Cronton Community Association
Analysis
Cronton Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in January 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cronton Community Association reported income of £19k and spending of £25k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £31k to £19k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Cronton Community Association sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newport Pagnell Singers (£19k), The Colour Group (Great Britain) (£19k) and Stewkley Village Hall (£19k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Cronton & the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by associating the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Newport Pagnell Singers | Buckinghamshire | £19k |
| The Colour Group (Great Britain) | London | £19k |
| Stewkley Village Hall | Leighton Buzzard | £19k |
| The Projected Picture Trust | West Yorkshire | £19k |