Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

CAMBRIDGE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Cambridge Past, Present & Future works to keep Cambridge and its surroundings special by positively influencing planning developments, delivering environmental education and managing the green spaces and historic buildings in its care for the benefit of all.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £10,782,494 available, equivalent to 130 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,069	£994	£75	£34	£11,038	£10,782	130.2	12	115
31/03/22		£2,503	£884	£1,619	£18	£11,235	£11,017	149.6	9	115
31/03/21		£769	£581	£187	£16	£9,457	£9,336	192.7	8	100
31/03/20		£650	£637	£12	£13	£8,301	£8,206	154.5	8	40
31/03/19		£722	£604	£119	£15	£8,573	£8,510	169.2	9	120
31/03/18		£559	£625	£-66	£37	£8,318	£8,249	158.3	12	0
31/03/17		£500	£608	£-108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£383	£608	£-226	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£475	£678	£-203	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£475	£498	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£424	£438	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£434	£441	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£368	£416	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£364	£413	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£418	£402	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£447	£528	£-81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£358	£410	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£1,488	£824	£664	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£330	£384	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£258	£213	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 130.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 8.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 62 years
(95 years as a company)

www.cambridgeppf.org

enquiries@cambridgeppf.org

01223243830

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 employees
115 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£195,652
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,600
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation	£2,275
Co-Operative Group	£1,897

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cambridge Past, Present & Future
£1,897	21/10/2023	More than 200 volunteers planted 4,000 trees and we will plant 1,300 more next winter. These young woods need care so they grow well to soak up carbon, support wildlife and bring joy to people.
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Improving Cambridge's green spaces
£2,275	11/09/2023	to support c.50 volunteers working to improve Cambridge's green spaces including habitat management, distribution of fruit to food banks and installation of bat boxes
DCMS - Bourn Post Mill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU
£21,600	01/04/2022	Repair and conservation works, focusing on structural repairs to trestle and to high level gable window.
DCMS - GRCF2021 A Nature Recovery Network for Greater Cambridge
£124,150	21/06/2021	In response to the global biodiversity crisis, Cambridgeshire has made a commitment to double the amount of nature rich habitats by 2050. To help achieve this target, a nature recovery network for ....more In response to the global biodiversity crisis, Cambridgeshire has made a commitment to double the amount of nature rich habitats by 2050. To help achieve this target, a nature recovery network for the Cambridge area has been mapped, which identifies opportunities to double nature and increase access to natural greenspace for one of the UK's fastest growing populations. It covers 9,203 hectares, contains 13 SSSIs and 84 Local Wildlife Sites as well as providing accessible greenspace for 200,000 residents. It is essential to the well-being of all those who live, work, study and visit the Cambridge area and for its future economic prospects.A partnership of organisations that will deliver a nature network has begun to form. Our project will signal the start of this ambitious long-term initiative by:Creating new areas of habitat with new public access.Trialling ecological restoration of riverside commons.Supporting nature friendly farming and land management.Engaging harder to reach groups in nature-based activities.Stimulating and harnessing local community action.Building the capacity of the partnership to achieve more for nature and people.The project is ready for immediate start and will create 1.6FTE.
DCMS - Bourn Post Mill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU
£27,000	01/04/2021	Repair and conservation works, focusing on structural repairs to trestle and to high level gable window.
DCMS - Bourn Post Mill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU
£1,296	01/04/2021	The grant is being used for emergency holding repairs to the mill Bourn, Cambridgeshire
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cambridge Past Present and Future
£9,600	08/07/2020	COVID19 Cambridge Past Present and Future
DCMS - ALB-HISTORIC ENGLAND - Bourn Mill, Caxton Rd, Bourn Rd, Caxton, Cambridge CB23 2SU
£18,816	01/04/2020	Emergency holding repairs to mill. The wider aim of the scheme is: The scheme is intended to reduce the risk faced by some of the most significant historic sites in England, as shown on the Heritage ....more Emergency holding repairs to mill. The wider aim of the scheme is: The scheme is intended to reduce the risk faced by some of the most significant historic sites in England, as shown on the Heritage at Risk Register. The focus of grants is on those sites which are most in need of repair, and where, without our grant, a project would not be able to go ahead
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-Cambridge Past, Present and Future
£2,790	01/04/2020	Bourn Mill - Emergency holding repairs to mill

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-71

BRIAN EUGENE CLEARY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

DR CORDELIA FLORENCE LANGFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Scientific Operations

DR KELCEY ARWEN WILSON-LEE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Programmes

VERONICA ANNE COURTICE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

KAREN LEIGH ROTHWELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

PAUL ROBERT CHAPMAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

CAROLINE JANE STENNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION,

PROFESSOR DAVID ANTHONY COOMES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Ecologist, Other trusteeship: FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/02/1962, number: 204121
Registered at Companies House on 25/05/1929, number: 00239835

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR12: 292 days late,

Main office

Wandlebury Ring
Gog Magog Hills
Babraham
Cambridge
CB22 3AE

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION OF THE AMENITIES OF CAMBRIDGE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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