CRESCENT EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1158624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the Charity is that of a school. The DFES registration number is 8926013.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£427k
Latest spending
£396k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31,252, increasing its unrestricted funds to £75,170. However, the trustees report that the charity has small cumulative reserves and is wholly dependent on fees, grants, and donations, with inflationary pressures on wages and utilities requiring careful management. The trustees believe funds will be secured to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees (59% of income)
“Charitable activities Fees 253,326”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: around six months of regular expenditure (held: £75k)
“Trustees are aware of the need to maintain reserves of around six months of regular expenditure but it has not been possible to generate such reserves at the moment.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Charity is wholly dependent on fees collected from students, grants from Nottingham City Council and local organisations and donations from local residents. It has small cumulative reserves. Inflationary pressures particularly on wages and utilities and the need to upkeep the old buildings will need to be carefully managed in the near future. The trustee directors believe that funds will be secured to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£427k£396k
31/03/2024£370k£341k
31/03/2023£266k£275k
31/03/2022£232k£216k
31/03/2021£232k£216k

Common questions

Is CRESCENT EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31,252, increasing its unrestricted funds to £75,170. However, the trustees report that the charity has small cumulative reserves and is wholly dependent on fees, grants, and donations, with inflationary pressures on wages and utilities requiring careful management. The trustees believe funds will be secured to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.