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMBRIDGESHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL BENEFICE OF THE ASCENSION, CAMBRIDGE (ST. GILES WITH ST. PETER, ST. LUKE AND ST. AUGUSTINE).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL BENEFICE OF THE ASCENSION, CAMBRIDGE (ST. GILES WITH ST. PETER, ST. LUKE AND ST. AUGUSTINE)FY2024£3kgutter, window and masonry renovation