The Cinnamon Trust

Analysis

The Cinnamon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hayle. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07004861). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Cinnamon Trust reported income of £8.7m and spending of £5.3m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £8.7m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Cinnamon Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice of St Francis (Berkhamsted) Ltd (£8.7m), Mountbatten Hampshire Limited (£8.7m) and Manchester United Foundation (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, investments 19% and trading 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6.2m. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £57.0m would cover about 124 months of spending at that rate. It employed 99 people.