Charities in South Cambridgeshire
There are 2,263 registered charities based in and around South Cambridgeshire. 1,621 of them (72%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are education, children and young people, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Education760
- Children and young people676
- Arts and heritage320
- Disability188
- Poverty and hardship182
- Older people131
- Environment71
- Overseas aid43
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 1,539 of the 2,263. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 1,310 local charities under £1 million a year that file an annual return, from the returns held in October 2026. Data from the Charity Commission register, last refreshed in June 2026.
Education charities in South Cambridgeshire
5 of the 760 we found.
Bedford Physical Education Old Students' Association
SG7 · Small charity, income under £100k
BPEOSA funds support:-1. The International Physical Literacy Association2. The Bedford Physical Education Archive3. Projects to promote lifelong participation in physical activity.
The Church Schools of Cambridge (The Old Schools)
CB1 · Income £100k to £1m
The objects of the Trust are to use Trust funds to:i)develop, insure, maintain and repair the school property of 4 city schools,ii)to provide grants to promote the education of persons under the age of 25 within the…
The Saywell Tillard Education Charity
PE28 · Income under £10k
Provides financial grants to individuals under the age of 25 and resident within, and bona fide educational entities operating within, the parish of Bluntisham
The Lujenna Educational Trust
CB24 · Small charity, income under £100k
Supporting education by broadening educational experiences, improving access to education and improving educational facilities.
Stem Team East
CB5 · Income under £10k
To inspire, encourage and help young people progress in STEM and help raise scientific literacy and appreciation of STEM among our school population. The charity is currently dormant.
Charities for children and young people in South Cambridgeshire
5 of the 676 we found.
Youthinc South Cambridgeshire
CB22 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the Christian faith amongst young people in Cambridgeshire by raising awareness and understanding of Christian beliefs and practices contributing to the spiritual and moral education of young people.
Northstowe Youth Hive
CB24 · Income under £10k
Northstowe Youth Hive helps young people in Northstowe and nearby communities to have fun, build skills and shape the place where they live. We support youth-led activities, amplify young people's voices, connect local…
The Connections Bus Project
CB24 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity is a provider of youth work services across Cambridgeshire. This includes rural youth clubs in buildings and on our converted double-decker youth buses, a babysitting course and the Generation game course…
Cambourne Youth Partnership
CB23 · Small charity, income under £100k
Cambourne Youth Partnership (CYP) manages a youth facility and supports the delivery of positive activities, children's and youth clubs, and outreach work in the communities of Cambourne.
Sayes Mentoring
PE19 · Income £100k to £1m
The SAYes Transition to Independent Living (TIL) Programme provides guidance, advocacy and support to under-served young people, in particular care leavers, through evidence based one-to-one mentoring, in the UK, South…
Arts and heritage charities in South Cambridgeshire
5 of the 320 we found.
Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum
CB25 · Income under £10k
Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum holds artifacts, photographs, paper ephemera largely of Waterbeach RAF Station and Barracks from 1938 to 2013 of RAF activities and 39 Engineer Regiment, occupations. Their units and…
Riverside Theatre Company
PE19 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provides professional performing arts tuition for young people from all backgrounds including classes in dance, drama and singing. Assisted places scheme to encourage participation for children from low income families.…
Haslingfield Little Theatre
CB10 · Small charity, income under £100k
A community theatre group which encourages and supports all aspects of the performing arts, within the Haslingfield community and its surrounding areas, including those for children and young people.
The Sampson Orchestra of Cambridge
CB24 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals
Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra
CB3 · Income under £10k
To promote, improve, develop and maintain education and appreciation of music, especially the more modern repertoire, by presentation of concerts once a term (according to the university calendar) and by such ways as…
Disability charities in South Cambridgeshire
5 of the 188 we found.
Fen Edge Association for the Learning Disabled (F.e.a.l.d)
CB24 · Income under £10k
FEALD arranges and funds social and leisure events for people with learning disabilities in the Fen Edge Educational Area of South Cambs. The charity also gives grants to individuals for holidays and leisure activities.
Cambridge Joint Playschemes
CB22 · Income under £10k
The provision of holiday playschemes and leisure activities for children and young people with severe learning disabilities living within the City of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire and part of East Cambridgeshire
Burwell Community Print Centre Limited
CB25 · Income £100k to £1m
A social training enterprise working with adults with learning disabilities
The Phoenix Trust (Milton) Ltd
CB24 · Income £100k to £1m
To make a positive contribution to the lives of people with learning disabilities or complex needs, through the provision of a meaningful experience of work and the development of social and life skills, whilst showing…
Rowan Humberstone Limited
CB4 · Income £100k to £1m
Using the medium of ART Rowan endeavours to provide a safe, creative and unique environment where adults, with learning disabilities, under the direction of artists and craftspeople can grow artistically as well as in…
Poverty and hardship charities in South Cambridgeshire
5 of the 182 we found.
Money Advice St Neots
PE19 · Small charity, income under £100k
The relief of financial hardship through the provision of debt counselling and other money advice services
The Samuel Franklin Fund Elsworth
CB23 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Samuel Franklin Fund (Elsworth) benefits the residents of the parish of Elsworth who are in need through financial hardship, illness, disability or infirmity. It can also assist those preparing for, or entering any…
Sophie's Fund Uttlesford
CB10 · Income under £10k
Provide small grants suffering financial hardship in Uttlesford and surrounding areas
Dried Fruit Trade Benevolent Fund
PE28 · Income under £10k
The relief of financial hardship of individuals who are working in or who have worked in the Dried Fruit and Nut Trades and their dependants by making grants of money.And support in the form of financial assistance for…
Wend Konta
PE19 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity assists those in need by reason of ill-health, sickness, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, by the provision of support for children who are enrolled in the nutrition programme in clinics…
Charities for older people in South Cambridgeshire
5 of the 131 we found.
Cope (Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise)
CB4 · Small charity, income under £100k
To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially disadvantaged community of older people within Cambridgeshire (the area of benefit) in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet…
Activities and Care for the Elderly - Ace
CB21 · Income under £10k
Ace has two aims-the mobile warden scheme & the social link:- 1) We find finances to employ a mobile warden to visit & care for Linton elderly in their own homes. 2) We provide social gatherings & meetings & occasional…
The St Neots & District U3a
PE19 · Small charity, income under £100k
The advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work, by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development,…
Disability Cambridgeshire
CB4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Disability Cambridgeshire is the primary disability information and advice service for Cambridgeshire. We assist with disability and age related benefit claims, lead Disability Equality training sessions, provide access…
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Cottenham
CB24 · Income £100k to £1m
We provide buildings and facilities for religious services and conduct religious ceremonies. We offer pastoral care and education. We engage in ministry to our church community and also to the wider community, working…
Small charities in South Cambridgeshire
Most charities here are small, often a few volunteers doing good work close to home, and few of them can afford to advertise. Each of these has an income under £100,000 a year and has reported its accounts recently.
The Nature Trust (Sandy)
SG19 · Small charity, income under £100k
In promoting it's environmental objects the Charity makes grants to the RSPB, or any organisation such as landfill operators, environmental bodies or other organisations operating within the context of the Landfill…
The Parents Teachers and Friends of Fowlmere School
SG8 · Income under £10k
Raises funds to further enrich the environment and learning opportunities for the pupils of Fowlmere School.
Meldreth Village Hall Trust
SG8 · Small charity, income under £100k
Meldreth Village Hall provides local, affordable facilities for a wide range of activities supporting all age groups. It offers an excellent venue for key activities such as Babies and Toddlers' Groups, Table Tennis,…
Francis John Clear Almshouses
SG8 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision of 4 almshouses for single ladies of reduced means, Melbourn, Cambs.
The Barkway Non-ecclesiastical Charities
SG8 · Income under £10k
Help is available in the form of small grants and loans to those in financial need or with unexpected financial burdens in the villages of barkway and nuthampstead. the charity can help individuals with the provision of…
12th Cambridge Scout Group
CB4 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Group is a unit of the Scout Association whose aim is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals and responsible…
House of Prayer and Excellence Family Church A.k.a Hope Family Church
SG19 · Income under £10k
Makes grants to organisationsProvides human resourcesProvides servicesProvides advocacy/advice/information
Sawtry History Society
PE28 · Income under £10k
Providing local (sawtry,conington, glatton and holme villages) historical information to the public, by way of meetings, presentations and exhibitions.research and recording of local history through our paper and…
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How many charities are there in South Cambridgeshire?
There are 2,263 registered charities based in and around South Cambridgeshire. 1,621 of them (72%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The figures come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, last refreshed in June 2026, and count charities by their registered address.
What do charities in South Cambridgeshire work on?
The most common causes are education (760), children and young people (676), and the arts and heritage (320). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 1,539 of the 2,263, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in South Cambridgeshire?
Local charities in and around South Cambridgeshire have 27,213 volunteers between them. That's what 1,310 charities with an income under £1 million a year told the Charity Commission in their latest annual return. Charities with an income under £10,000 don't have to report it, so the real number is higher.
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