The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

The Church Schools of Cambridge (the OLD Schools)

Registered charity 311326 Registered since 1963

Operates: Cambridgeshire

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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

9.7y median 4y
average tenure
45y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (6)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Environment/conservation/heritage 10Religious Activities 10Education/training 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 9Other services 4Arts and leisure 2

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£1.0m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

26.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 49.6 in 2020

4 from 4 in 2023
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitecsoc.org.uk
Emailadmin@csoc.org.uk
Phone01223411039
Addressc/o St Philip's Church Centre, 185 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3AN

Finances

£377,654 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£340,816£256,319
2022£402,346£390,978
2023£536,375£647,458
2024£1,024,678£1,178,252
2025£377,654£533,774

What it does

What

Religious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young People

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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.

Governing document: SCHEME OF 3 JANUARY 2008

Trustees (11)

11trustees
73median age
3aged 70+

Connected charities (11)

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