CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY FOR THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH

Charity number: 1142337
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society encourages an appreciation of the sciences and promotes co-operation within and between the University, the wider acedemic community, the public, industry and commerce. We promote all aspects of scientific education and the application of research. This is achieved through a programme of lectures by leading scientists and by occasional visits

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2025

Total income: £15,705
Total expenditure: £22,530

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CSAR (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Sir Richard Henry Friend Chair 29 November 2021
None on record
Tanushree Agarwal Trustee 18 November 2025
None on record
Dr John Mervyn Cook Trustee 14 March 2023
None on record
Susan Wright Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Ursula Dunn Trustee 21 January 2021
None on record
Dr Paul Robert Coxon Trustee 16 November 2016
None on record
DR J BAKER Trustee 19 November 2012
None on record
DR V J ANDERSON Trustee 29 January 2012
THE FRIENDS OF SAINT GILES' CHURCH CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
MR J B GRIEVE Trustee 09 January 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024 30/06/2025
Total gross income £21.86k £18.70k £28.28k £29.00k £15.71k
Total expenditure £13.45k £21.44k £23.39k £25.47k £22.53k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £12.00k £12.00k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2025 10 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 June 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Annual return 30 June 2023 12 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 12 March 2024 On time
Annual return 30 June 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 June 2021 30 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17/11/2008 AS AMENDED ON 09/05/2011 AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2012 AS AMENDED ON 15/06/2015 as amended on 11 Nov 2019 as amended on 13 May 2019

Charitable objects

The primary objective of CSAR is to encourage an appreciation of the Application of Research. This may be carried out in the following ways: a) Through the organisation of lectures and visits b) Through the awarding of grants to PhD students who can demonstrate research with real world application, to assist students to pursue their research or careers. The amount and number of awards, and criteria for application and method of selection, shall be determined by Council. c) Any other activities approved by Council which are in support of the primary objective of CSAR

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
58 Victoria Park
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 3EL
Phone:
07753691734
Email:
No information available
Website:

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