CAMBRIDGE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 February 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00239835
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,135,547
Latest expenditure: £920,553
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Wandlebury Ring, Gog Magog Hills, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cambridgeppf.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,135,547
Total Gross Expenditure: £920,553

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,100,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,003,386

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,069,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £993,624

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,503,134
Total Gross Expenditure: £883,802

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £768,719
Total Gross Expenditure: £581,256

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,135,547
Total Gross Expenditure: £920,553
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,823
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 341

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,100,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,003,386
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,823
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 250

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,069,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £993,624
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £39,475
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 115

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,503,134
Total Gross Expenditure: £883,802
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £400,129
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 115

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £768,719
Total Gross Expenditure: £581,256
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £14,120
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 441333
Income Other Trading Activities: 99149
Income Charitable Activities: 356688
Income Investments: 168105
Income Other: 70272
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1135547
Income Legacies: 1654
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £28,723
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £824,965
Expenditure Other: 66865
Expenditure Total: 920553
Expenditure Investment Management: 11012
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24519
Expenditure Support Costs: 131153
Expenditure Depreciation: 18122
Gain Loss Investment: -103168
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,270,594
Assets Total Fixed: 10219121
Assets Own Use: 1354080
Assets Long Term Investment: 8865041
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,256,593
Assets Total Liabilities: £173,125
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,302,589
Creditors One Year Total Current: 169972
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3153
Assets Cash: £1,128,892
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10966019
Funds Restricted: 336570
Funds Total: 11302589
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 349824
Income Other Trading Activities: 104385
Income Charitable Activities: 320958
Income Investments: 157957
Income Other: 167399
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1100523
Income Legacies: 95000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £37,937
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £794,518
Expenditure Other: 170931
Expenditure Total: 1003386
Expenditure Investment Management: 13776
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 21813
Expenditure Support Costs: 121996
Expenditure Depreciation: 13534
Gain Loss Investment: 182575
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -126994
Gain Loss Other: 88
Reserves: £4,506,539
Assets Total Fixed: 10206704
Assets Own Use: 1238495
Assets Long Term Investment: 8968209
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,205,490
Assets Total Liabilities: £221,431
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,190,763
Creditors One Year Total Current: 221431
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,057,449
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10952086
Funds Restricted: 238677
Funds Total: 11190763
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 445029
Income Other Trading Activities: 88520
Income Charitable Activities: 304658
Income Investments: 143998
Income Other: 86849
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1069054
Income Legacies: 11143
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,747
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £861,028
Expenditure Other: 86849
Expenditure Total: 993624
Expenditure Investment Management: 11797
Expenditure Grants Institution: 86849
Expenditure Governance: 28321
Expenditure Support Costs: 126906
Expenditure Depreciation: 2082
Gain Loss Investment: -222490
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -50000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,148,912
Assets Total Fixed: 10172272
Assets Own Use: 1192336
Assets Long Term Investment: 8979936
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £964,142
Assets Total Liabilities: £98,457
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,037,957
Creditors One Year Total Current: 97460
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 997
Assets Cash: £810,074
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 10782494
Funds Restricted: 255463
Funds Total: 11037957
Count Employees: 12
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1609564
Income Other Trading Activities: 105349
Income Charitable Activities: 294213
Income Investments: 134415
Income Other: 359593
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2503134
Income Legacies: 605110
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,395
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £680,975
Expenditure Other: 172432
Expenditure Total: 883802
Expenditure Investment Management: 12846
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 55288
Expenditure Support Costs: 55288
Expenditure Depreciation: 18215
Gain Loss Investment: 159140
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,310,892
Assets Total Fixed: 10459020
Assets Own Use: 1206594
Assets Long Term Investment: 9252426
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £971,132
Assets Total Liabilities: £195,135
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £11,235,017
Creditors One Year Total Current: 192705
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2430
Assets Cash: £638,789
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11017007
Funds Restricted: 218010
Funds Total: 11235017
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 309570
Income Other Trading Activities: 69888
Income Charitable Activities: 262540
Income Investments: 122386
Income Other: 4335
Income Total Income And Endowments: 768719
Income Legacies: 60282
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £27,938
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £553,318
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 581256
Expenditure Investment Management: 12052
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 60808
Expenditure Support Costs: 60808
Expenditure Depreciation: 16895
Gain Loss Investment: 534745
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 399066
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,982,949
Assets Total Fixed: 9169964
Assets Own Use: 521678
Assets Long Term Investment: 8648286
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £396,010
Assets Total Liabilities: £109,429
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,456,545
Creditors One Year Total Current: 105750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3679
Assets Cash: £289,600
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9336413
Funds Restricted: 120132
Funds Total: 9456545
Count Employees: 8
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-02-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH MAY 1929 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1998, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 4 AUGUST 2009.
Charitable Objects: THE PRESERVATION OF THE AMENITIES OF CAMBRIDGE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.
Area Of Benefit: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 222054
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE CAMBRIDGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Charity Name Id: 222048
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE CAMBRIDGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures