01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 1 January 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £987,925
- Latest expenditure
- £882,728
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The aims of the Society are to promote research in all branches of science and to encourage the communication of the results of scientific research.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £987,925
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £882,728
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £874,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £629,232
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £823,507
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £683,913
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £794,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £668,312
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £759,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,109
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £987,925
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £882,728
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £874,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £629,232
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £823,507
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £683,913
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £794,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £668,312
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £759,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,109
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 41150
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 565201
- Income Investments
- 381574
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 987925
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £61,451
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £821,277
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 882728
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 61451
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 36641
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 218347
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3528
- Gain Loss Investment
- 832212
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,043,139
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16778851
- Assets Own Use
- 926234
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 15852617
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £299,713
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £249,648
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,828,916
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 249648
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £35,048
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16763177
- Funds Restricted
- 65739
- Funds Total
- 16828916
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 38379
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 489980
- Income Investments
- 346615
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 874974
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £51,704
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £577,528
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 629232
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 51704
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27793
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 152405
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2940
- Gain Loss Investment
- 759687
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £990,493
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15260204
- Assets Own Use
- 904140
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 14356064
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £817,153
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £208,849
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,868,508
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 208849
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £578,800
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15803353
- Funds Restricted
- 65155
- Funds Total
- 15868508
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 46349
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 478463
- Income Investments
- 298695
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 823507
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £49,813
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £634,100
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 683913
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 49813
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31277
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 192429
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2567
- Gain Loss Investment
- -2264474
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -40317
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £889,285
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14150120
- Assets Own Use
- 902963
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13247157
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -40317
- Assets Other Assets
- £963,003
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £209,727
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,863,079
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 209727
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £770,175
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 14798497
- Funds Restricted
- 64582
- Funds Total
- 14863079
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 47226
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 472416
- Income Investments
- 275310
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 794952
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £53,917
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £614,395
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 668312
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 53917
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26404
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 152688
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2517
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2165477
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -27377
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £699,540
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16750378
- Assets Own Use
- 903522
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 15846856
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -27377
- Assets Other Assets
- £456,799
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £191,842
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,987,958
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 191842
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £269,211
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16918791
- Funds Restricted
- 69167
- Funds Total
- 16987958
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 50779
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 451589
- Income Investments
- 256857
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 759225
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £42,180
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £621,929
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 664109
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 42180
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25469
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 155186
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1487
- Gain Loss Investment
- 606709
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -34346
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £668,704
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14275252
- Assets Own Use
- 898465
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13376787
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -34346
- Assets Other Assets
- £651,559
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £196,624
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,695,841
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 196624
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £513,596
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 14633968
- Funds Restricted
- 61873
- Funds Total
- 14695841
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only 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
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-01-01T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER 6 AUGUST 1832
- Charitable Objects
- PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY AND PUBLICATION OF RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures