The Cinnamon Network
What it does
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.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT 3.1 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS BY: SEEKING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FACILITATION OF NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE AWARENESS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY IMPACT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORTS THOSE IN CHARITABLE NEED; PROMOTING THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THEIR RESOURCES; AND THE PROVISION OF GRANT FUNDING TO FACILITATE CHURCHES AND CHARITIES IN EFFECTING COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. 3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. 3.3. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £380,162 and spent £346,941.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £380,162 | £346,941 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £316,716 | £428,133 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £467,220 | £489,200 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £582,433 | £658,457 | 12 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £820,555 | £683,633 | 14 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 54%, from £820,555 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £380,162 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 91% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £51,693 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2022
- Donations and legacies£562,487
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£19,590
- Investments£356
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 12 grants to this charity since 2016, worth at least £1,667,870.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£931,410, 2 grants
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation£289,660, 3 grants
- City Bridge Foundation£175,000, 1 grant
- Benefact Trust£120,000, 1 grant
- The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£49,900, 1 grant
- The Joseph Rank Trust£40,000, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000, 1 grant
- Suffolk Community Foundation£18,900, 1 grant
- Sir George Martin Trust£3,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2025 | Benefact Trust | £120,000 |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Sir George Martin Trust | £3,000 |
| 30 May 2023 | City Bridge Foundation | £175,000 |
| 27 Jan 2021 | The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington | £49,900 |
| 29 Jan 2020 | Mercers' Charitable Foundation | £150,000 |
| 29 Jan 2020 | Mercers' Charitable Foundation | £49,660 |
| 20 Jun 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £521,560 |
| 1 Feb 2019 | The Joseph Rank Trust | £40,000 |
| 17 Oct 2018 | Mercers' Charitable Foundation | £90,000 |
| 18 Sept 2017 | Suffolk Community Foundation | £18,900 |
All 12 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 2017 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £40,000 |
| 24 Feb 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £409,850 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Martin WarnerChair
- Darren Mitchell
- Jillian Marion Morrison
- Rev Colin Marsh
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 January 2026, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 November 2024, 63 days early | Received 29 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 15 December 2023, 47 days early | Received 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 December 2022, 41 days early | Received 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 16 December 2021, 46 days early | Received 16 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1156985
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 May 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 08 MAY 2014AMENDED ON 22 NOV 2017
- Website
- www.cinnamonnetwork.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.