Cambridge Enterprise has adopted the latest Model Publication Scheme produced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the independent authority responsible for compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). As Cambridge Enterprise is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Cambridge, this Guide to Information has been produced in accordance with the Information Commissioner’s Definition Document for Universities and other Higher Education Institutions.
This Guide was last updated November 2020.
This Guide contains information grouped into the following seven categories, as delineated by the ICO:
Copies of requested datasets are published on the most appropriate pages of Cambridge Enterprise’s website depending on their contents.
Information is not published in this Scheme:
This website contains much of the information that Cambridge Enterprise publishes. Many of the documents are in digital format and can be downloaded from the site free of charge.
Most of the information contained in the Publication Scheme and listed in this Guide can be downloaded from the Cambridge Enterprise website free of charge. Cambridge Enterprise reserves the right to make a small charge for printed copies of some documents available on the website, to cover administrative costs.
This guide scheme is regularly reviewed and updated. Cambridge Enterprise welcomes feedback about both the information provided and the access to it. Comments should be directed to the Information Officer by email to enquiries@enterprise.cam.ac.uk, noting ‘Freedom of Information’ in the email subject. Further information can be found on our Freedom of Information pages.
If you would like this Scheme, or any of the information it covers, in a more accessible format, please contact the Information Officer to discuss additional ways in which the information may be made available to you.
The copyright in this Guide, and its contents, is reserved to Cambridge Enterprise Limited. Datasets are published with the required licensing permissions.
Information held by Cambridge Enterprise which is not contained in the Publication Scheme and listed in this Guide may be requested in writing:
Information Officer
Cambridge Enterprise Limited, University of Cambridge
Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0GT
enquiries@enterprise.cam.ac.uk
Such requests will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Cambridge Enterprise Limited was formed on 1 December 2006 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge enterprise is responsible for the commercialisation of University research outputs for the benefit of society.
Cambridge Enterprise’s teams work in three overlapping areas:
Financial information including income, investment and expenditure information can be found via Companies House and on the websites for Cambridge Enterprise and the University of Cambridge. Information from our websites can be downloaded free of charge, though there may be a charge for accessing information from Companies House or other independent websites.
Strategy and performance information:
Board minutes are available on request from Cambridge Enterprise; contact the Information Officer. Please state which company minutes you are requesting.
Much of the information on the current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities can be found on the websites for Cambridge Enterprise or the University of Cambridge:
Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the authority can be accessed on:
The Register of Directors and Shareholders using the appropriate company’s registered number:
Advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transactions and media releases and a description of the services offered can be found elsewhere on this website: