Cambridgeshire ACRE

Registered charity 1074032 · since 1999cambsacre.org.uk·Cambridgeshire, Peterborough·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£111k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Cambridgeshire ACRE's stated priority area is Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and its themes are rural leadership, community buildings, rural housing, wellbeing and inclusion, environment and economic growth, so a rural, community-led project in those areas is the clearest fit.
The annual report gives £111,372 paid in total in its latest year, which may include grants to individuals, and no grant range is stated, so a modest first request is sensible and the realistic size is hard to judge from published material.
No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so get in touch with the listed contact before writing a full proposal.
The published material says nothing about how competitive its funding is or how much relationships count, so treat early contact as the main route in.

Overview

Cambridgeshire ACRE is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1074032).

Cambridgeshire ACRE is a charity that works alongside rural communities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, helping local people make positive, lasting changes to their neighbourhoods. It exists to promote charitable purposes for the benefit of the community, particularly but not only in Cambridgeshire, by assisting statutory authorities and voluntary organisations. Its work covers community-run assets, rural and community-led housing, wellbeing and inclusion, environmental protection and a sustainable rural economy. It paid £111,372 in its latest annual report and makes grants from specific funds.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Cambridgeshire ACRE works alongside rural communities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, helping local people create lasting change. Its work supports community-run assets and services, rural and community-led housing, wellbeing and inclusion, environmental protection, and a sustainable and inclusive rural economy. It coordinates funded projects addressing issues in rural communities, including isolation and poverty, poor access to services, lack of affordable housing, digital exclusion, declining biodiversity and climate change. Its approach is community-driven: it works with local people and groups, equipping them with skills, confidence and resources, and shares good practice. It also offers rural leadership, advice, support and training, working with partners to strengthen resilient communities.

Themes

Rural leadership
Community buildings
Rural housing
Wellbeing and inclusion
Environment
Economic growth

Geographic Focus

Priority: Cambridgeshire; Peterborough.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Peterborough
Cambridgeshire

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Cambridgeshire ACRE.

Cambridgeshire Community FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £3.4M Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE)No public processGave £2,865 The Frank Litchfield Charitable TrustFixed deadlinesGave £463k Action with Communities in Rural EnglandNo public processGave £4.6M Living BetterNo public processGave £839k Clan Trust LimitedMixed deadlinesGave £217k The John Apthorp CharityFixed deadlinesGave £422k The Hugh Mumford Charitable TrustRollingGave £1.1M Ivy Mary Macfie Deceased Charitable FundInvitation onlyGave £99,000 Cornwall Rural Community CharityNo public processGave £486k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£904,737	£727,704	£157,557	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£841,393	£870,234	£188,453	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£1,014,577	£1,069,589	£374,832	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£958,685	£1,085,025	£355,633	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£936,415	£795,971	£111,372	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£158k grants

YE 2022

£188k grants

YE 2023

£375k grants

YE 2024

£356k grants

YE 2025

£111k paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.