# THE CAMBRIDGE FRIENDSHIP TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187876
- **Other names:** LYN'S HOUSE CAMBRIDGE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 11, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1187876


## Contact

- **Address:** Lyn's House, The Lodge, 12-14 Grange Road, Cambridge
- **Postcode:** CB3 9DU
- **Phone:** 01223741039
- **Email:** lynshouse.cam@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.lynshouse.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY INSPIRED BY THE TEACHINGS OF JEAN VANIER AND THE ETHOS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF L’ARCHE COMMUNITIES BY OFFERING FRIENDSHIP AND HOSPITALITY TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND FOSTERING AND SUPPORTING ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING ALL USEFUL RESULTS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

**Activities:** The Cambridge Friendship Trust works to relieve the needs of those with learning disabilities by supporting a community in Cambridge inspired by the ethos of the International Federation of L'Arche Communities offering friendship and hospitality to people with learning disabilities and fostering and supporting academic research and disseminating all useful results.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Religious Activities
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £30415 | £74126 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £122617 | £38667 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £37647 | £35833 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £8133 | £8859 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £5832 | £3865 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor David Frank Ford** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 11, 2020
- Anna Juliet Margaret Caffell — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Barbara Bennett — appointed Oct. 28, 2021
- Dr Victoria Ann Rose Grebe — appointed June 26, 2025
- Jonathan Andrew Young — appointed Feb. 11, 2020
- Judith Ann Gardom — appointed Feb. 11, 2020
- Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe — appointed June 26, 2025
- Rev Anna Holt Jones — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Rev Deborah Perrin Ford — appointed Feb. 11, 2020
- Toby John Payne — appointed June 26, 2025