Finance Score: -12

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE CRESCENT SUPPORT GROUP

To provide support and care both by, and for, people living with HIV/AIDS and other blood borne diseases, their partners, carers, family and friends; and secondly, to increase awareness and promote unprejudiced attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in the community.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 33 years

www.thecrescent.org.uk

info@thecrescent.org.uk

01727842532

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/22	*	£20	£33	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/21		£47	£29	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20	*	£16	£16	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£48	£66	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/18	*	£79	£86	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	8
31/03/17	*	£63	£74	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£63	£74	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£67	£58	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£50	£43	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£17	£10	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/11		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/10		£339	£301	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£339	£301	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£240	£193	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£208	£181	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£179	£159	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£178	£143	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£147	£106	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Crescent Support Group
£15,000	29/03/2021	Emotional and practical support, advice, signposting, advocacy
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - COVID 19 Improving access to support services
£5,000	13/11/2020	Grant to The Crescent Support Group
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID - 19 Support
£10,000	09/04/2020 12	The group will use funding to continue providing emotional and practical support to people living with or affected by HIV during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - support and advice for those in isolation due to COVID19
£5,000	30/03/2020	Grant to The Crescent Support Group
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Crescent Support Group
£10,000	26/05/2016	refurbishment of building for a charity which works with disabled people in St Albans

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

BRENDAN ANKERS Appointed: 2017

DENISE PARSONS Appointed: 2014

FRANCIS GIFFEN

JOHN HINTON KENSETT Appointed: 2015

MARK BJORNSEN ANDREWS (Chair) Appointed: 2013

RACHEL DILLEY Appointed: 2013

SIBUSISO SIBANYONI

STUART HASSELL Appointed: 2013

TREVOR PARRY Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1991, number: 1003547

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 37 days late, AR20: 4 days late, AR18: 173 days late, AR17: 80 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR12: 19 days late, AR04: 81 days late,

Main office

19 RUSSELL AVENUE
ST. ALBANS
HERTFORDSHIRE
AL3 5ES

Objectives

(A)TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF SUFFERERS FROM ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYDROME(AIDS)INFECTION,ILLNESS AND RELATED CONDITIONS CAUSED BY HIV OR OTHER CAUSITIVE AGENTS, AND THEIR RELATIVES,DEPENDENTS AND OTHER PEOPLE AFFECTED THEREBY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE. (B)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ALL MATTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE HIV INFECTION AND AIDS AND THE PREVENTION THEREOF AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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