CRIMINON UNITED KINGDOM

Registered charity 1098120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

providing educational life skills courses to offenders and ex-offenders

Objects

TO REFORM AND REHABILITATE PERSONS WHO ARE FOR THE TIME BEING OR WHO HAVE AT ANY TIME BEEN DRUG ADDICTS;TO ASSIST IN THE REFORMATION AND REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE AT ANY TIME BEEN CONVICTED (WHETHER IN THE UNTIED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE) OF ANY CRIME;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN DEPENDENT UPON OR AFFECTED BY THE USE OF DRUGS ABOUT ALL MATTERS RELATING TO DRUG ABUSE/ADDICTION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£159k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £45,208 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £400,925 to £355,717. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are maintained at approximately six months of revenue, providing a cushion against unforeseen expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately six months revenue (held: £356k)
“The Trustees have decided to keep the reserves as an extra cushion and have approximately six months revenue as reserves.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 19
“A member of key management personnel, Mr P Tyler, was in receipt of a loan from the Charity which was approved by the trustees. At the balance sheet date £11,318 (2024: £20,815) was due to the charity. Interest was charged on this balance at HMRC’s official rate of interest. A member of key management personnel, Mr P Tyler, paid the charity a market rate of rent to occupy the residential area above the Charity’s office. Rent of £6,744 (2024: £7,484) was received in the year.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 44

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £268k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£114k£159k
30/06/2024£120k£177k
30/06/2023£130k£178k
30/06/2022£119k£178k
30/06/2021£142k£170k

Common questions

Is CRIMINON UNITED KINGDOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £45,208 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £400,925 to £355,717. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are maintained at approximately six months of revenue, providing a cushion against unforeseen expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CRIMINON UNITED KINGDOM earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds CRIMINON UNITED KINGDOM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRIMINON UNITED KINGDOM as a grant recipient include LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND), THE OAKDALE TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2022£10kEducation
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NARCONON TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CRIMINON UNITED KINGDOM£114kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
NARCONON TRUST FY2021£179k—0unclear—no doubt
PRISON REFORM TRUST FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt
GAMLEARN FY2024£310k—0unclear—no doubt
USER VOICE FY2025£784k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt

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