CRESCENDO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 24 May 1976
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 29 January 2024 – 28 January 2025
Latest income: £30,851
Latest expenditure: £50,101
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 8th Floor, 71 Queen Victoria Street, LONDON, EC4V 4AY

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust helps primary age children, who would not normally have the chance, to have the opportunity to experience a wider experience of live music.The Trustees no longer support direct teaching and will not take on any new students. They will support organisations which support children's experience of music and the arts. The Trustees do not accept unsolicited applications.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £30,851
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,101

Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £31,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,906

Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £27,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,567

Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,281
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,560

Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £21,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,531

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £30,851
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,101
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £31,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,906
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £27,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,567
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,281
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,560
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 29 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £21,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,531
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CRESCENDO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1976-05-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 29TH JANUARY 1976 AND DEED OF AMENDMENT DATED 23 OCTOBER 2006.
Charitable Objects: TO OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OR IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: ANY PART OF THE WORLD

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 353203
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE RIVENDELL TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures