CASP

Registered charity 298729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGE ARCTIC SHELF PROGRAMME

The advancement of public education by conducting research into the geology of regions throughout the world and the publication of the useful results of such research.

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Latest income

£854k

Latest spending

£1.4m

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income exceeding total expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income

£854k

Total spending

£1.4m

Cost of raising funds

£21k

Reserves (reported)

£4.7m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~39.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PROFESSOR JOHN MARSHALLchair
CLIVE ANTHONY GRAHAM PICKTON
DR Bruce K Levell
DR SALLY ANNE GIBSON FGS
Dr Carol Ann Hickman
Dr David William Waters
Dr GARY NICHOLS
Dr Martin John Whiteley
Dr Philip Hirst
Dr Stephanie Jane Kape
Professor John Anthony Howell
Sally Molyneux

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£854k	£1.4m
31/01/2024	£298k	£1.1m
31/01/2023	£115k	£1.3m
31/01/2022	£544k	£1.4m
31/01/2021	£807k	£1.8m

Common questions

Is CASP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income exceeding total expenditure. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£2k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CASPARI FOUNDATION.

CASPARI FOUNDATION income £172k
GESGB income £877k
LHASA LIMITED income £20.6m
THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION income £589k
THE CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £297k
THE CASE CENTRE LIMITED income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CASP	£854k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CASPARI FOUNDATION FY2025	£172k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GESGB FY2024	£877k	£60,001 - £70,000	—	below	—	no doubt
LHASA LIMITED FY2024	£20.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FY2023	£589k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£297k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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