Registered charity · Cambridge
The Church Schools of Cambridge (the OLD Schools)
The Church Schools of Cambridge (the OLD Schools) is a registered charity (number 311326) based in Cambridge, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Patricia Pritchard since 2013. Latest income £378k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £378k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Patricia PritchardChair · since 2013
- Andrew IAN MaclellanTrustee · since 1981
- Caroline Mary PeetTrustee · since 2025
- DR Keith CarneTrustee
- Gill AmbroseTrustee · since 2015
- Jonathan YoungTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Andrew DayTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Imogen NayTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Lucinda Catherine HowardTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Ruth BarryTrustee · since 2022
- Simon Michael JarvisTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- csoc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£378k£534k
- 2024£1.0m£1.2m
- 2023£536k£647k
Earlier years
- 2022£402k£391k
- 2021£341k£256k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 65%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES THROUGH ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:(1) THE PROVISION OF SITES FOR THE EXISTING SCHOOLS OF THE CHARITY IN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE WHICH SHALL BE CONDUCTED AS VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE EDUCATION ACTS. (2) THE PROVISION OF SITES FOR NEW SCHOOLS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(3) THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE SCHOOLS.(4) IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF THE BENEFICIARIES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO ATTEND, ARE ATTENDING, OR HAVE FOR NOT LESS THAN 2 YEARS AT ANY TIME ATTENDED, AN EXISTING OR NEW SCHOOL OF THE CHARITY, AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY:(I) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEE;(II) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS), TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, OR TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.(5) IN PROMOTING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Patricia Pritchard Chair since 2013
- Andrew IAN Maclellan since 1981
- Caroline Mary Peet since 2025
- DR Keith Carne
- Gill Ambrose since 2015
- Jonathan Young since 2024
- Rev Andrew Day since 2019
- Rev Imogen Nay since 2022
- Rev Lucinda Catherine Howard since 2026
- Rev Ruth Barry since 2022
- Simon Michael Jarvis since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Patricia Pritchard Chair since 2013
- Andrew IAN Maclellan since 1981
- Gill Ambrose since 2015
- Rev Andrew Day since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Patricia Pritchard Chair since 2013
- Andrew IAN Maclellan since 1981
- Caroline Mary Peet since 2025
- Jonathan Young since 2024
- Rev Lucinda Catherine Howard since 2026
- Simon Michael Jarvis since 2026
Portfolio (5)
- DR Keith Carne
- Gill Ambrose since 2015
- Rev Andrew Day since 2019
- Rev Imogen Nay since 2022
- Rev Ruth Barry since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
26.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 49.6 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 311326
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 3 JANUARY 2008
- Contact on the register
- 01223411039 · admin@csoc.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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