CRESCENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
to provide a safe environment for use by local groups and organisations and regular community functions attended by local community residents.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £41,587, resulting in a net surplus of £5,494 for the year. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting sufficient bank resources to cover six months of running costs even with zero income. The charity's objectives are to provide a safe environment for local groups and community functions.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 12
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 11/02/2026, 11 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).
Trustees
- JOHN MARRIOTTchair
- Michael John Wright
- ROBERT SPICER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £67k | £61k |
| 31/03/2024 | £51k | £54k |
| 31/03/2023 | £49k | £49k |
| 31/03/2022 | £47k | £40k |
| 31/03/2021 | £40k | £27k |
Common questions
Is CRESCENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £41,587, resulting in a net surplus of £5,494 for the year. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting sufficient bank resources to cover six months of running costs even with zero income. The charity's objectives are to provide a safe environment for local groups and community functions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EARLEY CHARITY | 1 | £451k |
| The Barnes Fund | 1 | £42k |
| THE ASDA FOUNDATION | 1 | £23k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 1 | £23k |
| THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND | 1 | £2k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESCENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EARLEY CRESCENT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £215k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PELSALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £171k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £300k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Catherine Beckett Community Centre | £89k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CRESCENT ARTS | £111k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |