CRESCENT COMMUNITY RADIO LTD

Registered charity 1126088 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRESCENT RADIO 97FM

Local community radio broadcaster.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE INHABITANTS OF ROCHDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN RADIO PRODUCTION, BROADCASTING AND MEDIA SKILLS TECHNIQUES;B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH RADIO BROADCASTS ON SUCH TOPICS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RELATING TO HEALTH AND CRIME PREVENTION;C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ESTABLISHING A YOUTH GROUP.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rochdale, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net movement in funds of £11,386 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total net assets of £37,645. The trustees state that the charity is a going concern, with no material uncertainties identified. Reserves held were £1,000, which aligns with the stated policy to hold £1,000 for emergency expenses.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 08/10/2026, 250 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Umairah Chishti
• ZIA ZAMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Zahir Siddique

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

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