Artemis Investment Management has supported Cyrenians longer than any other charity and comment in their 2010 Charity Review that, "they continue to move forward and are constantly pushing the boundaries."

Selected in 2009 and 2010 as one as a charity host for PWC's prestigious Responsible Leadership Programme

Recommended to philanthropists by independent social researchers, New Philanthropy Capital, as one of the top 10 most effective charities in its field following their UK survey of homelessness in 2008. 'Edinburgh Cyrenians is a uniformly strong and robust organisation. Management is demonstrably impressive and has a good track record in developing innovative approaches, and promoting their success to a wider audience. Supporting this charity is a very low-risk way of having a significant impact'

CEO Des Ryan is the Scottish winner of the 2007 Sieff Award presented by HRH Prince Charles for pioneering partnerships with businesses

Runner Up and Highly Commended in the UK Charity Awards

"What I like about Cyrenians is that its work can be measured - you can see exactly what is happening. We all know there are a lot of unfortunate people in this city, but there are a lot of good things going on too. This charity is one of them." (Sir Tom Farmer)