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CRANSTOUN

Registered charity 1061582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRANSTOUN DRUG SERVICES · also registered in Scotland as SC052433 (OSCR)

Cranstoun is a not-for-profit, independent, non-govermental organisation providing a range of high quality, specialist services to tackle the impact and harm caused by drugs and/or alcohol to individuals and communities.

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Latest income
£29.8m
Latest spending
£29.8m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total group income increased by 15% to £29.8m, with total expenditure matching income to result in a modest surplus of £0.1m. The charity maintains a strong financial position with unrestricted free reserves of £6.6m and a net cash position of £2.7m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £170,000 - £180,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£170,000 to £180,000” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cranstoun recharged costs totalling £14,137,109 to Cranstoun Services Ltd its trading subsidiary. At the balance sheet date a balance of £1,126,383 was outstanding to Cranstoun.
“Cranstoun recharged costs totalling £14,137,109 (2024 £10,565,354) to Cranstoun Services Ltd its trading subsidiary. At the balance sheet date a balance of £1,126,383 (2024 £2,627,082) was outstanding to Cranstoun.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Cranstoun Services Limited
“Cranstoun Services Limited (company no 12313944) which is incorporated in England and Wales is a trading subsidiary in which Cranstoun holds 100% of the ordinary share capital.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

CRANSTOUN SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £14.2m
  • Profit before tax: £48k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £48k
  • Subcontracting of service delivery to parent company Cranstoun.
“The profit for the year after taxation was £48k, which will be paid under gift aid to the parent company.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cranstoun (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilProvision of Accommodation Based Support Services for Vulnerable Adults - AWARD01/10/2024£0

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Cranstoun — Registered, 17 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 23/03/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£29.8m
Total spending
£29.8m
Cost of raising funds
£199k
Reserves (reported)
£6.6m
Employees
553

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29.8m£29.8m
31/03/2024£26.0m£25.3m
31/03/2023£22.2m£22.4m
31/03/2022£20.0m£19.0m
31/03/2021£16.3m£16.3m

Common questions

Is CRANSTOUN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total group income increased by 15% to £29.8m, with total expenditure matching income to result in a modest surplus of £0.1m. The charity maintains a strong financial position with unrestricted free reserves of £6.6m and a net cash position of £2.7m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CRANSTOUN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £170,000 - £180,000 band.

Who funds CRANSTOUN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRANSTOUN as a grant recipient include THE PRUDENCE TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PRUDENCE TRUSTFY2024£200kEarly support hubs
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4kCompassionate Support

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority (GLA)10/03/2023£253kGrant to Cranstoun
Greater London Authority (GLA)10/03/2023£133kGrant to Cranstoun
London Borough of Hounslow10/07/2020£9kGrant to Cranstoun
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2018£446kThe Men and Masculinities Programme
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2018£30kGrant to Cranstoun Drug Service
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2017£180kGrant to Cranstoun Drug Service
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£5kBrighton and Hove Recovery Festival 2016
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2016£180kGrant to Cranstoun Drug Service
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2010£4kDancing in the Streets
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2008£5kClients Activity Trip
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2005£90kYoung Peoples Outreach Team
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2005£2kActivity Weekend
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2005£71kTo Develop post of Young Person's Network Co-ordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2004£153kThe Portsmouth Outreach Referral Treatment Access Service (PORTAS)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO1£199k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CRANLEIGH AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CRANSTOUN£29.8m£170,000 - £180,000—unclear—no doubt
CRANLEIGH AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO) FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CRANLEY OTHERWISE CRANLEIGH FY2025£313k—0above—no doubt
The Cranswick Charitable Trust FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST. DUNSTAN'S, CRANBROOK FY2024£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£482k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.