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CORNWALL NEIGHBOURHOODS FOR CHANGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1089721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our Vision is Challenge to Change: better lives, better off, better sense. We deliver activities that will help communities to come together, to share more to improve mutual respect and give better access to networks. We will help people to improve their skills and to find more or better work. We will influence system change and service design by helping people to speak the truth to power.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the 2025 financial year with a loss of £104,871, despite incoming resources of £1,513,191. Per the trustees' report, the charity is considered a going concern for the foreseeable future, supported by significant funds secured into 2026 and positive cash flow projections.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received between £80,000 & £90,000 emoluments during the year” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received between £80,000 & £90,000 emoluments during the year” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The company’s reserves policy is based on a prudent approach to its finances. Specifically the reserves policy allows for the holding of undesignated unrestricted funds to: bridge the company’s cashflow when grant funding and payment by result contracts are paid in arrears; enable the organisation to plan for growth and to grasp new opportunities when these arise and; maintain a fund for the orderly closure of the Company should this become necessary. (held: £589k)
“The unrestricted balances as at 31st December 2025 were £589,265 (2024: £619,724) and free reserves were £222,837 (2024: £243,123).” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: High Heathercombe CIC, a company in which T Lamb (CEO) is a director, has been paid £1,105 by the charity for venue hire throughout the year.
“During the year, High Heathercombe CIC, a company in which T Lamb (CEO) is a director, has been paid £1,105 (2024: £2,805) by the charity for venue hire throughout the year. These payments were made under normal market conditions on a commercial basis.” — page 37
“H-R Burch (Trustee) was paid a total sum of £2,060 for consultancy work undertaken as part of the Viva programme. H-R Burch was also reimbursed £187 (2024: £137) during the year in respect of direct project costs.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: H-R Burch (Trustee) was paid £2,060 for consultancy work and reimbursed £187 for direct project costs.
“During the year, High Heathercombe CIC, a company in which T Lamb (CEO) is a director, has been paid £1,105 (2024: £2,805) by the charity for venue hire throughout the year. These payments were made under normal market conditions on a commercial basis.” — page 37
“H-R Burch (Trustee) was paid a total sum of £2,060 for consultancy work undertaken as part of the Viva programme. H-R Burch was also reimbursed £187 (2024: £137) during the year in respect of direct project costs.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: T Bryan (Trustee) was paid £2,306 for consultancy work.
“During the year, High Heathercombe CIC, a company in which T Lamb (CEO) is a director, has been paid £1,105 (2024: £2,805) by the charity for venue hire throughout the year. These payments were made under normal market conditions on a commercial basis.” — page 37
“H-R Burch (Trustee) was paid a total sum of £2,060 for consultancy work undertaken as part of the Viva programme. H-R Burch was also reimbursed £187 (2024: £137) during the year in respect of direct project costs.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: C Trevena (Trustee) was reimbursed £26 for direct project costs.
“During the year, High Heathercombe CIC, a company in which T Lamb (CEO) is a director, has been paid £1,105 (2024: £2,805) by the charity for venue hire throughout the year. These payments were made under normal market conditions on a commercial basis.” — page 37
“H-R Burch (Trustee) was paid a total sum of £2,060 for consultancy work undertaken as part of the Viva programme. H-R Burch was also reimbursed £187 (2024: £137) during the year in respect of direct project costs.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CN4C (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£589k
Employees
51

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.5m£1.6m
31/12/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.4m
31/12/2022£2.0m£1.9m
31/12/2021£1.9m£1.6m

Common questions

Is CORNWALL NEIGHBOURHOODS FOR CHANGE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the 2025 financial year with a loss of £104,871, despite incoming resources of £1,513,191. Per the trustees' report, the charity is considered a going concern for the foreseeable future, supported by significant funds secured into 2026 and positive cash flow projections. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of CORNWALL NEIGHBOURHOODS FOR CHANGE LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CORNWALL NEIGHBOURHOODS FOR CHANGE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CORNWALL NEIGHBOURHOODS FOR CHANGE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2026£48kDevelopment: feasibility of St Austell community hub building
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2023£355kSt Awesome
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2020£10kWalking into Winter
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£105kChallenge to Change
The National Lottery Community Fund03/01/2013£9kWhy don't you...?
Sport England22/02/2012£7kEstate Olympics
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2007£235kSwap Shop Open Air Play Project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2007£19kCommunity Resources - Cornwall
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2005£89kRunning Youth Activities for and with young people in West Cornwall
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2005£55kCommunity Development Worker

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE 64 TRUST1£200k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£110k
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST1£75k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND1£27k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£26k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£25k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION1£15k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW NEIGHBOURS TOGETHER CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CORNWALL NEIGHBOURHOODS FOR CHANGE LIMITED£1.5m£80,000 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
NEW NEIGHBOURS TOGETHER CIO FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt
CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED FY2025£4.9m——unclear—no doubt
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE FY2024£422k—0above—no doubt
CORNWALL CARE LIMITED FY2025£34.6m—0unclear—not going concern
THE SEA CHANGE TRUST FY2024£413k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.