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THE CINNAMON TRUST

Registered charity 1134680 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Trust are to relieve:-a) the elderly and anyone who has been diagnosed as suffering from a terminal illness by providing or assisting in the provision of care for their companion animals for which they are no longer able to provide.b) the suffering of and cruelty to animals whose elderly or terminally ill owners have died, or are no longer able to care for them.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£8.7m
Latest spending
£5.3m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £62,154,446, with free reserves of £58,700,976, which significantly exceed the trustees' policy target of three years' running costs (£15,538,122). The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years running costs (held: £58.7m)
“It is the Trustees’ policy to retain three years running costs in reserve (£15,538,122, 2024 : 14,215,065).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity purchased goods and services from Design Solutions, a business owned by J Dale, totalling £46,082 (2024: £81,647) during the year.
“The charity purchased goods and services from Design Solutions, a business owned by J Dale, totalling £46,082 (2024: £81,647) during the year.” — page 34
“The charity purchased goods and services from Nalders LLP, an LLP in which D Band is a designated member, totalling £10,926 (2024: £3,969) during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity purchased goods and services from Nalders LLP, an LLP in which D Band is a designated member, totalling £10,926 (2024: £3,969) during the year.
“The charity purchased goods and services from Design Solutions, a business owned by J Dale, totalling £46,082 (2024: £81,647) during the year.” — page 34
“The charity purchased goods and services from Nalders LLP, an LLP in which D Band is a designated member, totalling £10,926 (2024: £3,969) during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Cinnamon Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £715k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£8.7m
Total spending
£5.3m
Cost of raising funds
£99k
Reserves (reported)
£57.0m
Employees
99

Reported reserves equal ~129.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.7m£5.3m
31/03/2024£8.4m£4.8m
31/03/2023£6.7m£4.0m
31/03/2022£6.8m£3.5m
31/03/2021£7.5m£3.4m

Common questions

Is THE CINNAMON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £62,154,446, with free reserves of £58,700,976, which significantly exceed the trustees' policy target of three years' running costs (£15,538,122). The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds THE CINNAMON TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CINNAMON TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
AFPA TRUSTFY2025£50012 days of Christmas

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CINNAMON TRUST£8.7m——above—no doubt
THE CASTANEA TRUST FY2025£233k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BELFORTE TRUST FY2024£329k—0below—no doubt
THE OSTACCHINI FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£168k£59,7331unclear—no doubt
THE CARNINGLI TRUST FY2024£1.9m——above—no doubt
HOLLYTREES ANIMAL RESCUE TRUST (HART) FY2025£297k—0unclear—no doubt

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