CRESCENT AID UK

Registered charity 1127097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Crescent Aid is an international relief and development charity which is working to alleviate pain and suffering around the world. Established in 2005 we are an independent NGO and provide aid and assistance to the most needy throughout the world.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS)(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD INCLUDING U.K. AND IN PARTICULAR AMONGST THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, OR BY WARS AND OTHER CONFLICTS, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE INCLUDING MEDICINES, SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING, SANITATION, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, MEDICAL CAMPS AND MATERNITY HOMES. (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE PERSONS IN NEED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD INCLUDING U.K. AND IN PARTICULAR REGARDS TO ORPHANS, WIDOWS AND UNEMPLOYED BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING CENTRES, WORKSHOPS, EDUCATION CENTRES AND SPONSORSHIP FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION INCLUDING FINANCIAL AID AND SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTIONS BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOOKS, FURNITURE, ELECTRONIC HARDWARE AND TEACHER TRAINING.(III) TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH AND CULTURE TO NON BELIEVERS AND TO WORK TOWARDS CREATING HARMONY BETWEEN VARIOUS RELIGIOUS GROUPS, THOUGH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA IN PARTICULAR TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CRESCENT COMMUNITY RADIO ROCHDALE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £2,000 in unrestricted reserves at the end of the period. Total receipts for the year were £38,295, while total payments amounted to £41,977, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. The trustees prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, noting no reason to believe the association would not continue for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hafiz Abdul Haq Chishtichair · trustee of 1 other charity
• SAEEDA CHISHTI
• ZIA ZAMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Pakistan · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREEN CRESCENT AID UK.

• GREEN CRESCENT AID UK income £1.5m
• THE CRESCENT TRUST income £195k
• CRISIS AID income £1.2m
• CHILDREN'S AID income £377k
• CRESCENT RELIEF (LONDON) income £227k
• ARCAID income £34k

Side by side with its peers

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