THE CINNAMON NETWORK
Registered charity 1156985 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC047733 (OSCR)
Cinnamon Network works closely with churches across the UK and Ireland to help them transform their communities.We describe ourselves as faith-based but not faith-biased. We serve people of all faiths and none.Our work revolves around three key objectives - incubation, influence and impact.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £58,371, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target range of £52,000 to £70,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £33,221 for the year, with total income of £380,162 against total expenditure of £346,941.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Cost of raising funds
£97k
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 16.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- MARTIN WARNERchair
- Darren Mitchell
- Jillian Marion Morrison
- Rev Colin Marsh · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CINNAMON NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £58,371, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target range of £52,000 to £70,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £33,221 for the year, with total income of £380,162 against total expenditure of £346,941. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE CINNAMON NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CINNAMON NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE VARDY FOUNDATION, ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, WESTHILL ENDOWMENT.
Known funders
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