Crescent Arts

Analysis

Crescent Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in November 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Crescent Arts reported income of £111k and spending of £70k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £85k to £111k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Crescent Arts sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Norfolk Music Festival (£111k), Colchester Operatic Society (£111k) and Thames Sailing Barge Trust (£111k).