01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 7 July 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06774578
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £6,181,902
- Latest expenditure
- £5,776,907
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Crescent Purchasing Ltd, Procurement House, Unit 23, Leslie Hough Way, SALFORD, M6 6AJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thecpc.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of a purchasing frameworks and related support, resources and training for the further education sector.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,181,902
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,776,907
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,036,761
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,916,550
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,204,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,582,425
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,660,485
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,619,370
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,945,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,881,739
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,181,902
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,776,907
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,036,761
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,916,550
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,204,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,582,425
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 8 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,660,485
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,619,370
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,945,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,881,739
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9959
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5963906
- Income Investments
- 208037
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6181902
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £164,415
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,612,492
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5776907
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 551680
- Expenditure Governance
- 27132
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1131903
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32620
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -41000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,638,212
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35548
- Assets Own Use
- 35548
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,611,473
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £988,768
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,658,253
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 988768
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,672,073
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7638212
- Funds Restricted
- 20041
- Funds Total
- 7658253
- Count Employees
- 86
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12182
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5834220
- Income Investments
- 190359
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6036761
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £187,176
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,729,374
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4916550
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 200668
- Expenditure Governance
- 27939
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1179061
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 159627
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -784000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,176,548
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52387
- Assets Own Use
- 52387
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,012,504
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £880,633
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,184,258
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 880633
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,762,682
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7176548
- Funds Restricted
- 7710
- Funds Total
- 7184258
- Count Employees
- 80
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 500
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5127590
- Income Investments
- 76660
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5204750
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £141,254
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,441,171
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4582425
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28303
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1086717
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 173680
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 496000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,847,547
- Assets Total Fixed
- 194526
- Assets Own Use
- 194526
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 790000
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,680,986
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £817,465
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,848,047
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 817465
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,673,306
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6847547
- Funds Restricted
- 500
- Funds Total
- 6848047
- Count Employees
- 80
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 8 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4650073
- Income Investments
- 10412
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4660485
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,619,370
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4619370
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 367959
- Expenditure Governance
- 25850
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 899019
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33793
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 3164000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,729,722
- Assets Total Fixed
- 351214
- Assets Own Use
- 351214
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 492000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,573,968
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £687,460
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,729,722
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 687460
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,288,311
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5729722
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 5729722
- Count Employees
- 74
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3928717
- Income Investments
- 9077
- Income Other
- 7714
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3945508
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,881,739
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3881739
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 68133
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 797840
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33298
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 695000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,524,607
- Assets Total Fixed
- 500954
- Assets Own Use
- 500954
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -2192000
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,882,378
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £666,725
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,524,607
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 666725
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,836,276
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2524607
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2524607
- Count Employees
- 66
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-07-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/12/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/06/2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/09/2009 AS AMENDED ON 30 JANUARY 2025 as amended on 10 Dec 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 2 OBJECTS 2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED: A) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES BY: (I) PROVIDING SERVICES FOR FURTHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL BODIES TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE AND ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THEIR PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES; AND (II) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PROCUREMENT PROVIDED THAT ALL THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE PUBLISHED; (B) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF LEARNERS IN FURTHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL BODIES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND THE FUNDING OF PROJECTS FOR EDUCATION IN THOSE BODIES.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 416318
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CRESCENT FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures