Crescent Under Fives

Analysis

Crescent Under Fives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05088518). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Crescent Under Fives reported income of £172k and spending of £162k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £135k to £172k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Crescent Under Fives sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Playtimes (£172k), Great Bardfield Pre-School (£172k) and Putteridge Community Nursery (£172k).