TRANSITION NETWORK

Registered charity 1128675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRANSITION NETWORK LTD, Transition Network International

To support the Transition movement, amplify stories of community-led change, and nurture collaborations across difference to challenge us all to reimagine and rebuild our world.Transition Network works in service to the international movement of self-organising Transition groups and Hubs, and others who are creating community-led change for a sustainable and just future founded on wellbeing.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£755k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £1,019,031 from £903,094 in the prior year, driven largely by a significant grant from an anonymous foundation. The charity reports a surplus for the year and holds free reserves of £126,602, which is above its stated policy target of £112,000.

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 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Grants (99% of income)

“Grants comprise 98.7% of the Charity’s income (2024: 97.3%).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £112,000 (held: £127k)

“The target level of free reserves is £112,000, to maintain the level at approximately four months’ core running costs.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: In the prior year a grant award of £10,000 was made to Transition Town Tooting, a local community group in which Richard Couldrey, a staff member of Transition Network, is also a member as well as former Trustee Hilary Jennings.

“In the prior year a grant award of £10,000 was made to Transition Town Tooting, a local community group in which Richard Couldrey, a staff member of Transition Network, is also a member as well as former Trustee Hilary Jennings.” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BSN Associates Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06135675

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

GIBBONS, Lisa Jane — director, appointed 29/07/2026on trustee list
CROMPTON, Tom Jeremy, Dr — director, appointed 25/11/2025on trustee list
HIRSE, Ikram Abdillahi — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
SAUNDERS, Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 27/07/2023on trustee list
TYLER, Kelly Sue — director, appointed 27/07/2023on trustee list
WALKER, Keyne Rowe — director, appointed 30/09/2021on trustee list
KOVASNA, Anna Helena Maria — director, appointed 14/02/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£755k

Cost of raising funds

£24k

Reserves (reported)

£127k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 2.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna Helena Maria Kovasna
Dr Elizabeth Saunders
Dr Tom Crompton
Ikram Abdillahi Hirse · trustee of 1 other charity
Kelly Tyler
Keyne Rowe Walker
Lisa Jane Gibbons

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Croatia · Denmark · France · Germany · Hungary · India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.0m	£755k
31/03/2024	£903k	£976k
31/03/2023	£1.2m	£806k
31/03/2022	£563k	£649k
31/03/2021	£810k	£869k

Common questions

Is TRANSITION NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1,019,031 from £903,094 in the prior year, driven largely by a significant grant from an anonymous foundation. The charity reports a surplus for the year and holds free reserves of £126,602, which is above its stated policy target of £112,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BSN Associates Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRANSITION NETWORK earn?

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

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Camden Giving	14/11/2023	£833	Transition Kentish Towm
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/03/2021	£1.6m	Growing infrastructure networks and capacity for Transition in Britain
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2020	£267k	Transition Covid-19 Response Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/01/2019	£49k	Transition regional connecting and peer support ? Development Phase

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION	2	£176k
ELRHA	1	£1.5m
Howden Foundation	1	£851k
WAR ON WANT	1	£367k
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION	1	£220k
THE GREEN ROOM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£176k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£97k
THE EQ FOUNDATION	1	£44k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SURVIVORS IN TRANSITION.

SURVIVORS IN TRANSITION income £976k
THE FUNDING NETWORK income £778k
START NETWORK income £23.8m
TURN TRUST income £672k
The Movements Trust Limited income £631k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRANSITION NETWORK	£1.0m	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
SURVIVORS IN TRANSITION FY2024	£976k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FUNDING NETWORK FY2025	£778k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
START NETWORK FY2024	£23.8m	£100,001 - £110,000	10	within	3.6%	no doubt
TURN TRUST FY2025	£672k	—	0	above	—	noted
The Movements Trust Limited FY2024	£631k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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