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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED

Registered charity 1130461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRESCENT FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED

Provision of a purchasing frameworks and related support, resources and training for the further education sector.

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Latest income
£6.2m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total group income for the year was £6,181,523, with net income of £404,995. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,695,998, which the trustees confirm will exceed the amount required by their stated reserves policy. The filing notes that the charity has no long-term liabilities and maintains a pension asset, indicating a stable financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: CSL paid gift aid of £17,372 to the charity.
“In respect of the year ended 31 July 2024 a gift aid payment of £17,372 (2024: £28,769) was received from Crescent Services Limited. All gift aid received into the charity is transferred to the restricted reserves for use in its Giving Back initiatives.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Crescent Services Limited
“Crescent Services Limited (CSL) a CPC subsidiary who provide frameworks and procurement consultancy services for the wider public sector”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DJH Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£6.2m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£164k
Reserves (reported)
£7.6m
Employees
86

Reported reserves equal ~15.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£6.2m£5.8m
31/07/2024£6.0m£4.9m
31/07/2023£5.2m£4.6m
31/07/2022£4.7m£4.6m
31/07/2021£3.9m£3.9m

Common questions

Is CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total group income for the year was £6,181,523, with net income of £404,995. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,695,998, which the trustees confirm will exceed the amount required by their stated reserves policy. The filing notes that the charity has no long-term liabilities and maintains a pension asset, indicating a stable financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.

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
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY1£28k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION1£14k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION1£1

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CRESCENT UNDER FIVES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED£6.2m—0unclear—no doubt
CRESCENT UNDER FIVES FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
CRESCENT LEARNING CENTRE (MAKKI MASJID TRUST) FY2025£486k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CRESCENT TRUST FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CRESCENT THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£981k—0unclear—no doubt
CRESCENT ARTS FY2025£111k—0within—no doubt

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