The Crescent Trust

Analysis

The Crescent Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Crescent Trust reported income of £195k and spending of £144k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £609k to £195k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 206%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Crescent Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include HVH Arts Ltd (£194k), Cor Meibion de Cymru - the South Wales Male Choir (£195k) and Iris Prize Outreach Limited (£194k).