THE CRESCENT TRUST

Registered charity 327644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Crescent Trust benefits other charities in general by providing cash donations.

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Latest income

£195k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £515,152, with the trustees confirming that sufficient reserves exist despite the absence of a formal reserves policy. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £53,077, driven by donations and investment income, while maintaining adequate resources for future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2021)

Total income

£609k

Total spending

£122k

Cost of raising funds

£14k

Reserves (reported)

£510k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~50.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% 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: 2.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN THAM
RICHARD FINLAYSON LASCELLES

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · Trinidad And Tobago

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£195k	£144k
05/04/2024	£445k	£141k
05/04/2023	£145k	£106k
05/04/2022	£122k	£220k
05/04/2021	£609k	£122k

Common questions

Is THE CRESCENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £515,152, with the trustees confirming that sufficient reserves exist despite the absence of a formal reserves policy. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £53,077, driven by donations and investment income, while maintaining adequate resources for future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CRESCENT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CRESCENT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CRESCENT LEARNING CENTRE (MAKKI MASJID TRUST).

CRESCENT LEARNING CENTRE (MAKKI MASJID TRUST) income £486k
CRESCENT UNDER FIVES income £172k
THE TRESANTON TRUST income £470k
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED income £6.2m
THE CRESCENT THEATRE LIMITED income £981k
CRESCENT RELIEF (LONDON) income £227k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CRESCENT TRUST	£195k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRESCENT LEARNING CENTRE (MAKKI MASJID TRUST) FY2025	£486k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRESCENT UNDER FIVES FY2025	£172k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRESANTON TRUST FY2025	£470k	—	below	—	no doubt
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED FY2025	£6.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CRESCENT THEATRE LIMITED FY2025	£981k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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