The building was donated by the vicar of St Luke's church on Victoria Road in 1885 and was originally intended to be used as a reading room. The club building is run by a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The self funding bar is run by a Community Interest Company and is open to anyone. Usually three of the handpumps are in use. One handpump serves ale supplied by Greene King. The other two generally serve beers from regional brewers, often Lacons. As well as having its own bar, the nearby Bacchanalia beer & wine shop also runs pop-up pub events. The Cambridge NCI Cricket Club runs men's, ladies', midweek, Sunday and junior teams. The club is also the base for the Cambridge Sub-Aqua Club.