Charity Registrat40n No. 1130461
Company Reglstratlon No. 06774578 (England and Walgsl
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Haines Watts
Chartered Accountants
Bridg& Housè
157 Ashley Road
Hale
Altrlncham
Cheshire
WA14 2UT

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONTENSE
Page
Legal and administrative Snlormalion
Truslees, report
Independent auditor's report
10
Consolidated statement of financtal 8Ctivities
Consolidaied balance sheet
12-13
Consolidated statement of cash flows
14
Not85 to the financial statements
15-34

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CONSTITUTION
Crescent Purehasing Ltd ICPLI is a company limited by guarantee and a retsIste￿d charlly govemed by its
rnemorandum and articles of association. CPL trades as Crescent Purchasing Consortium ICPCI. Th6 règisterÉd
charity number is 1130461 and the company numbèr 15 06774578.
DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
The directors of the chgritab18 conwany f'the oharity'l are its trustees for the purpos& of ¢harfly18w and throughout
Ihls report are collectively referred lo as the Irus188S.
The Injstees serving durlng the year wero as fdlows.,
Nomlnaled Chair
D N Pulléin, Vice Prinelpal- Finance And Resources, Leeds Co118ge of Building
Trustèès and Directors
J C Bèntlèy, Executive Director of Financ8 and Estst85, Hopwood Hall College
F Benslhem, Finance and Procureinenl officer. Cdlege of W8sI Anglla Ifrom 11111120)
P Brewer, Manager Direotor, CPL Iresigned on 311071211
N Cassidy. Procurement Managor, Cambridge Regional Collage (Chair of Purchasing Advisory Group)
A Comyn, Deputy Chlel Execulive & Chief Financial Oflieér, Nottinuh8m College
J Howard, Director ol Estales, Wakefield Ccjllege
L Jenklns, Deputy Princlp81 Flnance and R&sources, North Kent Co118ga
P Kane, Deputy Head of Estate. 861fasl Metropolitan Colleg8 Ico-opled with voting tights)
R Kllcoyne. Head af Prarur8m8tit, Laèds City College (resigned 311121201
D Lowe. Managing Director. CPL lfrorn 011041211
D N Pulleln, Wica Principal- Finance and Resources, Le8d8 Collgge of Building
Reglstered Office
Procur8mtsnt House. Unit 23-25 Leslie Hough Way. Salford M6 fj￿.
Audltors
Haines Watts. Bridge House, Ashley Road, Ha18, Atrtncham WA14 2UT.
Banker8
Natwest. Leeds Clty Oflice. 8 Park Row, Leeds LS1 5HD.
W8bsit8
www.thec
c.ac.uk
https'.Ilcpl.group

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TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
The Twstees presenlthairr¢portlogatherwlth th& consolldaled financial slalements forlhe charityand its subsidiaries
forlhe year ended 31 July 2021 which aro also prepa¥ed lo meet th& requirements fora directors, reportfor Companies
House purpos¢s.
The legal and administrative informauon sel OLtt on page 1 forms part of thls report. The financial stat8menls comply
with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Accounting
and Reporting by Charltles-. Statement of Rècomm8nded Practic8 applicable 111 th8 UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
102) l&ffecbv8 1 January 20151.
slon and M16sion
The vislon of the charity Is to be the pmour¢monl S8TvS¢88 partner of cholce for the educalon sector and through its
work, help the sector lo enhance leaching and leaming. Thg mission of th8 charity is lo provide outstanding
procurenEnt services lo membois and clionls.
Report of the TrustÈes
Crescent Purchaslng Llmlt@d ICPLI was 8st3blished in 199g as Crescent Furth8T Education Limited by the Universlly
of Salford to facililatg ttollaboralivo purtrha8ing in the Further F.ducation sector.
CPL was established as a charity in November 20Q9 following 8 buy out from th6 Univèrslty of Salford, to 8nable the
Fufiher Education sector lo operate and devèlop CPL and to promote profegslonal purchasing. CPL wnrk8 lo thi.8 pnd
In coll<iboration with the Department for Education and Higher Educat￿n 8rKI Un1versily Purchasing Consortia. CPL
also works in partriership with TUCO, a specialist consortium for catering supplles and wth Dukefield Procurement
Gioup on joint Iram8work8.
CPL purchased Tenet Educallon senA￿s ITenetl 8nd its wholty owned subsidiaryTen81 Procurement Semces ITPSI
in 2017 and are collectively known as CPL Group.
Thé Board of Trust88s cansists of nnrninalgd ￿.pr￿s￿ntstIVe£ nf member colleges incorporatlng, four Dlrectors of
Financg, the Chair of the Purchasing Adwsory Group {PAGI plus one nominated officer from PAG, two Heads of
Estates and the Managing Director. Board membership movements for the year are listed bèlow..
Appolntments
F Benslhem Flnance and ProBurement C)fficer, Co15ege of West Anglia Ifrorn 11111120}
D Low8, Managing Di¥ectoi, CPL (from 011041211
Reshgn81ions
P Brewer, Manager Director, CPL (resigned on 311071211
R Kilcoyne, Head of Procurement, Leeds Clty College Ir6sluned 311121201
The board m8fj15 three tlmes a year lo determine wAicy and to Monitor progress. Day to day administration of CPL is
delggaled to the Managing Director and his staff. The Group168dership team is mada up of s8V8n s8nior tnanag8r8,
four frorn CPL and three Irom Tenet plus the Managlng Director.
On 31 Juty 2021 CPL had 8,181 members. an increase in the year of 865. 170 rnembers have conlirmed their status
as "own8r m8mbgrs" of the charitablo cornpany. limiled by guarantee. Membershlp consists primarily of English
colleges, schools. academies and academy Imst5 and there are also in5titutiDnS from Scotland, Northern Iretand and
Wales.

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Charit8bl• ¢blèctlves
The charity's objects aro lo promote the efficiency and effectlveness of eharltth and the effectsve use of charitable
resoLJrces for the beneflt of the public by..
1. Providin
mote
services for furth6r education hi
her education Schools and other edu¢alional insll
ractic8 and énhanee and Im
ove their
rocurement act[￿lIeS
lion
t*)dles to
The CPL frameworks continue to provide exceNenl Value fow Montsy for all members supported by a free helpdesk
facility and p8rsonal technleal support from the field based Reglonal Procurement Advisor teatm.
This is supported by outstanding pro¢uremonl placement serthce Iwhich in the year recthed £8.3M of savbngs ov8r
contract te¥ms for 37 customers) and onrflemand tendering seFvices provided by Tenot.
The Trustèes are commllled lo ensurtng Ihat ay)y excess surplusés are rèlnv8Stèd Into the 6dueAtion sector. Sin
2019 £1 Million has been identlfled a5 Deslgnated funds for the purpoqe of r8lnveslm8nl. £343.262 had been
expended prior lo the financial yoar with a further £68,133 sp6nt during 20121.
Re-Inveslm8nl into the edueation sector takes the form of several projects with tho gr8nl fundlng to sw)nsor student
eventslactivilios gonoTrting partiixjlar Inteiest w(thin the sector. The first round ol grant funding during 2019120 saw
£259k awarded lo 33 inslitulions. Th8 n8tion£l lockdowns during the past 18 months have meant that no fvrthei
fundlng was possible (hough, with the easing of rèstrlclions. A second funding 'window' was oponod ill May 2021.
The result of the Se￿nd rc>und was £301 k awarded to 71 inslilulions which will be Pdyiibte In Ihe lirsl quartgr of tha
new flnanclal y88r.
The ¢ylterS8 for grant funding is dellberalely wide In seope thc>uoh the malorlty of appli¢alions this year fell into thr8è
m8ln Ihèm6S'.
ICT H8rdware for disadvantag8d18arners.
Sludenl wellbeing programmes.
Innovalivo leaTning teohnology. namely around vlrtual reality.
The Trustees and CPL Gyoup staff are proud of the contributK)n they can make to these causes.
The Trusl¢es each work In educalional institutions which are rnembers of CPL and fherefore beneflt Irom ils servI￿s.
Their institutions aw therefore ellqibla for orant funding. It is stated in the relatod party transactions that no trustees
slt on the evaluation panel whirli r8Vi8ws and 8pproves funding applications and any grant funding paid will bè
id8nt1fi6d and listed in the financial slatem8nls.
Antsihèr popular prola¢t is tho subsidised lees for Ten81 on-domand servlces. Thls Is aimed al those institutions that
may not normally access such a 89rvice. To date 57 InslilutSons have taken 8dvantao8 of Ihls servlce.
Advanci
ublished
education and research in
rOcur8m￿t
rovldsd that all the useful resulis ol such res
r¢
Crescent Learning Is tha banner undar whleh the charity fulfils ils charitable objedves In relation lo education and
research aclSvllles.
The charity continues lo fu￿1 its commltm6nt to advancing education Ihrou9h the funding of free PrL￿ureMOnt courses
with 3 party prowders for rnemb8r st8ff. During the year 38 courses were funded covering subjects such as Writing
a lender specification, Ethical procurement and supply. and Developing and managing contracts.
293 memb8rs have tsk8n orara in the process ot compleling a free e-leaming course comprfsing 5 modules, produced
inhouse and covering the basics of pro¢uremenl wllhln an edu(xlional inslilulion. ThÈs course is CPD accredited and
has received excellent reviews frorn participants.

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Furth9r e4earning courses are ir> planning and will be IBunched in due course. Each course Is almed at 8dvancing
the education of the learner.
CPL Group conllnue lo EXQ￿de lull admlnistratlve and lèchnital support lo regional aY)d nallonal Procurement Advisory
Groups IPAGI and a￿ maklng 51gnificant progress in sotting up and supporting similar groups specifically for Heads
of Estates within educationa5 institutions.
Th6sè groups provide an excellent forurn for rnembers to advance thèir educalion through the transfer of knowledg
with peers from other educational establishments and provlde feedback on new fiameworks and procurement
developments whilst enabllng productlvo fèedback orh curr8nl servic&s.
CPL Group havo ￿ntInUed lo develop the FELP (Further Education Library of Procurement) which is a Ire8 to a￿8s8
online learning resource portal for all members. The research undertaken by CPL Group is published via th8 library
in 8 variety ofdifferonl templates and adviGelguidance documents. To eomplimentthe library, 811 of th& CPL framework
agroements have a comprehensivo user-guide wth embedded templates 8nd guid8rkc$ do¢um8nls to help the
member utilise a framework wilh ease.
Flnanclal and businèss rèvièw
Group income for the year ended 31 July 2021 was £3,945.508 12020- £3,446,600). Ttie year-end Surplus beftme
pension costs was £63,76912020.' £324,811 lossl.
In respeet of thé yo8r and8d 31 July 2021 a gift aid payment of £267,015 {2020-. £181),0001 was rècelved from Tenat
Education Sorwces ar￿ £7,316 {2020.' £11.73tl from Tenet Procurement Services.
The charlty particlpates the West Yorksh1￿ Pension Fund (WYPFI wllh Tenet staff participatsng in the NEST
penslon scheme.
Th8 WYPF p8nsion scheme lia￿lity is ￿2.192,￿0{202o.. £2.425,0001 <1 reducbtjn of £233k. The m051 Tecenl fortnal
aduarial valuabnn nf the scheme was undertaken In 2019. The Truslees have commllted additional year on year
nployer contributions over the next 5 years.
Income from marketlng premlums from framework usage has increased by £283k during the year despite conunual
restrictions and a further llalional lockdowll. Frameworks which did not perform well due to lack of student numbers
in schools and wlleges were compgnsaled by frdmeworks such as ICT Haidware and p6riph6rals brought aboul by
an increase in home-schooling.

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17 frameworks are currently signposted by the Departmenl for Education {DfE}.
Tenet incomo from procurement placements illcreased by £158k during the year while the on-demand tenderfng
seNtce increased its incom8 by £107k.
CPL Group has managed to maintain, if not improve upon a high level of service across all buslness areas during a
challenglng 18 months. Durlng the year the Group moved lo a permanent agile working policy whiGh allows staff lo
ch￿Se thelr placé of work within any customer contractual bOu￿darIeS. This has had a positiv8 effect on both
pmduotivity and staff wellbeing. The company head offico in Salford remains partially occupled andls predomlnately
used as a hub for collaborative working wlh teams a￿osS the Group.
CPL Group Wds vory pleased to a¢hleve Great Place to WLxf(" accreditalion and 'Top 100 Great P￿ce lo Work for
Women in May 2021 and have been advised 10 seek similar accredllation in relalion lo wellbeing.
The year ended wilh the ratiremenl of P91er Br￿er on 31 July 2021. Petèr had baèn ths Managlng Director of CPL
ince Its conceptlon. Peter has b66n replac&d by Darren Lowe, prewously the Managlng Dir8Ctorof Tèn6t. wl)o wvers
both posilions. Thi5 is madc possible by Ihe strengthening of the senior managemelll team wlhin Tenet.
Coronavirus
The national lockdown of 2019120 had 8 direct impact on income with a reduction in framework usage and the Tonel
0￿demand tendpring sp.rvice. Th8 Group h8s sufficlent reserves and cash lo withstand events such as those though
a more eaulious business plan was put in placo f(Y 2020121. This pioved prudeii( wilh further lockdowns and
restrietions throughout the year.
ThTesholds have been pul In place to ensure that should forecasted Income levels drop again. appropriate responses
are triggered to ensure buslnsss conlinuily.
The reserves policy is reviewEd annually as part of the ￿dget S8tttng process. Th6 pollcy1s based on retalnlng
enough reserves lo cover slx months operational a¢,tivily in addition to pen8ion 118blllty, eommlltèd projects and
desigfialod rosotV8s. Excess reserves ara reinvested into the education sector in fullllment of charitable objectlves.
The Trustees h8ve (Secided that in the evw mors likoly event that a slmllar global pandemic could happen, then more
reserves would be needed lo ensure that the Group can continue lo provide ils serth¢es whllsl mainlalnlng as many
jobs as WSSIb￿ to ènable a basè for the subsequent recovery.
The tM)licy has therefore been amonded lo move toward havlng 12~months of operational cover from 2022123
onwards. This will be brought in gradually with oover being Set at nlne-months for 2021D.J..
Lookln
ahead
CPL Group intends to continue its gTOWth overthè comSng years. A new vision and 5-year stralegy will be deVelo￿d
during the year that detiirl how Ihe business will achieve I￿ aim of being th8 procurement setvicès partner of
choice foT the education sectoi.
Within Ihe strategy wll b& a new Social Value stralggy d9tailing how the Group wlll achieve financial, economic,
enMronm8ft1al, and S￿[al and human sustainability. This will includ8 an aim lo achieve ISO 14001 accredttation wthin
3 years and go beyond net ￿rboTh emisslons (carbon offsetting).
Further and sustained investment in staff wellbeing is a priority, with the majority of Ihe worklOr￿ working remotely.

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Post balaneè sh•èt evants
Thore have been no events slnce the year-end that have had a slgnilicanl effect on the Charitys financial posilion.
Equallty dlverslty and Incluslon
Thè Charfty has, and contlnually tsappralses, a full and comprèh6nslv6 pollcy of dlverslty Incluslon and equal
opportunltias.
Health and safety
The Trusttr¢s are aware tsf thelr r&sponslbllilles on all matters ralalinu lo health and safety. The ¢h8rfty has w¢pa￿d
detailed health and safoty policies and proiqdes staff training and oducalion on health and safely matters. Further
details are providod in this report undor Risk Managornonl and Compliance checks.
Internal controls assurance
Thè Trust8es are responsible for ensurinq that its business is conducted In accordance wlth the law and proper
stsndard8, Ihal tho C.h2rity'8 A88et8 and Mnn?y are safeguarded and propArfy accnitntpd for, and that they ar? being
US￿ economically. efficiently and effectively.
A wde range of intemal control mèchanisms are in place and belng operated to help the compsny meet its strategic
objectives, lo opfj¥ale wlhin th8 law, lo m8ke 9ff￿live use of the Charity's rroney ar￿ to Feport aclivi11gs 8ccifr8lely.
The59 bring togglher information from all significant parts of the busines5 and provide assurance lo the Trustees that
an effeclivo Systom of intornal controls 18 in place. The most 8ignllicanl Sou￿eS are Ihrough..
The external auditors.
Flnanclal and non-flnancial performance mon¥toring and tnanagement.
Appropri8te comtnunicotions structure8.
Eff8clivg slrateqies, policies and procedures= and
External stakeholders, including the Charity Comnwssiorj ané a¢creditaliov¥ ￿les.
The main forms of Bssurance are..
erational controls
Effective recruitment and selection processes are in place lo ensure suitable people are employed (including
the complelion ol Disclogure and Barring Servlce LhgLkb for slaff worf(ing in educallov)al Inslilullo¥)sl with
senlor managers responsible for ensurlng that standards of conduct and behavlour a￿ maintalned to the
hlghest lev61s.
Annual appraisals Ibas8d aroLJnd the Charity's visÈon and values) and hatf yaar Interlm ravi8WS, Wlth r￿￿lar
learn and one lo one meetings und8rtaken to maintain high standards of perforrnance, and HR p*o¢esses
ar8 in Pla￿ to address any gaps or failings.
Formal polieAes and procedures are in place for both lin2ncial and operational actiwties. These indude (but
are not exeluslve tol FlnancSal R&gulatlons, IT and Communleatlons Aceess Poli¢y, Group Conduct, Dal8
Piole¢lion Policy, Health and Safely Policy and Troasury Man8gom¢nl Policy.
Appropriate separations of duties are in place across key opgralional fun¢tions &.g. purchase ordor pro¢e$s
lo mitigate risks around fraud.
Role based acces5 controls are Én place to ensure thal staff only have acce55 to Sy51em5 and data that 15
pertinent to their requlrementS.
Flnandal foreeasts and budgèts 8r8 In plac8 whlch allow thè lÈadèrshlp team to monltor spénd t8rms ol
achi8ving bU(￿etS in the short, medium and long term.

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Risk ma
com
llan￿ checks
Significant work has been undertaken durfng 2020121 to update and improvd th¢ CPL Group rtsk reglster. Rlsks are
eollaled under four main hoadings..
Financial, assets, prernises, H&S and charitsble status.
Suppliers, pariners, competition, frameworks and all Group procu￿Ment services.
Group op8ratlonal. legal and regulatory matters.
Mernbership, eustomèrs, reputational issues and the marketplac8.
The risk r8glst6r Is reported lo every Board moeling, supplemented by detalled rewews Ihroughout the yèar by th
Group Le8d8rshlp T6am. The risk appetlle is reviewed during thls proeass.
A r8nge of surveys are undortakgn of custorner satisfaction and employee satisfaction. in¢luding detsiled analysis of
the vesulls thqlh actlons lakon lo addrcss areas of coneÈrn.
There is appropiiate Independent ovarsight of cornplianc@ withlt) speclflc areas of the business such as Health &
Safely and Data Prolo¢lion.
CPL Group recently maintained Its oreen light rating in ils annual Health & Safely inspectlon wilh particular
Ilonlion brotjght to ils pro¢e889% in relation to Covid-19. A Health and Safely Exo¢utive IHSEI spot check
in MarGh 2021 on tha ¢omp8ny's covid-19 control m08sures In speclflc relation "lo Tenet staff ach18V8d
recognition for going"8bove and beyon(r.
CPI. Group w?rp aw2rd8d'Crèat Place to Work. ac￿ed11a¢10n and"Top 100 Great Place to Workforwomen
n May 2021 and have been advised lo seek slmllar accredilatson in relation to wèllbÈing.
CPL Group achieved Cyber Essentials Plus accredltation in July 2021.
Internal controls assurartC8 coneluslon
The Trust68S e8n take assurance that the CPL Group Is reacting appropriately lo tho ¢hallenges It is facing and has
acted proactively to idEntify, Investigate and communlcate Issues and managemgnl a¢bons in an ac¢essSble.
transparent manner.
The Trubtees can confirrn that th8 CPL Group has suitable internal controls for maintalning adequate accounting
olds, for 5aleguarding (he of the charity, and for ta￿ng roasonablo steps to prevent and delect fraud and
olhcr iTregularllles. They also confimi that no we8knesses liave been ideniified frorn IhÈ extem81 audit wh￿h would
have resulted in material mlsstatement or loss and which would have requlred disclosure in the finan¢ial statemènts.
Annual general meeting
The annual ganer￿ rne6tlt￿ wlll be held on 16 November 2021. The event will be onlina Mi(wsoft Teams.
External audltor
Haines Watt8 wore reappointed at Ihe 2020 AGM for a three-year period.

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st8t8ment of tho re8ponslbilities of the Board of Trustees In relatlon to the Flnanclal Statements
Company IAW requ1￿5 th6 Trustees lo prepare financial st8tetnents for each fin8nCi81 year which give a Irue ar￿ falr
view of th6 Statè of affalrs of thè eharlty at th8 ènd of th8 financial year and of its surplus or deficit for the linandal
year. Th6 trust88s are Tequlr8d to:
Seloct sullable accounting poliues and then apply them consistendy.
Observe the methods and princAples in the Charities Statement of Recomm&nded Practicè {SORPI.
Make judgements and estimates that ¥r¢ reasonable and pwdenl.
Slate whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject lo any material departures
disclosed and oxplainod in the finarKial statements,. and
Prepare the financial stalements on tlie yuing Loncem basls unless it is Inappropriate to presum¢ that th8
charity will cont¢nue in business.
The Trustees are responsiblè for kaèping propèr accounting iecords that disdose, wth reasonable a￿￿￿9¢y al any
time, the linèncial positson of tha charity and to 8nable Ih8m 10 8nsurp that thg financial statements comply with the
Cotnwdnies Act 2006. They are also r8sponsible for safeguarding the assets ol the charity and the group and henca
taking reasonable steps for th& prevention and detection of fraud and other irregLJfarities.
The Trustees are responsible for th9 main19nancg and integrity of the corporate flnancial Information included on
the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United lfjngdom goveming the preparation and dissemination of
th8 fin8ncÉal slatem8nts rnay differ from legislation in olherjurlsdlcuons.
In so far as each Trustee is eware=
Ther6 Is no relèv8nt audll Infomiation of which the Charity's auditors are unaware,. and
Tha Board of Truste8s have taken all 8tep.% that it nught ta havp taken to makè itself aware of any audil
information and to establish thal the auditors are aware of that information.
This report of the Twstees was approved by the Board on 16 November 2021 and slgned on Its behalf by..
D N PLEII
in,
Chair of Trustees

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Oplnlon
Wè have audited the financial statements of Crescent Purchasing Limited (the 'cha￿ty.} for Ihe year ended 31 July
2021 whleh comprise the statement ol financial a￿VIll¢s, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the
notes lo the financial statements-. Including signllkant accounting policies. The financtal reporting frsmawork that has
been applied in their proparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102
"The Financial Reporting Standard atplicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" (United Kingdom GenerallyAccepted
ACc￿nting Pract1￿).
In our opinlon, the financial statements..
give a true and lair view ol the state of the charitable company's affalrs as al 31 July 2021 and of its incomlng
resources and appllcatlon of resources, for the year then ended.,
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Ggnar8lly A¢¢epled A¢crAJntlng Pradce. and
havé been prepared in accordan￿ with th8 rsquiysments of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinlon
We conducÉed our audit in av￿rdanc8 Wlth InlematlOll21 Stand8rds on ALJditing IUIQ {ISAs (UK)) and applicable law.
Our responslbilltles under those standards are further dèscrlbÉd in thè Auditovs responsibilities for the audlt of the
rinancial statements saetion of our re￿rt. We are independent of Ihs charity in aooordance with the ethical
requirements that ar8 r￿&Vant to our audit of thefinancial statements in Ih@ UK, Including the FRC'S Ethlcal sta￿da￿d,
and we hav? fuifillpd our ather ethical responsibilities in accordance wilh Ihoso rcquircmcnts. We believe that the
audil ewdence we have obtained Is SLthcienl and approprtdte lo provide a basis for our opinion.
Concluslons relatlng to going ¢on¢ern
In 8udlllng the financial giatements, we have conduded that the auditor use ol th6 golng concern basis of accounting
In tho wep8r8tlon of the financlal statements is apwopriale.
Based on the wty* hav8 parfom6d, we have not identified any material uncortainlies relatlng to 8vents or
Conditions that, individually or ￿lleCtively, may cast significant duubt Lin the charitls abilily lo continue as 8 going
concèrn for a pericxl of at least Iwelve Months trom when Ihe financlal statements are authorised for issue.
However. becaus8 1101811 futuré 8vènts or conditK)ns can be predicted, th18 8talemenl is not a guarantee as lo the
company's ability to continue as a golng CO￿ern. The COVID-19 viral pandemic is one of the most signrfcant
economic ev&nts for the UK with unpr8C8dènt6d1ovo1s of uncertainty of outcomes. It is Iherofore difficult lo evaluate
11 of th6 Potential ImplicatiorE on the CoMpan￿S tradts, customers, supplier and wider economy.
Our responsibilities and the responslb]IIUas of the Irustees with respect lo golng concem are dos¢rfbed in the relevant
sections of this report.
Other infomiation
The other informalion comprl8eS the Information included in the annLial report olher than the financial slalem&nls and
our audllovs report thereon. The trustees are rasponsibl8 for thé othér Infomialion contained wqlhin the annual report.
Our opillion on the firbanclal 5tatemgiilb does not Cover the oth8r Information and we do not express any form of .
assurance cOr￿l￿S1o￿ Èhereon. Our responsibility is to rpad th8 Other information and, in dolng so. Consider whether
the olhor information is materially inconslstenl wlth the financial stalements or our knowledge obtained in the course
of Ihe audit, or olherwlse appears to be materially mlsst8led.lf we identify such material inconsistonoies or apparent
[nate￿al mlsstatemBnts, we are required to déttermlne whether this gives rise to a materlal mlsstatement in the
financial statements themsa￿&s. If, bas8d on the work we hav8 performod, we conclude that there is a material
mlsstatemenl of this other information, w8 arè required to report that fact.
We have nothlng to report in this regard.

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
atters on which we are required to report by exceptlon
W6 hav8 nothlng to report in r8spect of th8 folk>wng mallers retalion lo whi¢h th9 Charities {Accounts and Reports)
Règulallons 2008 requlre us to report to you if, in our opinion..
the information givèn in th8 financial st8t8m8nts is inconsist8nt in any matarial respect wilh Ihe Auditor report,.
or
sufficient accounting records have not beèn kept.. or
Ihe finanelal statements are not In agreement with the 8c¢ounling records,. or
we liave not ¥ocoived all tha information and explanalions we require for our audit.
Responslbllltles of trustees
As èxplained more ftjlly in th6 statem8nt of Auditor r8swnsibililie8. the trustees, who ar8 also the dIreCt￿S of the
charity forthe purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial slalemenls and for being
satisfied that they give 2 true and fair wew, and for such internal control as the trustees delermlne Is necessary to
ènable the preparation of financial statements that are free from malerial misstat8ment. whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial slalements. the trustees are responsible for ass85sing the charity's a￿litY to continue as a
going concem, disclosing. as applieable, matters related to going eoncÈm And llglng tli& galng rnnr.prn basis of
accounting unless the tTuslees either intend lo Ilquidale the charitable company or lo cease operations, or have no
rgalistic alterllative but lo do so.
Auditorfs responslbllltlos for th• audlt of tha flnanclal statèménts
We have been appointod as auditor under 8eclioN 144 01 the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance wth the
Act and relevant regulations mado or havlng offecl ther8unofer.
OUT objcclives arc lo obtain roasonablo assLFrance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement. whellier dug lo IrÉiud or errur, <iiid to Ibsue an auditoPb report that in¢ludes our oplnlon.
Reasonable assuyance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordanc8 with
ISAS {UKI will always deteel a materlal mlsst8tement when it exists. Misstatements can arisc from fraud Iv orror and
are considered material If, Indlvldually or In the 8ggreg8te, they could reasonably be expeoled to influence Ihe
economi¢ d8¢lsions of usèrs taken on the basis ol these financial statements.
A further éescriplion of our responsibililies is available on the Flnancial Reportlng Councll's website al..
hllps'.II￿w.frC.org.￿kIaudltorsreSpOnSlbI1tti6s. This description forn￿ part of our audltovs rèwrt.
Ll89 of our report
Thls report15 mddE solely to the chaiily's trustees, as a body. in a¢WTdance with part 4 of the Charilles IAccounls
and Reports) Regulallons 2008. Our audit WOTlt has been undertaken so that w& might stale lo the charity's trustees
thos8 matters we aTO roquircd lo slatc lo Ihcm in an auditors. report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept orassume responsibilily to anyone other than Ihe charily and the charity's trustees
as a body, for our audit work, for this report. or for the oplnions we have formèd.
Candice Beynon FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for aE)d on bèhalf of Halnès Watt8
Chartered Accountants
statutory Auditor
Bridge House
Ashl8y Road
Hale
Allrincham
WA14 2UT
ltsliiliiyLI
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Group
Group
Charlty
Charity
2021
2020
2021
2020
Notes
Income from:
Donations and18gaixes
Chaiilable a¢tiV411es
Investments
Other income
274,331
2,237.533
6,204
4,375
191,731
1,892,982
12,186
25,267
3,928,717 3,394,186
g,077
15,658
7,714
36,756
Total income
3,945,508 3,446,600
2.522.443
2,122,166
Ex
endilure on:
Charitable activilios
3,881,739
3,771,411
2,329,316
2,330,43g
N&t income for the yearl
Nèt Incomlng rosour¢as
63,769 {324.811}
193,127
{208,2731
Olhey recognlsed yaln$ and lossès
Actuarial gainl{108sI on d8fin6d benelit pension schemes
695.000 11,4g7,0001
695,000 {1,497,0001
Net movement in funds
758.769 11,821.8111
888,127 {1,705,2731
Fund balances at 1 August 2020
1,765,838 3.587,649 2.267.458
3.972,731
Fund balances at 31 July 2021
2.524,607 1,765,838
3,155,585
2.267,458
Tha statement of Ilnanaal activities inoludes all gains and losses r¢¢ognlsed in the year.
AJI income and expendlture derive from conlinuing aC￿VIties.
Th8 StatèM￿t of fin8nci812ctivities aLso complies with the requirements for an in¢ome and expenditure account under
the Companles Act 2006.

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
ASA T31 JULY2021
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charity
2021
Charlty
2020
Notes
Flxed assets
Goodwill
Inlangiblo assets
Tanglble assets
Investments
13
13a
14
15
365,000
72,810
63,144
490,000
78,003
85,563
72,810
54.426
1,377,962
78,003
75.010
1,377,962
500,954
653,566
1,505.198
1,530,975
Current assets
Debtors
Cash 91 bank and in hand
17
1,046,102
851,569
3.836.276 3,352,873
755,231
3.542,394
613,103
2.939,759
4.882,378 4,204,442
4.297.625
3,552,862
Credllors: amounts falling due within one
year
18
(666.7261 1667,1701
I4￿,238)
1391,3791
Nel current assets
4,215,052 3,537,272
3,842,387
3,161,483
Nèt assets excluding pension liability
4,716,606 4,190,838
5.347.585
4,692,458
Provlsions for Ilabllltles
19
12,192,000) 12,425,000) 12,192,000> 12,425,000)
Net assets
2,524,607
1,765,838
3,155,585
2,267,458
tncome funds
Unrestricted funds- designated
Unr8Stricted funds- gort8Fal
Unrestrioted funds- pension
21
599,476
656,738
5gg,476
656,738
4.117,131
3.534,100
4,748,109
4,035,720
12,192,QOOI 12,425,000) 12,192,000) 12.425,0(KI}
2.524,607
1,785.838
3,155,585
2,267,458
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
ASA T31 JULY2021
The eornpany is èntitled to the exemption from the audll requlrement conlaingd in section 477 of the Compani88 Act 2006,
for the year ended 31 July 2021, although an audlt has been carrted out under se¢lion 144 of the Cha¥rfies Aol 2011. No
member of tho company has deposited a notice, pursuant to Section 476, requiring an audit of these linancial stalemenls
under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The Irusl888 acknowledge their respi)nsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records vthich comply with
seclion 386 of the Act and for preparing fi'nanclal statèmÈnts whlch give a true and fair wew of the state of affairs of the
company a5 al the end of the finan¢i31 yaar and of ils incoming resourcèg and application of r8sourc6s. including its
in¢omo and cxpendlttsre, for the linaneial year in accordance with the requirements of sg¢lions 394 and 395 and which
othgW4ise ¢omply with th8 r8qulrements of th6 Companies Act 2006 relating lo fi'nancial sta18m8nts, so far as applicable
to the company.
These financial slalements have been prepared in accordanco wllh the provisions applicable to companies subject to the
small companles regime.
The financlal slatemenls were approved by the Trustees on 16 Novembér 2021
D N Pulleln
Chalr of Twstees
Comp8ny Reglstration No. 06774578
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
2021
2020
Notes
Cash flows from operallng actlvltle8
Cash generated from operations
493.706
460,022
Investing activitles
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
sale olfixed a88els
Interest received
120,8271
1,447
9,077
{105.4151
15.658
Net cash usgd In Investlng activiiles
110.3031
{89.7571
Nat cash uséd In flnanclng actlvltles
Nel increasel(deereasel in cash and cash
equivalents
483,403
370,265
Cash and cash equlvalenis at beglnnlng of year
3,352,873
2,982,608
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
3,836,276
3,352.873
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accounting pollelès
Charlty Infomiation
Crescent Purchasing Ltmi16d is 8 private company limited by guarantee incorpordled in England and Wales.
The registered office Is Procur&mtsnt House, Lesltsy Hough Way. Salford, M6 8AJ.
The Crescent Group Consists of Crescanl Purchasing Limited, Tenet Educatlon S8DAcos Limit6d and TÉn$l
Procuiernent Services Limited.
1.1 Accountlng conventlon
Thg ¢ha17ty wnstltutes a publlc b8neftt entity as d81ined by FRS f02. The financial stat8m8nts have been
prepared in accordance with Accounting and R8POrting by Ch8rtlies'. Statement of Recommended Practic
applicable to ¢hariti?8 pr@paring thgir arcounts accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
8pplSeable In the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, Ihfj Financial Reporting Standard
applieablè In thè Unlt6d Kit)gdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021, the Chari11gs AGI 2011 and Ihg
Companies Act 21J06 and UK Génèrally Aceèpt8d Accounting PrACtice.
The flnancial stat&mants arp. pr&pargd in 8tgrllng, whlch Is thé functlonal currency of the charfty. Monetary
amounts In these flnancl81 stat6mentS Bre rounded to the nearest £.
The financial stat8ments have been prepared under the historical cD81 ￿nVention. The principal aw)unlillg
Iicio8 adoptAd s8t out b610w.
The chadly Is a qu8llfylng enlity forthe purposes of FRS1D2 and tho Charity SORP, belng a Member of a gr￿Jp
where the parènt of that group pr￿areS publicfy available consolidated financial slat8rnents which are intended
lo gi￿. a tru8 and fair view {of th6 assets, liBbililies. finRncial position and profil or loss} and that m9mber 18
included in the consolidallon. The charity has therefore taken the advaniage of exemptions from the followng
disclosure requirements for paronl company infortnation presented wllhln the consolidaled ffinancial
slalèments..
S8ction 7 °Sta18m8nt of Cash Flows"
dlsclosures
Sèctlon 33"Related Party Disclosures". Compensallon for key manaoement personnel.
Presentation of a statomenl of cash flgw and related notes
1.2 Golng concern
At the time of approving the financlal ststements. the trustees have a reasonablg exp8¢tation that th8 chatity
has adequate resources to continue in operational existen￿ for the foreseeable future. Thus the Irusl8es
continue lo adopt the going concem basis of 8¢counting in pieparing the financial stalements.
1.3 Charltabl8 funds
Unrestiicted funds are available for use at the discretlon of the trust66s in furtherance of their charitable
objectives unless the funds have boen designated for other purposes.
Resirfcted lunds are subject ILb specific condFbons by donors as to how they may ￿ used. The purposes and
ses of the restrided funds are set out in (he notes lo the financial stattsments.
Endowmentfunds are subject to specific conditions by don(Ks Ihallhe capit81 must be malntalt)ed by the charity.
1.4 Incoming resources
Income is r8009nised when tho charity is I￿alty entitled to it after any perfomiance conditions have been met,
Ihe amounts can be measured reliabty, and It is probable that income will be received.
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accountlng pollcies
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donabons are recognised once Ihe ¢harlEy has been notilled
of the donation, unless performance conditions require delerrdl of Ihe (?mount. Income lax recoverable In
relation lo donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant Is recognis8d at the tlme ol the donation,
Legacies are reccyJnised on receipt or othenmse il the charÉty has béen notifièd of an impènding dlstributli)n,
the a￿￿Unt is known, Ènd receipt is expected. Ef the amotjnt is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent
asset.
Interest on funds hold on deposit is InGluded when receivable and the amount can be t¥teasured reliabty by the
charity, this is nomially upon nolilicalion of tho interest paid or payable by the bank.
1.5 Re$ourcès axpènd•d
Expenditure is induded vAthin the Statement of Financial Aclivilies on an accrua18 basis. Irrecoverable VAT
has ￿en charged as a cost against the activity in which the expendilure was incurred. All expenditure is solely
for the purpose ol achieving the charities objectives and has bBen dlsdosed wilhin Ihose cost categorles.
Governance costs are recognised when, and lo the exlenl Ihal, the chartly ¢an Idenllfy aetivittes In whi¢h are
associated with the general running of the charity, as opposed lo being directly assoGiated with its charitable
aetivilies,
Support costs are rèctsgnisèd whèn th6 charily can identify centralised seNces that beneflt all areas of the
charIl￿S operations.
1.8 Intanglble flxed assets- goothwlll
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of aequlslllon of unlncorporated businesses over the fair value of
not assols acquired. It Is Inltlally r￿gnised as an asset at eost and is subsequently rneasured at cost less
accumulateé amort*sation and accurllulat8d Impairm8nt Ioss8s. Goodwill shall be considered to have a finite
useful lrfe, and shall be amortised on a systgmalic basis over ils Ilfo.
1.7 Intsngible fixed a$$¢t$ other than goodwlll
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business ar& reGoJnised al cost and aye subsequently tneasured
81 Cost less acwmulated amortisation and accumulated Impalrment losses.
Inlanqible assets acquir8d on busill8ss comblnatlons arè rtrcognlsed separatelyfrom goodwill atthe acquisition
date whpr&. it 18 prahabl8 that the exp8ct8d future économlc benefits that are attributable lo the asset will flow
to th8 antity and the cost or value of the asset can be measured rellably.
Amortisalion Is recognised so as lo write off the cost or valualic>n of a55ets less Ihelr residual values over ihelr
selul lives on the following bases..
Customer wlallonships
Brand
Over 8 years
Over 8 ygars
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accountlng pollcles
1.8 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured al cost and subsequently measured al Gost or valEEation, nel of
deprecialion and any impairment losses.
Depredation is recognlsed so as to wtile off the Cost or valuation of ass8ls19s8 their residual values over their
expected useful lives on Ihe following bases..
Leasehold Improvements
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fillings
Ov8r the life of the leas8
Between 3 and 6 years
Ov&r 5 years
Th8 gain or loss arising on th8 di8ptF881 of an asset is determined as the differen¢p between the sale procèed5
and the caryino value of the asset. and is recounlsed In net Incom61{expendlturel for th6 yaar.
1.9 Impalrment of flxed assets
At each r8￿rtI￿ 8nd dat8, th8 charity r&views th& carrying arnounls of its tangible and intangible assets lo
dol•rmine whpther th?re 18 any indiration that Ih(kqp assets have 8ufferpd an impairment loss. If any such
indication exists. the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine th6 extent of thè
impaimienl loss lif any).
Intangible a88ets with indefinite useful lives arKI intangible as8els not yet available for use are 1gst8d for
impairrnenl annually, and wh8ngvgrther8 is an indication that the asset rnay be impaired.
1.10 Fl¥ed asset Investments
Flxed asset Investments are Inltlally measL4red at cost and subseouenlly measured at C05l le58 any
accumulated impalrtnent losses. The Investments are 8ssess8d for Impalment at each reporllng date and any
lrnpaÉrm8llt108S8s or r8V8rsals of impairment losses are recagnis8d immediately in n8t incom&llgxpendilurel
for the year.
1.11 Cash and ¢•$h equlvalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand. deposits held at call with banks. other short-term liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings in curtent liabililies.
1.12 Fihanclxl Instruments
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section f1 '8asic Financial Instruments. and Section 12
'Other Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to 81101 its finaneAal instruments.
Financial inslrumgnls are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the
conlraclual wovisions Of the instrument.
Flnan¢ial assets and Ilabilllies are offset, wlth th6 net emounts presented thLI flnan¢lal statements, when
there is a legally enforceable right to sel off th9 recognised amounls and there is an intention lo settle on a n8t
ba818 or lo realise the asset and sellle the liability simullan¢ously.
Baslc financl818S5ets
Basic financial assets. which include debtors and cash ar￿ bank balances. are initially measured at transaction
price induding Iransaclion costs and are subsequently carried al amortised cost using the effective int6re8t
mèthod unlass tha 8rrang8mènt ￿nstItUt&S a flnanclng transactiori. wher6 Ihè transaetlon Ss mèasur8d at th8
pr6sent value of the futur8 r8c8lpls dtscount6d at a m8rk6l r8t6 of int8r8St. Finandal ass8ts classified as
receivabl8 within one year are not amothsed.
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accounting policiès
8aslc flnanclal Ilahlllt18S
tjasic financial liabilities, including Creditors end bank laans ar8 initially rècognised 8t transaction price unless
the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt Instrument Is measured at the present
Wdluè of thè future payments discounted al a marf(et rale of interesl. Financial liabilitie5 classified as pa￿ble
within one y8ar are not 8mortised.
Debt Instrumenls are subsequently carried at amortised co81, using thé 8ff8ctlve Interesl rate method.
Tradè crèditors are obligations to pay for goods or ServI￿S that have been acquired in the ordinary course of
operallons from suppliers. AtTruunts payable are cldSSilied as Lurrenl liabilities if payment is due within one y8ar
or less. If not, they are presented as llon-currenl liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction
prlce and subsequentty measured al gmortised cost usÈng th8 8ffedv6 Interest method.
Derècognltlon of financlal liabilities
Financial liabiliti88 are ￿er8￿gnIsed when the charitys contractual obllgallons expire or are discharged or
cancelled.
1.13 Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlem8nl is recogni$8d sn th8 p8ri0d whleh the èmployee's servlces are
received.
Termination bon¢llts ar¢ re¢ognSsed IM￿￿dIatelY as an expense when the charity 18 demonstrably ¢i¥nmitt8d
lo temiinate the employment of an omptoyeo or Its provide lerminatlon beneflls.
1.14 Retlrement bener
Paym8nts lo d￿Ined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an oxp¢nsa as they fall due.
The cost of prowding b8n8fit8 defir¥ed benefil plans 18 deterrnined $8parately lor E8ch plan using the
projected unll credlt method. and Is based on a¢tuarlal advice.
The chanqe ift thè nat dèfined benefit liability arising from employee service during the year is re￿gnised
an employee cost. The cost of plan introdu¢tions. bentsfit ¢hanges, settlements and curtailments are rocognised
as incufred.
The net interest elemenl is determined by multiplying the nel defined ben8fil Ilèbility byfh6 discount rate. taking
into account any changes in Ihe net defined benefit liability diiring thg pgriod as 8 result Of ¢ontribudon and
benefit paym8nls. Thè nat Intèr8St is recognised in ineomellexpenditurel forthe year.
Re-MeaSu￿rnent changes comprise actuarial gains and losses, the effect of Ihe asset celling and Ihè return
on the net defined benefit liability excluding amounts included in netinl&resl. Th8s8 ar8 rècognised immediately
In other recognised gains and tosses In Ihe per1(￿ in which they Dccur and 2r8 riot reclassified to
incomellexpenditurel In subsequent pe¥lods.
The nel defined benefit penslun asset or Ilabillly In the balance sheet comprises the total for each plan of the
present value ol th9 d8lined b8nèflt obllostlon luslng a dlscounl rate based on high qualily corpoiale bonds),
le55 the fair value of plan a￿etS out of which the obligations are to be settled directly. Fair value is based on
Market price information. and in the case of quoted securities is the published bid prf¢e. The value of a net
P8nslon b8neflt asset is limited to the amount that may be recover8d ellh8r through reduced contributions or
agrèed rèfunds from the scheme.

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Aceountlng policles
1.15 Basis of consolldation
In the parent company financial statements, the cost ol a bLJsiness comblnalion is the fair value al the
acquisitior¢ date of the assats gi￿n, oquily Inslruments Issued at)d Ilabilities incurred or assum8d, plus
costs directly attributable to the busin&ss combination. The excess of the cost of a business combinalion
Ovèr the fair value of the identifiable assets. liabilities and contingent liabillties aequlred is recognised as
good￿￿11, The ¢tssl of the eomblnalion Includes the estimated amount of contlnqénl conslderation that is
probable and can be measured reliably. ar￿ is adjusted for changes in contingent ¢on.%idpratian after the
8cqulsition date. Provisional lair values recognis(Ml for business comblnations In the prevlous periods are
8djusled ret105peclively lor findl falr values d&leriMined in the 12 months follo￿n9 the acquisition date.
Investments in subsidiaries, lolnt ventures and associatos are accounted for 81 cost ￿$8 Impairi￿nl.
The consolidalgd financial $lalerngnts ineorpDr2te tliose of Crescent Purchasing Limited and all of its
subsidiaries li& entities Ihal the group controls through lis power (o govem the finanetsal and opgrating
poliaes so as to obtain economic benelilsl. Subsidiarics acquircd during the year are eonsolldated using
the purchase method. Their r8suIts are in¢orywrated from the date that control pass8S.
All financial statements ar8 mad8 UP to 31 July 2021. Where appropriate, adjuslmonts ar¢ rnade to fhe
Ilnancl81 statements of subsidiaries lo br*ng tho accounbng policies used In Ilna wilh those used by other
mèmbèrs of the group.
All inlra-group transactlons, balances and unrealised gains on transactions b8tWoen 9roup companies are
ellminaled ori ¢orig0(idation. Unreallséd losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provide5 ewdence
of an Impaimienl of the as8el tran￿f9rr9d.
Tenet Education Serd¢es Llmlted and Tenal Pro¢urarnent Services hav8 b86n included in the uroup
flnancial statements using the purchase method ofaccounling. Acrordingly, th8 group st8tementof finanaal
activllies and slalom¢nl of cash flows Include the resulis and cash flows of T8nel Education Services
Ltmited and Tenet Procurgrnenl Semces Llmltèd.
Critlcal aecountlng estimates and ludgements
In the application of the ¢h8rlty's accounting poliues, the trustees are requlred to make judgements.
estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. The estimates and assoclafed assumptions are based on historical cxporicncc and
ofhèr fxclors that are considered lo be relevant. Actual rosults rnay differ (rom these estimates.
The eslimales and underl)ing 858UtnpUons are ￿vieWed on an ongoing basis. R¢vlsions to a¢eoLJnting
esllmales are rocogniscd in the pcricxl in whlch the eS￿Mate is revised where the rovislon affects only that
period. or Sn the period of lh& revision and fukn%ré payiods where the revision affects both current and fulure
peiiods.
During the current or preceding financial 5talements, no critical judgements or &stimat88 W8rè usad in the
preparation of these financAal slatsmenl8.
Charltable acllvltl85
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlly
2021
Charlty
2020
Marketing premlums
Services r&ndered
othew inwme
2.058.857
1,864,370
5,490
1,775,807
1,599,841
18,538
2,055,067
1,775.807
182,466
117.175
3.928,717
3.394,186
2,237,533
1,892,g82
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y2021
Investments
2021
2020
Interest recelvable
9,077
15.658
All of the GroLJP'S Investment Incorne of £9.07712020'. £15,658) arlses In Crèscanl Pur¢h8slng Llmiled
from money held In fi￿te￿t bearing doposit acwunts.
Other Income
2021
2020
Coron8virLts lob rétèntlon schame
7,714
36.756
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Charltsbl8 activities
Group
2021
Group
2020
CharSty
2021
Charity
2020
Staff costs
Occupancy costs
Telèphonè
Postage and stationery
Insuran
Legal costs
Travel costs
Recruitment and training
Marketing and adv&rtising
Crescent leaming
Procttremenl partner and member shared
Incomtt
2.697.114
69.676
24.856
5,234
38.225
314
11.954
47,912
32,109
4,165
2,324,940
88,783
23,443
5,965
34.1fj5
6,380
72,192
30,787
50,343
20,943
1,253,009
69,676
16,036
3,221
38.225
314
499
37,637
24.165
4,165
1,044,654
68.783
15,976
4,305
24,121
2,120
18.587
16.309
15,837
20,943
10,529
11.581
125,6161
2,971
18,818
43,127
12,275
34.140
23.410
2.486
23.405
36,567
103,351
6.391
125,6161
1,839
16,363
32,253
168,408
4.600
25.574
1,351
12.718
22,263
Consultancy f888
Provision fix bad dabts
Bank charges
Other expenditure
ICT ¢osls
2,992,969
2,770,154
1,581,528
1.466,549
Grant Funding A¢livities {se8 notg 7}
68,133
325,477
68,133
325,477
Share of support ¢osts (see note 81
Shara of gov6manee (￿St$ (see noie 81
797,840
22,797
653,781
21,999
664,552
15,103
522,934
15,479
3,881.739
3,771.411
2,329.316
2,330,439
Analysis by fund
Unrp8lrirtpd funds- g@neral
Unrastricted funds- d8Slgn2t8d
3.813.606
68.133
3,445.933
325,477
2.261,183
68,133
2.004,962
325.477
3.881,739
3.771,411
2,329,316
2,330,439
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Grants payasjle
Reinveslrnent acltvities payable into Ihe education sector Is expendilLEre made frt)m tha charity's designal8d
funds toward agreed PTojects detalled In thè Trustees report and note 21.
This expendiiure falls outsid8 of standard operation81 costs and may lead to deficits in some years. The
operational sulplus that would have begn slated had this Tolnvo$lm¢nl into the sector not happened Is stated.
Group
Group
Charlty
Charlty
2021
2020
2021
2020
Net Income for the year
Expendltura from deslunated funds
63,769
68,133
1324,811}
325,477
193,127
68,133
1208,2731
325,477
Operational surplus
131,902
666
261,260
117,204
Group Support costs
Support Governancè
costs
costs
2021
2020 8•$l$ of allocatlon
Staff costs
D8preciation and
amortisalion
625,849
625.849
497,771 Admtnislralion
Support
171.991
171,991
10,425
5,483
6,889
156,010
12,875 Governancè
3.884 Govemance
5.240 Govérn8nc6
Audll lees
Legal and professional
Accountlng s6rvi¢es
10,425
5,483
6.889
797,840
22,797
820.637
675,780
Analysed between
Charitable activities
797,840
22,797
820,637
675,780
Govemance wsts includes paym8nts to th8 8udllors 01 £10,42512020.' £12,875) for audit fees.
Charity
Support Governance
2021
2020 Basls of alEo¢ation
cost5
costs
Staff costs
Depreciation and
amortisation
625,849
625,849
497.771 Support
Support
38,703
38,703
6,925
4.982
3,196
25,163
7,725 Governancg
3,884 Governance
3.870 Governance
Audlt f8es
Legal and professional
Accounting services
6,925
4,982
3,196
664,552
15,103
679,655
538,413
Analysed between
Charitable activities
664,552
15,103
679.655
538,413
Govemance costs Includes payments to th9 auditors of £6,92512020.. £7,725) for audit lèas.
22

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Net movement In funds
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlty
2021
Charity
2020
Net movement in funds is stated after oharuingl{eredilingl
Fees payable to the companls auditor for the
2udit of the company's financial statements
Depreciatson of owntsd langlbla fixed a$s¢ts
Amortisation of intangible assets
10,425
33,298
138,693
12.875
31,010
127.489
6,925
25,010
13,693
7,725
25,163
2,489
10 TruSt￿S
None of the trustees (or any persons ¢onnecled wllh them), excepl for the Managing Direck)r. received any
remuneration during the year, no Irusts@S W8r8 r8imbursed travelltng expenses In the yeBr12J20'. £1,768).
Please se& note 11 for further disck)sure of remuneration and key management personnel.
11 Employees
Number of employ8èS
The average monthly number ￿TrplaYees during the yearwas..
Group
2021
Numbor
Group
2020
Number
Charity
2021
Number
Charlty
2020
Numbgr
Prolesslonal and admlnlstratlve stsff
66
65
31
33
Employment costs
2021
2020
2021
2020
Wag8s and salaries
Social s8curlty costs
Other p6nsion costs
2,455.395
254.732
612,836
2,166.494
220,395
435,823
1.189,970
122,947
565.941
1,044,729
106,284
391,412
3,322,963
2.822.712
1.878,858
1.542.425
Included wllhln other penslon costs are current senric8 Costs and associ8t8d Int8r8st 8XP8ns8 d8fin8d
benellt penslon plans. Durfng the year, the company recognised currenl service costs and Interest expenses
from deflned b9neflt P9nsion plans of £462,OOQ12020.' £312.0001.
Included within support costs are wages to the value of £625,849 for the Human Resourres, Financg,
Marketing and IT departments through vlrtue of shared service lo all of the charilable a(aiwli&s.
23

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
11 Employeès Icontinuedl
The number of empkyees whose annual remunerauon was £6Q,000 or more
Wore..
Group
2021
Numb•r
Group
2020
Numbèr
Charity
2021
Number
Charity
2020
Number
Directors
Employees
Peter Brewer (Managing Di¥ectorl is the only key management personngl associated with the direct running
of the charity. Peter Brewer was paid total remune¥ation of £111.72212020= £110,958). The Yomuneralion for
Peter Brewer was provided in his capacity of Managing Director of the charilable activities and not in his
capacity of trustee of thg Gharily. Included withln tolal remvneratlon were pension contributions totalling
£8.73912020= £7,824). Peter Br9Wgr relired from his position as mgnaging director on 31 July 2021.
12 Taxation
Thè charity Is exempt from tax on Income and gains falling withln sectlon 505 of th& taxes act 1988 or 8ectlon
252 of the Taxation of Chargg&ble Gairbs Act 1992 lo the extenl that these are applled lo it9 charSlable objects.
13 Group intangible fixed assets
Goadwlll
Customer
rèl#tlollshlps
Brand
Total
Cost
At 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021
1.804,474
69,003
366,523
2.240.000
Amortlsallon and Impalmient
At 1 August 2020
AMOr￿Sa￿0n eharged for the year
1,532,236
70,000
34,504
8,750
183,260
46,250
1,750,000
125,000
Al 31 July 2021
1,602,236
43,254
229.510
1.875,000
Carrylng amount
At 31 July 2021
202,238
25,749
137.013
385,000
At 31 July 2020
272,238
34.4
183,263
49Q,000
24

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
13 Charity Intangible fixed assets
Goodwlll
Cosl
Al 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021
1,250,C¢OO
Amortlsatlon and Impalrment
Al 1 August 2020
1,250.000
Amorbsation ¢hsrged forthe year
Al 31 July 2021
1.2￿.000
Carrylng amount
Al 31 July 2021
At 31 July 2020
13a Group other intangible fixed assets
Customer
Relatlonshlp
Managemont
System
Cloud based
seNer
Total
C¢$1
At l August 20201 ro-s18l¢dl
Addillons
80,492
80.492
8.500
8.500
At 31 July 2021
80,492
8,500
88.992
Amortlsation and ImpaSrm8nt
At 1 August 2020
Amortisalion charged in the year
2,489
13,410
2,489
13,693
283
Al 31 July 2021
15,899
283
16,182
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
64,593
8.217
72,810
Al 31 July 2020
78,(￿3
78,003
25

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
13b Chartty Intanglble flxed assets
Customer
Relationshlp
Management
Systèm
Cloud based
server
Total
Cost
Al l August 2020 ( re -Staledl
AddStlons
80,492
80,492
8,5QK)
8.500
Al 31 July 2021
80,492
8.500
88,992
Amortlsatlon Impalrm$nl
At 1 August 2020
Amortisation charged in the year
2.489
13,410
2,489
13,693
283
At 31 July 2021
15,899
283
16,182
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
64,593
8,217
72,810
At 31 July 2020
78,003
78,003
26

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
14 Group tanuible fixed assets
Leasehold
Improv¢menf¥
Plant and FIKture$ 8nd
equipment
ritlithgs
Total
Cost
Al 1 August 2020
Additions
Less Di8posals
58,757
45,470
12,827
12,127
29,417
133.643
12,327
12.127
At 31 July 2021
58,757
55,670
29,417
143,843
Dapreclatlon and Impalrment
At 1 August 2L120
Depreciation charged in the ygar
Less di8pos818
20,392
9,795
18,410
17,620
{6801
9,279
5,883
48,081
33.298
16801
At 31 Juty 2021
30,187
35,351
15,162
80,699
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
28.570
20.319
14,255
63.144
At 31 July 2020
38,365
27.061
20,137
85.563
27

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y2021
14 Charlty tanglble flxed assets
Lèastrhold
Improvemehts
Plant and Flxturès and
equlprne*t
flttlngB
Total
Cost
At 1 August 2020
Additlons
Less di8po8&Is
58,757
25,822
5,091
11,0771
29,416
113,995
5,091
11,0771
Al 31 July 2021
58.757
29,836
29.416
118,009
Depreciation and impairmènt
At l August 2020
DeFxe¢ialion charged in the yea¥
Le88 Dispos818
20,392
9.795
9,315
9,332
14131
9,279
5,883
38,986
25,010
14131
At 31 July 2021
30.187
18.234
15,162
63.583
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
28,570
11,602
14,254
54,426
Al 31 July 2020
38,365
16.508
20.137
75,010
15 Charity fixed asset investments
other
Investments
Cost or valuation
At l August 2020 & 31 July 2021
1,377,962
Carryrrjg amount
Al 31 July 2021
1,377.g62
Al 31 July 2020
1,377.962
2021
2020
Olh¢r investmants ¢omprls6'.
Investinonts in subsidiaries
1,377,962
1,377,962
28

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
16 Flnanclal Instrument8
Gmup
2021
Group
2020
Charity
2021
Charity
2020
Carrylng amounl of financial assets
Debt inslruments measured al amortised cost
320.592
264,998
54.631
74,83Q
Carylng amount of financlal liabilities
Measured at amorti8ed rost
429,103
324,667
352,664
259,222
q7 Debtors
Amounts falling due wtthln one y&ar.'
Group
202q
Group
2020
Charlly
2021
Charlty
2020
Trad8 d8blors
ArrK>unts owed by subsldlary
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued Income
317,721
262,127
51,743
16
2,871
700,600
65,132
6.827
2,871
538,273
2,871
725.510
2,871
586,571
1,046,102
851,569
755,230
613,103
18 Credllors: amounts falllng due withln ona yéar
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlty
2021
Charlty
2020
othet taxation and soclal seeurity
Trada cradltors
Amounls owed to subsidiary
Other creditors
A<xruals defal￿d Incom8
237,623
73,095
342.503
92,742
102.574
68.010
32
8.088
276.534
132.157
59,632
9,214
346,794
13,552
2fj8,373
5,663
193,927
666,726
667,170
455.238
391,379
19 Provlslon for Ilabllltlès
Gmup
2021
Group
2020
Charity
2021
Charity
2020
Rellremenl ￿nefIt obllgatlons
Note 20
2,192,000
2,425,OOL)
2,192,000
2,425,000
2,192,000
2,425.000
2.192.000
2.425,000
29

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
20 Retlrement benefit schemes
Defined oontrlbutlon schemes
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the
scheme are hekl separately from Ihose ol the charfty In an Independently admin5stered fund.
Tho charge to prolil or loss In respect of defined contrfbuilon schemes was £47,000 {2020.' £73,000}.
Defined benefit schemes
Key assumptions
2021
2020
Discount rate
Expected rate of Increase of penslons in payment
Expgcled rale of salary increases
Inflation 8SSUmPtlon ICPII
1.70
2.50
3.75
2.50
1.40
2.20
3.45
2.20
MortalFly assumptions
The assumed lif8 expectations on ratiremant at agè 65 are..
2021
Years
2020
Years
Retiri￿ today
Males
Females
21.9
24.7
21.8
24.6
Retlrfng In 20 years
Males
Females
22.6
25.8
22.5
25.7
Amounts recognised In the protll and loss account..
2021
2020
Curr¢nt servlce cosl
Net interest on defined benefit liabilltyllassell
oiher costs and Income
530,000
81,000
147,0001
337.000
86.000
133,0001
Total costs
564,000
390,000

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y2021
20 Retlrement benefit schemes {contlnuedl
Amounts taken io oth6r comprshgnstve in¢omtr'.
2021
2020
Aetual return on scheme assets
(626,0001
256,000
Reium on scheme assets excluding Interest Income
Actuartal changes r&laled to obllgstlons
1626.0001
(69,0001
256,000
1.241,LK)O
The amounts included in the balance 8heel arlsing
from the tharily's oblSgalions in respecl of delined
beneflt plan5 are as follow5..
2021
2020
Present value of deflned btrnelll obllgalions
Fair value of plan asssts
6,397,000
I4,205,0(￿)
5,665,WO
(3,240,000)
ISurplu$ydelial in scheme
2.192,000
2.425,000
Movements in thè present value of definad benefit obligalitsns=
2021
2020
Liabilities at 1 August 2020
Current seThice cost
Past service cost
Benefits paid
Contributions from scheme mgmbers
Actuarial gains and losses
Inlorast ¢ost
5,665,000
530,000
3.869.000
337.000
40.000
33,000
59,000
1,241,000
86,000
119.000
71,000
{69,0001
81.OCK)
Al 31 July 2021
6,397,000
5,665,LlOO
Th8 dèfinad benelil obllgalions arfse from plans whlch arè wholly or partly fundèd.
Movements In the fglr value of plan ass8ts:
2021
2020
Falr value of 8S5ets at 1 Augtjst
R&tum on plan assets lexduding AmoLEnts included in net
8en8fits
Contrfbuuons by the emr4oyer
Contributiorhs by scheme members
other
3,240,IKJO
626.QOO
119,000
102.000
71,000
47,000
3,253,000
1256,0001
33,000
78.OQO
59,000
73,Otko
At 31 July 2021
4,205,000
3.240,000
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
20 Retlrèmènt bènefft schemes Icontinuedl
The fair value of plan a55ets at the ieporting pellod end was as follows..
2021
2020
Equity inslnjments
Debt instruments
Propgrty
Cash
Other
3,368,0(Kl
521,0(X)
156,000
97,000
63.000
2,518,000
486,000
139,000
52,000
45,000
4,205,000
3,240,000
21 Dèslgnatèd funds
The incom• fund.8 of the charity includ8 thè followng deslgnaled funds which havé b6èn sel aslde out of
unresirioted funds by the trustees for specific purposes..
Balance at
01 August
2020
Incoming
Resources
Resources
expended
Bal8nc8 al
31 July
2021
E-Learnlng sourses for m&m￿r
Subsldised costs for T8net On Demand
Collaboration lendor exerGi8e
Regional Procur.Ed Conforence8
Swnsorshlp of Studenl EvontslAclivities
Fr88 Raviaw of In-Housè FM Service
Educom
Facilitate Procurgmn8t Advisory Group {PAGI
Fgcilitatp E8tatg. Group
Marketing and Materials
Free Delivery of Tenders
Prol8ct Support- Admln
5.878
14,380
1Q,000
45,Otko
397,980
40,OCkO
4.7C17
5,000
2,708
100.000
io.ooo
21.Q85
3,6
42,7
2,278
71.680
10.000
45.000
409.103
40,000
3.707
5,000
2.708
100,000
11,123
1,000
1100.0001
10,000
{2521
20,833
656,738
10,871
68,133
599.476
32

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
22 Analys1$ of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Designated
2021
2021
Total
2021
Total
2020
Fund balances at 31 July 2021 aro
represented by..
Intangible fixed assets- good￿11
Intangible fixed assets- other
Tanolble assets
Current assets
pro￿S1o#S And p8nsions
365.000
72,810
63,144
3.616,177
I2,192,￿oI
365.000
72.810
63.144
ie3.566
599,476 4,215.653
3,537,272
{2,192,0001 (2,425.000)
490,000
1,925,131
599.476
2,524,607
1,7f&.838
23 Operatlng lease commltments
At the reporting end dale tha charfty had outstanding commitments for futur8 minimurn lease payments under
non-cancellable operating leases, whleh fall du8 as folbws..
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlty
2021
Charity
2020
Within ona year
Bètweén two and flva yèars
In over five years
42,082
36.224
114,838
42,082
72,757
36,224
114,838
114.839
151.062
114,83g
151,062
Related party transactlons
The charity has taken advan12ge of th& exemption availablè In S8cbon 33.1A of FRS 102 whereby il has not
dlsclosed transactions with th8 ultim81e p8rét)t comp8ny or any whcjlly owned subsidiary vnd&rtaklng of the
group.
The Iruslees are employed by inslitutions that are also member8 of CPL and benefit from the usage of its
frameworks. A tiustee in CPL is associated to HOpW￿d Hall College who also access the proeuremènt
placement serwce pn)vided by Tenet.
Grants payable from designated funds are avallable to all institutions that pass Ihg rolgvanl crlleria. This is
Iherefore open to instllutions whleh employ the truslees of the charÈly. No Iruslees are involved in the review
and approval of grant applicatlons. Durfng th8 y8ar L88ds College of Building ulilised the subsidlsed fees for
Tenet on4lemand se1vi￿S l£l,0001 for assistance with a tender.
33

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
25 SubsldlÈrl•s
Consolidatod financial statements for parent charitable cornp8nies are reouSred under the Charity SORP
IFRS1021
Details of the charftys subsidiaries at 31 July 2020 arè as foNows'.
Name of undertaking
Reglsterèd
office
Nature of buslness
Class ol
% Hgld
sharès hèld Dlréct Indlrect
Tenet Educallon Serwces
United Kingdom Pmvlslon of advisory and
Limited
consultancy s8rviees
Tenèt Procurement Semces United Kingdom Provision of advisory and
Llrniled
¢onsullancy seMI￿S.
Ordinary
100.00
Ordinary
100.00
All investments in subsidiaries are held at cost less provision for impaimienl, and are ellmlnated upon
consolidation.
26 Cash generated from operatlons
2021
2020
Surplus for the year
63,769
{324,8111
Adjustm8nts for=
Investment income recognlsed In slatamgnt of flnancial actlvlties
Amortisation and impaliment of intangible assets
Depreei8tion and impairm8nt ol tangible fixed assets
Diffprenc8 betwaén pension d)arge and cash contributions
1g,Q771
138,693
33,298
462,000
115,6581
12￿r,￿O
31,010
312,IKH)
Movements in working Gapilal..
Decreasellln¢rease} in debtors
Increase in creditors
1194.5331
{4441
284,383
48,098
Cash generated from operations
493,706
460,022
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Charity Registrat40n No. 1130461
Company Reglstratlon No. 06774578 (England and Walgsl
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Haines Watts
Chartered Accountants
Bridg& Housè
157 Ashley Road
Hale
Altrlncham
Cheshire
WA14 2UT

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CONTENSE
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Legal and administrative Snlormalion
Truslees, report
Independent auditor's report
10
Consolidated statement of financtal 8Ctivities
Consolidaied balance sheet
12-13
Consolidated statement of cash flows
14
Not85 to the financial statements
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CONSTITUTION
Crescent Purehasing Ltd ICPLI is a company limited by guarantee and a retsIste￿d charlly govemed by its
rnemorandum and articles of association. CPL trades as Crescent Purchasing Consortium ICPCI. Th6 règisterÉd
charity number is 1130461 and the company numbèr 15 06774578.
DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
The directors of the chgritab18 conwany f'the oharity'l are its trustees for the purpos& of ¢harfly18w and throughout
Ihls report are collectively referred lo as the Irus188S.
The Injstees serving durlng the year wero as fdlows.,
Nomlnaled Chair
D N Pulléin, Vice Prinelpal- Finance And Resources, Leeds Co118ge of Building
Trustèès and Directors
J C Bèntlèy, Executive Director of Financ8 and Estst85, Hopwood Hall College
F Benslhem, Finance and Procureinenl officer. Cdlege of W8sI Anglla Ifrom 11111120)
P Brewer, Manager Direotor, CPL Iresigned on 311071211
N Cassidy. Procurement Managor, Cambridge Regional Collage (Chair of Purchasing Advisory Group)
A Comyn, Deputy Chlel Execulive & Chief Financial Oflieér, Nottinuh8m College
J Howard, Director ol Estales, Wakefield Ccjllege
L Jenklns, Deputy Princlp81 Flnance and R&sources, North Kent Co118ga
P Kane, Deputy Head of Estate. 861fasl Metropolitan Colleg8 Ico-opled with voting tights)
R Kllcoyne. Head af Prarur8m8tit, Laèds City College (resigned 311121201
D Lowe. Managing Director. CPL lfrorn 011041211
D N Pulleln, Wica Principal- Finance and Resources, Le8d8 Collgge of Building
Reglstered Office
Procur8mtsnt House. Unit 23-25 Leslie Hough Way. Salford M6 fj￿.
Audltors
Haines Watts. Bridge House, Ashley Road, Ha18, Atrtncham WA14 2UT.
Banker8
Natwest. Leeds Clty Oflice. 8 Park Row, Leeds LS1 5HD.
W8bsit8
www.thec
c.ac.uk
https'.Ilcpl.group

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
The Twstees presenlthairr¢portlogatherwlth th& consolldaled financial slalements forlhe charityand its subsidiaries
forlhe year ended 31 July 2021 which aro also prepa¥ed lo meet th& requirements fora directors, reportfor Companies
House purpos¢s.
The legal and administrative informauon sel OLtt on page 1 forms part of thls report. The financial stat8menls comply
with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Accounting
and Reporting by Charltles-. Statement of Rècomm8nded Practic8 applicable 111 th8 UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
102) l&ffecbv8 1 January 20151.
slon and M16sion
The vislon of the charity Is to be the pmour¢monl S8TvS¢88 partner of cholce for the educalon sector and through its
work, help the sector lo enhance leaching and leaming. Thg mission of th8 charity is lo provide outstanding
procurenEnt services lo membois and clionls.
Report of the TrustÈes
Crescent Purchaslng Llmlt@d ICPLI was 8st3blished in 199g as Crescent Furth8T Education Limited by the Universlly
of Salford to facililatg ttollaboralivo purtrha8ing in the Further F.ducation sector.
CPL was established as a charity in November 20Q9 following 8 buy out from th6 Univèrslty of Salford, to 8nable the
Fufiher Education sector lo operate and devèlop CPL and to promote profegslonal purchasing. CPL wnrk8 lo thi.8 pnd
In coll<iboration with the Department for Education and Higher Educat￿n 8rKI Un1versily Purchasing Consortia. CPL
also works in partriership with TUCO, a specialist consortium for catering supplles and wth Dukefield Procurement
Gioup on joint Iram8work8.
CPL purchased Tenet Educallon senA￿s ITenetl 8nd its wholty owned subsidiaryTen81 Procurement Semces ITPSI
in 2017 and are collectively known as CPL Group.
Thé Board of Trust88s cansists of nnrninalgd ￿.pr￿s￿ntstIVe£ nf member colleges incorporatlng, four Dlrectors of
Financg, the Chair of the Purchasing Adwsory Group {PAGI plus one nominated officer from PAG, two Heads of
Estates and the Managing Director. Board membership movements for the year are listed bèlow..
Appolntments
F Benslhem Flnance and ProBurement C)fficer, Co15ege of West Anglia Ifrorn 11111120}
D Low8, Managing Di¥ectoi, CPL (from 011041211
Reshgn81ions
P Brewer, Manager Director, CPL (resigned on 311071211
R Kilcoyne, Head of Procurement, Leeds Clty College Ir6sluned 311121201
The board m8fj15 three tlmes a year lo determine wAicy and to Monitor progress. Day to day administration of CPL is
delggaled to the Managing Director and his staff. The Group168dership team is mada up of s8V8n s8nior tnanag8r8,
four frorn CPL and three Irom Tenet plus the Managlng Director.
On 31 Juty 2021 CPL had 8,181 members. an increase in the year of 865. 170 rnembers have conlirmed their status
as "own8r m8mbgrs" of the charitablo cornpany. limiled by guarantee. Membershlp consists primarily of English
colleges, schools. academies and academy Imst5 and there are also in5titutiDnS from Scotland, Northern Iretand and
Wales.

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Charit8bl• ¢blèctlves
The charity's objects aro lo promote the efficiency and effectlveness of eharltth and the effectsve use of charitable
resoLJrces for the beneflt of the public by..
1. Providin
mote
services for furth6r education hi
her education Schools and other edu¢alional insll
ractic8 and énhanee and Im
ove their
rocurement act[￿lIeS
lion
t*)dles to
The CPL frameworks continue to provide exceNenl Value fow Montsy for all members supported by a free helpdesk
facility and p8rsonal technleal support from the field based Reglonal Procurement Advisor teatm.
This is supported by outstanding pro¢uremonl placement serthce Iwhich in the year recthed £8.3M of savbngs ov8r
contract te¥ms for 37 customers) and onrflemand tendering seFvices provided by Tenot.
The Trustèes are commllled lo ensurtng Ihat ay)y excess surplusés are rèlnv8Stèd Into the 6dueAtion sector. Sin
2019 £1 Million has been identlfled a5 Deslgnated funds for the purpoqe of r8lnveslm8nl. £343.262 had been
expended prior lo the financial yoar with a further £68,133 sp6nt during 20121.
Re-Inveslm8nl into the edueation sector takes the form of several projects with tho gr8nl fundlng to sw)nsor student
eventslactivilios gonoTrting partiixjlar Inteiest w(thin the sector. The first round ol grant funding during 2019120 saw
£259k awarded lo 33 inslitulions. Th8 n8tion£l lockdowns during the past 18 months have meant that no fvrthei
fundlng was possible (hough, with the easing of rèstrlclions. A second funding 'window' was oponod ill May 2021.
The result of the Se￿nd rc>und was £301 k awarded to 71 inslilulions which will be Pdyiibte In Ihe lirsl quartgr of tha
new flnanclal y88r.
The ¢ylterS8 for grant funding is dellberalely wide In seope thc>uoh the malorlty of appli¢alions this year fell into thr8è
m8ln Ihèm6S'.
ICT H8rdware for disadvantag8d18arners.
Sludenl wellbeing programmes.
Innovalivo leaTning teohnology. namely around vlrtual reality.
The Trustees and CPL Gyoup staff are proud of the contributK)n they can make to these causes.
The Trusl¢es each work In educalional institutions which are rnembers of CPL and fherefore beneflt Irom ils servI￿s.
Their institutions aw therefore ellqibla for orant funding. It is stated in the relatod party transactions that no trustees
slt on the evaluation panel whirli r8Vi8ws and 8pproves funding applications and any grant funding paid will bè
id8nt1fi6d and listed in the financial slatem8nls.
Antsihèr popular prola¢t is tho subsidised lees for Ten81 on-domand servlces. Thls Is aimed al those institutions that
may not normally access such a 89rvice. To date 57 InslilutSons have taken 8dvantao8 of Ihls servlce.
Advanci
ublished
education and research in
rOcur8m￿t
rovldsd that all the useful resulis ol such res
r¢
Crescent Learning Is tha banner undar whleh the charity fulfils ils charitable objedves In relation lo education and
research aclSvllles.
The charity continues lo fu￿1 its commltm6nt to advancing education Ihrou9h the funding of free PrL￿ureMOnt courses
with 3 party prowders for rnemb8r st8ff. During the year 38 courses were funded covering subjects such as Writing
a lender specification, Ethical procurement and supply. and Developing and managing contracts.
293 memb8rs have tsk8n orara in the process ot compleling a free e-leaming course comprfsing 5 modules, produced
inhouse and covering the basics of pro¢uremenl wllhln an edu(xlional inslilulion. ThÈs course is CPD accredited and
has received excellent reviews frorn participants.

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Furth9r e4earning courses are ir> planning and will be IBunched in due course. Each course Is almed at 8dvancing
the education of the learner.
CPL Group conllnue lo EXQ￿de lull admlnistratlve and lèchnital support lo regional aY)d nallonal Procurement Advisory
Groups IPAGI and a￿ maklng 51gnificant progress in sotting up and supporting similar groups specifically for Heads
of Estates within educationa5 institutions.
Th6sè groups provide an excellent forurn for rnembers to advance thèir educalion through the transfer of knowledg
with peers from other educational establishments and provlde feedback on new fiameworks and procurement
developments whilst enabllng productlvo fèedback orh curr8nl servic&s.
CPL Group havo ￿ntInUed lo develop the FELP (Further Education Library of Procurement) which is a Ire8 to a￿8s8
online learning resource portal for all members. The research undertaken by CPL Group is published via th8 library
in 8 variety ofdifferonl templates and adviGelguidance documents. To eomplimentthe library, 811 of th& CPL framework
agroements have a comprehensivo user-guide wth embedded templates 8nd guid8rkc$ do¢um8nls to help the
member utilise a framework wilh ease.
Flnanclal and businèss rèvièw
Group income for the year ended 31 July 2021 was £3,945.508 12020- £3,446,600). Ttie year-end Surplus beftme
pension costs was £63,76912020.' £324,811 lossl.
In respeet of thé yo8r and8d 31 July 2021 a gift aid payment of £267,015 {2020-. £181),0001 was rècelved from Tenat
Education Sorwces ar￿ £7,316 {2020.' £11.73tl from Tenet Procurement Services.
The charlty particlpates the West Yorksh1￿ Pension Fund (WYPFI wllh Tenet staff participatsng in the NEST
penslon scheme.
Th8 WYPF p8nsion scheme lia￿lity is ￿2.192,￿0{202o.. £2.425,0001 <1 reducbtjn of £233k. The m051 Tecenl fortnal
aduarial valuabnn nf the scheme was undertaken In 2019. The Truslees have commllted additional year on year
nployer contributions over the next 5 years.
Income from marketlng premlums from framework usage has increased by £283k during the year despite conunual
restrictions and a further llalional lockdowll. Frameworks which did not perform well due to lack of student numbers
in schools and wlleges were compgnsaled by frdmeworks such as ICT Haidware and p6riph6rals brought aboul by
an increase in home-schooling.

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17 frameworks are currently signposted by the Departmenl for Education {DfE}.
Tenet incomo from procurement placements illcreased by £158k during the year while the on-demand tenderfng
seNtce increased its incom8 by £107k.
CPL Group has managed to maintain, if not improve upon a high level of service across all buslness areas during a
challenglng 18 months. Durlng the year the Group moved lo a permanent agile working policy whiGh allows staff lo
ch￿Se thelr placé of work within any customer contractual bOu￿darIeS. This has had a positiv8 effect on both
pmduotivity and staff wellbeing. The company head offico in Salford remains partially occupled andls predomlnately
used as a hub for collaborative working wlh teams a￿osS the Group.
CPL Group Wds vory pleased to a¢hleve Great Place to WLxf(" accreditalion and 'Top 100 Great P￿ce lo Work for
Women in May 2021 and have been advised 10 seek similar accredllation in relalion lo wellbeing.
The year ended wilh the ratiremenl of P91er Br￿er on 31 July 2021. Petèr had baèn ths Managlng Director of CPL
ince Its conceptlon. Peter has b66n replac&d by Darren Lowe, prewously the Managlng Dir8Ctorof Tèn6t. wl)o wvers
both posilions. Thi5 is madc possible by Ihe strengthening of the senior managemelll team wlhin Tenet.
Coronavirus
The national lockdown of 2019120 had 8 direct impact on income with a reduction in framework usage and the Tonel
0￿demand tendpring sp.rvice. Th8 Group h8s sufficlent reserves and cash lo withstand events such as those though
a more eaulious business plan was put in placo f(Y 2020121. This pioved prudeii( wilh further lockdowns and
restrietions throughout the year.
ThTesholds have been pul In place to ensure that should forecasted Income levels drop again. appropriate responses
are triggered to ensure buslnsss conlinuily.
The reserves policy is reviewEd annually as part of the ￿dget S8tttng process. Th6 pollcy1s based on retalnlng
enough reserves lo cover slx months operational a¢,tivily in addition to pen8ion 118blllty, eommlltèd projects and
desigfialod rosotV8s. Excess reserves ara reinvested into the education sector in fullllment of charitable objectlves.
The Trustees h8ve (Secided that in the evw mors likoly event that a slmllar global pandemic could happen, then more
reserves would be needed lo ensure that the Group can continue lo provide ils serth¢es whllsl mainlalnlng as many
jobs as WSSIb￿ to ènable a basè for the subsequent recovery.
The tM)licy has therefore been amonded lo move toward havlng 12~months of operational cover from 2022123
onwards. This will be brought in gradually with oover being Set at nlne-months for 2021D.J..
Lookln
ahead
CPL Group intends to continue its gTOWth overthè comSng years. A new vision and 5-year stralegy will be deVelo￿d
during the year that detiirl how Ihe business will achieve I￿ aim of being th8 procurement setvicès partner of
choice foT the education sectoi.
Within Ihe strategy wll b& a new Social Value stralggy d9tailing how the Group wlll achieve financial, economic,
enMronm8ft1al, and S￿[al and human sustainability. This will includ8 an aim lo achieve ISO 14001 accredttation wthin
3 years and go beyond net ￿rboTh emisslons (carbon offsetting).
Further and sustained investment in staff wellbeing is a priority, with the majority of Ihe worklOr￿ working remotely.

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Post balaneè sh•èt evants
Thore have been no events slnce the year-end that have had a slgnilicanl effect on the Charitys financial posilion.
Equallty dlverslty and Incluslon
Thè Charfty has, and contlnually tsappralses, a full and comprèh6nslv6 pollcy of dlverslty Incluslon and equal
opportunltias.
Health and safety
The Trusttr¢s are aware tsf thelr r&sponslbllilles on all matters ralalinu lo health and safety. The ¢h8rfty has w¢pa￿d
detailed health and safoty policies and proiqdes staff training and oducalion on health and safely matters. Further
details are providod in this report undor Risk Managornonl and Compliance checks.
Internal controls assurance
Thè Trust8es are responsible for ensurinq that its business is conducted In accordance wlth the law and proper
stsndard8, Ihal tho C.h2rity'8 A88et8 and Mnn?y are safeguarded and propArfy accnitntpd for, and that they ar? being
US￿ economically. efficiently and effectively.
A wde range of intemal control mèchanisms are in place and belng operated to help the compsny meet its strategic
objectives, lo opfj¥ale wlhin th8 law, lo m8ke 9ff￿live use of the Charity's rroney ar￿ to Feport aclivi11gs 8ccifr8lely.
The59 bring togglher information from all significant parts of the busines5 and provide assurance lo the Trustees that
an effeclivo Systom of intornal controls 18 in place. The most 8ignllicanl Sou￿eS are Ihrough..
The external auditors.
Flnanclal and non-flnancial performance mon¥toring and tnanagement.
Appropri8te comtnunicotions structure8.
Eff8clivg slrateqies, policies and procedures= and
External stakeholders, including the Charity Comnwssiorj ané a¢creditaliov¥ ￿les.
The main forms of Bssurance are..
erational controls
Effective recruitment and selection processes are in place lo ensure suitable people are employed (including
the complelion ol Disclogure and Barring Servlce LhgLkb for slaff worf(ing in educallov)al Inslilullo¥)sl with
senlor managers responsible for ensurlng that standards of conduct and behavlour a￿ maintalned to the
hlghest lev61s.
Annual appraisals Ibas8d aroLJnd the Charity's visÈon and values) and hatf yaar Interlm ravi8WS, Wlth r￿￿lar
learn and one lo one meetings und8rtaken to maintain high standards of perforrnance, and HR p*o¢esses
ar8 in Pla￿ to address any gaps or failings.
Formal polieAes and procedures are in place for both lin2ncial and operational actiwties. These indude (but
are not exeluslve tol FlnancSal R&gulatlons, IT and Communleatlons Aceess Poli¢y, Group Conduct, Dal8
Piole¢lion Policy, Health and Safely Policy and Troasury Man8gom¢nl Policy.
Appropriate separations of duties are in place across key opgralional fun¢tions &.g. purchase ordor pro¢e$s
lo mitigate risks around fraud.
Role based acces5 controls are Én place to ensure thal staff only have acce55 to Sy51em5 and data that 15
pertinent to their requlrementS.
Flnandal foreeasts and budgèts 8r8 In plac8 whlch allow thè lÈadèrshlp team to monltor spénd t8rms ol
achi8ving bU(￿etS in the short, medium and long term.

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Risk ma
com
llan￿ checks
Significant work has been undertaken durfng 2020121 to update and improvd th¢ CPL Group rtsk reglster. Rlsks are
eollaled under four main hoadings..
Financial, assets, prernises, H&S and charitsble status.
Suppliers, pariners, competition, frameworks and all Group procu￿Ment services.
Group op8ratlonal. legal and regulatory matters.
Mernbership, eustomèrs, reputational issues and the marketplac8.
The risk r8glst6r Is reported lo every Board moeling, supplemented by detalled rewews Ihroughout the yèar by th
Group Le8d8rshlp T6am. The risk appetlle is reviewed during thls proeass.
A r8nge of surveys are undortakgn of custorner satisfaction and employee satisfaction. in¢luding detsiled analysis of
the vesulls thqlh actlons lakon lo addrcss areas of coneÈrn.
There is appropiiate Independent ovarsight of cornplianc@ withlt) speclflc areas of the business such as Health &
Safely and Data Prolo¢lion.
CPL Group recently maintained Its oreen light rating in ils annual Health & Safely inspectlon wilh particular
Ilonlion brotjght to ils pro¢e889% in relation to Covid-19. A Health and Safely Exo¢utive IHSEI spot check
in MarGh 2021 on tha ¢omp8ny's covid-19 control m08sures In speclflc relation "lo Tenet staff ach18V8d
recognition for going"8bove and beyon(r.
CPI. Group w?rp aw2rd8d'Crèat Place to Work. ac￿ed11a¢10n and"Top 100 Great Place to Workforwomen
n May 2021 and have been advised lo seek slmllar accredilatson in relation to wèllbÈing.
CPL Group achieved Cyber Essentials Plus accredltation in July 2021.
Internal controls assurartC8 coneluslon
The Trust68S e8n take assurance that the CPL Group Is reacting appropriately lo tho ¢hallenges It is facing and has
acted proactively to idEntify, Investigate and communlcate Issues and managemgnl a¢bons in an ac¢essSble.
transparent manner.
The Trubtees can confirrn that th8 CPL Group has suitable internal controls for maintalning adequate accounting
olds, for 5aleguarding (he of the charity, and for ta￿ng roasonablo steps to prevent and delect fraud and
olhcr iTregularllles. They also confimi that no we8knesses liave been ideniified frorn IhÈ extem81 audit wh￿h would
have resulted in material mlsstatement or loss and which would have requlred disclosure in the finan¢ial statemènts.
Annual general meeting
The annual ganer￿ rne6tlt￿ wlll be held on 16 November 2021. The event will be onlina Mi(wsoft Teams.
External audltor
Haines Watt8 wore reappointed at Ihe 2020 AGM for a three-year period.

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st8t8ment of tho re8ponslbilities of the Board of Trustees In relatlon to the Flnanclal Statements
Company IAW requ1￿5 th6 Trustees lo prepare financial st8tetnents for each fin8nCi81 year which give a Irue ar￿ falr
view of th6 Statè of affalrs of thè eharlty at th8 ènd of th8 financial year and of its surplus or deficit for the linandal
year. Th6 trust88s are Tequlr8d to:
Seloct sullable accounting poliues and then apply them consistendy.
Observe the methods and princAples in the Charities Statement of Recomm&nded Practicè {SORPI.
Make judgements and estimates that ¥r¢ reasonable and pwdenl.
Slate whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject lo any material departures
disclosed and oxplainod in the finarKial statements,. and
Prepare the financial stalements on tlie yuing Loncem basls unless it is Inappropriate to presum¢ that th8
charity will cont¢nue in business.
The Trustees are responsiblè for kaèping propèr accounting iecords that disdose, wth reasonable a￿￿￿9¢y al any
time, the linèncial positson of tha charity and to 8nable Ih8m 10 8nsurp that thg financial statements comply with the
Cotnwdnies Act 2006. They are also r8sponsible for safeguarding the assets ol the charity and the group and henca
taking reasonable steps for th& prevention and detection of fraud and other irregLJfarities.
The Trustees are responsible for th9 main19nancg and integrity of the corporate flnancial Information included on
the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United lfjngdom goveming the preparation and dissemination of
th8 fin8ncÉal slatem8nts rnay differ from legislation in olherjurlsdlcuons.
In so far as each Trustee is eware=
Ther6 Is no relèv8nt audll Infomiation of which the Charity's auditors are unaware,. and
Tha Board of Truste8s have taken all 8tep.% that it nught ta havp taken to makè itself aware of any audil
information and to establish thal the auditors are aware of that information.
This report of the Twstees was approved by the Board on 16 November 2021 and slgned on Its behalf by..
D N PLEII
in,
Chair of Trustees

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Oplnlon
Wè have audited the financial statements of Crescent Purchasing Limited (the 'cha￿ty.} for Ihe year ended 31 July
2021 whleh comprise the statement ol financial a￿VIll¢s, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the
notes lo the financial statements-. Including signllkant accounting policies. The financtal reporting frsmawork that has
been applied in their proparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102
"The Financial Reporting Standard atplicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" (United Kingdom GenerallyAccepted
ACc￿nting Pract1￿).
In our opinlon, the financial statements..
give a true and lair view ol the state of the charitable company's affalrs as al 31 July 2021 and of its incomlng
resources and appllcatlon of resources, for the year then ended.,
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Ggnar8lly A¢¢epled A¢crAJntlng Pradce. and
havé been prepared in accordan￿ with th8 rsquiysments of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinlon
We conducÉed our audit in av￿rdanc8 Wlth InlematlOll21 Stand8rds on ALJditing IUIQ {ISAs (UK)) and applicable law.
Our responslbilltles under those standards are further dèscrlbÉd in thè Auditovs responsibilities for the audlt of the
rinancial statements saetion of our re￿rt. We are independent of Ihs charity in aooordance with the ethical
requirements that ar8 r￿&Vant to our audit of thefinancial statements in Ih@ UK, Including the FRC'S Ethlcal sta￿da￿d,
and we hav? fuifillpd our ather ethical responsibilities in accordance wilh Ihoso rcquircmcnts. We believe that the
audil ewdence we have obtained Is SLthcienl and approprtdte lo provide a basis for our opinion.
Concluslons relatlng to going ¢on¢ern
In 8udlllng the financial giatements, we have conduded that the auditor use ol th6 golng concern basis of accounting
In tho wep8r8tlon of the financlal statements is apwopriale.
Based on the wty* hav8 parfom6d, we have not identified any material uncortainlies relatlng to 8vents or
Conditions that, individually or ￿lleCtively, may cast significant duubt Lin the charitls abilily lo continue as 8 going
concèrn for a pericxl of at least Iwelve Months trom when Ihe financlal statements are authorised for issue.
However. becaus8 1101811 futuré 8vènts or conditK)ns can be predicted, th18 8talemenl is not a guarantee as lo the
company's ability to continue as a golng CO￿ern. The COVID-19 viral pandemic is one of the most signrfcant
economic ev&nts for the UK with unpr8C8dènt6d1ovo1s of uncertainty of outcomes. It is Iherofore difficult lo evaluate
11 of th6 Potential ImplicatiorE on the CoMpan￿S tradts, customers, supplier and wider economy.
Our responsibilities and the responslb]IIUas of the Irustees with respect lo golng concem are dos¢rfbed in the relevant
sections of this report.
Other infomiation
The other informalion comprl8eS the Information included in the annLial report olher than the financial slalem&nls and
our audllovs report thereon. The trustees are rasponsibl8 for thé othér Infomialion contained wqlhin the annual report.
Our opillion on the firbanclal 5tatemgiilb does not Cover the oth8r Information and we do not express any form of .
assurance cOr￿l￿S1o￿ Èhereon. Our responsibility is to rpad th8 Other information and, in dolng so. Consider whether
the olhor information is materially inconslstenl wlth the financial stalements or our knowledge obtained in the course
of Ihe audit, or olherwlse appears to be materially mlsst8led.lf we identify such material inconsistonoies or apparent
[nate￿al mlsstatemBnts, we are required to déttermlne whether this gives rise to a materlal mlsstatement in the
financial statements themsa￿&s. If, bas8d on the work we hav8 performod, we conclude that there is a material
mlsstatemenl of this other information, w8 arè required to report that fact.
We have nothlng to report in this regard.

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
atters on which we are required to report by exceptlon
W6 hav8 nothlng to report in r8spect of th8 folk>wng mallers retalion lo whi¢h th9 Charities {Accounts and Reports)
Règulallons 2008 requlre us to report to you if, in our opinion..
the information givèn in th8 financial st8t8m8nts is inconsist8nt in any matarial respect wilh Ihe Auditor report,.
or
sufficient accounting records have not beèn kept.. or
Ihe finanelal statements are not In agreement with the 8c¢ounling records,. or
we liave not ¥ocoived all tha information and explanalions we require for our audit.
Responslbllltles of trustees
As èxplained more ftjlly in th6 statem8nt of Auditor r8swnsibililie8. the trustees, who ar8 also the dIreCt￿S of the
charity forthe purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial slalemenls and for being
satisfied that they give 2 true and fair wew, and for such internal control as the trustees delermlne Is necessary to
ènable the preparation of financial statements that are free from malerial misstat8ment. whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial slalements. the trustees are responsible for ass85sing the charity's a￿litY to continue as a
going concem, disclosing. as applieable, matters related to going eoncÈm And llglng tli& galng rnnr.prn basis of
accounting unless the tTuslees either intend lo Ilquidale the charitable company or lo cease operations, or have no
rgalistic alterllative but lo do so.
Auditorfs responslbllltlos for th• audlt of tha flnanclal statèménts
We have been appointod as auditor under 8eclioN 144 01 the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance wth the
Act and relevant regulations mado or havlng offecl ther8unofer.
OUT objcclives arc lo obtain roasonablo assLFrance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement. whellier dug lo IrÉiud or errur, <iiid to Ibsue an auditoPb report that in¢ludes our oplnlon.
Reasonable assuyance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordanc8 with
ISAS {UKI will always deteel a materlal mlsst8tement when it exists. Misstatements can arisc from fraud Iv orror and
are considered material If, Indlvldually or In the 8ggreg8te, they could reasonably be expeoled to influence Ihe
economi¢ d8¢lsions of usèrs taken on the basis ol these financial statements.
A further éescriplion of our responsibililies is available on the Flnancial Reportlng Councll's website al..
hllps'.II￿w.frC.org.￿kIaudltorsreSpOnSlbI1tti6s. This description forn￿ part of our audltovs rèwrt.
Ll89 of our report
Thls report15 mddE solely to the chaiily's trustees, as a body. in a¢WTdance with part 4 of the Charilles IAccounls
and Reports) Regulallons 2008. Our audit WOTlt has been undertaken so that w& might stale lo the charity's trustees
thos8 matters we aTO roquircd lo slatc lo Ihcm in an auditors. report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept orassume responsibilily to anyone other than Ihe charily and the charity's trustees
as a body, for our audit work, for this report. or for the oplnions we have formèd.
Candice Beynon FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for aE)d on bèhalf of Halnès Watt8
Chartered Accountants
statutory Auditor
Bridge House
Ashl8y Road
Hale
Allrincham
WA14 2UT
ltsliiliiyLI
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Group
Group
Charlty
Charity
2021
2020
2021
2020
Notes
Income from:
Donations and18gaixes
Chaiilable a¢tiV411es
Investments
Other income
274,331
2,237.533
6,204
4,375
191,731
1,892,982
12,186
25,267
3,928,717 3,394,186
g,077
15,658
7,714
36,756
Total income
3,945,508 3,446,600
2.522.443
2,122,166
Ex
endilure on:
Charitable activilios
3,881,739
3,771,411
2,329,316
2,330,43g
N&t income for the yearl
Nèt Incomlng rosour¢as
63,769 {324.811}
193,127
{208,2731
Olhey recognlsed yaln$ and lossès
Actuarial gainl{108sI on d8fin6d benelit pension schemes
695.000 11,4g7,0001
695,000 {1,497,0001
Net movement in funds
758.769 11,821.8111
888,127 {1,705,2731
Fund balances at 1 August 2020
1,765,838 3.587,649 2.267.458
3.972,731
Fund balances at 31 July 2021
2.524,607 1,765,838
3,155,585
2.267,458
Tha statement of Ilnanaal activities inoludes all gains and losses r¢¢ognlsed in the year.
AJI income and expendlture derive from conlinuing aC￿VIties.
Th8 StatèM￿t of fin8nci812ctivities aLso complies with the requirements for an in¢ome and expenditure account under
the Companles Act 2006.

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
ASA T31 JULY2021
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charity
2021
Charlty
2020
Notes
Flxed assets
Goodwill
Inlangiblo assets
Tanglble assets
Investments
13
13a
14
15
365,000
72,810
63,144
490,000
78,003
85,563
72,810
54.426
1,377,962
78,003
75.010
1,377,962
500,954
653,566
1,505.198
1,530,975
Current assets
Debtors
Cash 91 bank and in hand
17
1,046,102
851,569
3.836.276 3,352,873
755,231
3.542,394
613,103
2.939,759
4.882,378 4,204,442
4.297.625
3,552,862
Credllors: amounts falling due within one
year
18
(666.7261 1667,1701
I4￿,238)
1391,3791
Nel current assets
4,215,052 3,537,272
3,842,387
3,161,483
Nèt assets excluding pension liability
4,716,606 4,190,838
5.347.585
4,692,458
Provlsions for Ilabllltles
19
12,192,000) 12,425,000) 12,192,000> 12,425,000)
Net assets
2,524,607
1,765,838
3,155,585
2,267,458
tncome funds
Unrestricted funds- designated
Unr8Stricted funds- gort8Fal
Unrestrioted funds- pension
21
599,476
656,738
5gg,476
656,738
4.117,131
3.534,100
4,748,109
4,035,720
12,192,QOOI 12,425,000) 12,192,000) 12.425,0(KI}
2.524,607
1,785.838
3,155,585
2,267,458
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
ASA T31 JULY2021
The eornpany is èntitled to the exemption from the audll requlrement conlaingd in section 477 of the Compani88 Act 2006,
for the year ended 31 July 2021, although an audlt has been carrted out under se¢lion 144 of the Cha¥rfies Aol 2011. No
member of tho company has deposited a notice, pursuant to Section 476, requiring an audit of these linancial stalemenls
under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The Irusl888 acknowledge their respi)nsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records vthich comply with
seclion 386 of the Act and for preparing fi'nanclal statèmÈnts whlch give a true and fair wew of the state of affairs of the
company a5 al the end of the finan¢i31 yaar and of ils incoming resourcèg and application of r8sourc6s. including its
in¢omo and cxpendlttsre, for the linaneial year in accordance with the requirements of sg¢lions 394 and 395 and which
othgW4ise ¢omply with th8 r8qulrements of th6 Companies Act 2006 relating lo fi'nancial sta18m8nts, so far as applicable
to the company.
These financial slalements have been prepared in accordanco wllh the provisions applicable to companies subject to the
small companles regime.
The financlal slatemenls were approved by the Trustees on 16 Novembér 2021
D N Pulleln
Chalr of Twstees
Comp8ny Reglstration No. 06774578
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
2021
2020
Notes
Cash flows from operallng actlvltle8
Cash generated from operations
493.706
460,022
Investing activitles
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
sale olfixed a88els
Interest received
120,8271
1,447
9,077
{105.4151
15.658
Net cash usgd In Investlng activiiles
110.3031
{89.7571
Nat cash uséd In flnanclng actlvltles
Nel increasel(deereasel in cash and cash
equivalents
483,403
370,265
Cash and cash equlvalenis at beglnnlng of year
3,352,873
2,982,608
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
3,836,276
3,352.873
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accounting pollelès
Charlty Infomiation
Crescent Purchasing Ltmi16d is 8 private company limited by guarantee incorpordled in England and Wales.
The registered office Is Procur&mtsnt House, Lesltsy Hough Way. Salford, M6 8AJ.
The Crescent Group Consists of Crescanl Purchasing Limited, Tenet Educatlon S8DAcos Limit6d and TÉn$l
Procuiernent Services Limited.
1.1 Accountlng conventlon
Thg ¢ha17ty wnstltutes a publlc b8neftt entity as d81ined by FRS f02. The financial stat8m8nts have been
prepared in accordance with Accounting and R8POrting by Ch8rtlies'. Statement of Recommended Practic
applicable to ¢hariti?8 pr@paring thgir arcounts accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
8pplSeable In the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, Ihfj Financial Reporting Standard
applieablè In thè Unlt6d Kit)gdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021, the Chari11gs AGI 2011 and Ihg
Companies Act 21J06 and UK Génèrally Aceèpt8d Accounting PrACtice.
The flnancial stat&mants arp. pr&pargd in 8tgrllng, whlch Is thé functlonal currency of the charfty. Monetary
amounts In these flnancl81 stat6mentS Bre rounded to the nearest £.
The financial stat8ments have been prepared under the historical cD81 ￿nVention. The principal aw)unlillg
Iicio8 adoptAd s8t out b610w.
The chadly Is a qu8llfylng enlity forthe purposes of FRS1D2 and tho Charity SORP, belng a Member of a gr￿Jp
where the parènt of that group pr￿areS publicfy available consolidated financial slat8rnents which are intended
lo gi￿. a tru8 and fair view {of th6 assets, liBbililies. finRncial position and profil or loss} and that m9mber 18
included in the consolidallon. The charity has therefore taken the advaniage of exemptions from the followng
disclosure requirements for paronl company infortnation presented wllhln the consolidaled ffinancial
slalèments..
S8ction 7 °Sta18m8nt of Cash Flows"
dlsclosures
Sèctlon 33"Related Party Disclosures". Compensallon for key manaoement personnel.
Presentation of a statomenl of cash flgw and related notes
1.2 Golng concern
At the time of approving the financlal ststements. the trustees have a reasonablg exp8¢tation that th8 chatity
has adequate resources to continue in operational existen￿ for the foreseeable future. Thus the Irusl8es
continue lo adopt the going concem basis of 8¢counting in pieparing the financial stalements.
1.3 Charltabl8 funds
Unrestiicted funds are available for use at the discretlon of the trust66s in furtherance of their charitable
objectives unless the funds have boen designated for other purposes.
Resirfcted lunds are subject ILb specific condFbons by donors as to how they may ￿ used. The purposes and
ses of the restrided funds are set out in (he notes lo the financial stattsments.
Endowmentfunds are subject to specific conditions by don(Ks Ihallhe capit81 must be malntalt)ed by the charity.
1.4 Incoming resources
Income is r8009nised when tho charity is I￿alty entitled to it after any perfomiance conditions have been met,
Ihe amounts can be measured reliabty, and It is probable that income will be received.
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accountlng pollcies
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donabons are recognised once Ihe ¢harlEy has been notilled
of the donation, unless performance conditions require delerrdl of Ihe (?mount. Income lax recoverable In
relation lo donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant Is recognis8d at the tlme ol the donation,
Legacies are reccyJnised on receipt or othenmse il the charÉty has béen notifièd of an impènding dlstributli)n,
the a￿￿Unt is known, Ènd receipt is expected. Ef the amotjnt is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent
asset.
Interest on funds hold on deposit is InGluded when receivable and the amount can be t¥teasured reliabty by the
charity, this is nomially upon nolilicalion of tho interest paid or payable by the bank.
1.5 Re$ourcès axpènd•d
Expenditure is induded vAthin the Statement of Financial Aclivilies on an accrua18 basis. Irrecoverable VAT
has ￿en charged as a cost against the activity in which the expendilure was incurred. All expenditure is solely
for the purpose ol achieving the charities objectives and has bBen dlsdosed wilhin Ihose cost categorles.
Governance costs are recognised when, and lo the exlenl Ihal, the chartly ¢an Idenllfy aetivittes In whi¢h are
associated with the general running of the charity, as opposed lo being directly assoGiated with its charitable
aetivilies,
Support costs are rèctsgnisèd whèn th6 charily can identify centralised seNces that beneflt all areas of the
charIl￿S operations.
1.8 Intanglble flxed assets- goothwlll
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of aequlslllon of unlncorporated businesses over the fair value of
not assols acquired. It Is Inltlally r￿gnised as an asset at eost and is subsequently rneasured at cost less
accumulateé amort*sation and accurllulat8d Impairm8nt Ioss8s. Goodwill shall be considered to have a finite
useful lrfe, and shall be amortised on a systgmalic basis over ils Ilfo.
1.7 Intsngible fixed a$$¢t$ other than goodwlll
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business ar& reGoJnised al cost and aye subsequently tneasured
81 Cost less acwmulated amortisation and accumulated Impalrment losses.
Inlanqible assets acquir8d on busill8ss comblnatlons arè rtrcognlsed separatelyfrom goodwill atthe acquisition
date whpr&. it 18 prahabl8 that the exp8ct8d future économlc benefits that are attributable lo the asset will flow
to th8 antity and the cost or value of the asset can be measured rellably.
Amortisalion Is recognised so as lo write off the cost or valualic>n of a55ets less Ihelr residual values over ihelr
selul lives on the following bases..
Customer wlallonships
Brand
Over 8 years
Over 8 ygars
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accountlng pollcles
1.8 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured al cost and subsequently measured al Gost or valEEation, nel of
deprecialion and any impairment losses.
Depredation is recognlsed so as to wtile off the Cost or valuation of ass8ls19s8 their residual values over their
expected useful lives on Ihe following bases..
Leasehold Improvements
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fillings
Ov8r the life of the leas8
Between 3 and 6 years
Ov&r 5 years
Th8 gain or loss arising on th8 di8ptF881 of an asset is determined as the differen¢p between the sale procèed5
and the caryino value of the asset. and is recounlsed In net Incom61{expendlturel for th6 yaar.
1.9 Impalrment of flxed assets
At each r8￿rtI￿ 8nd dat8, th8 charity r&views th& carrying arnounls of its tangible and intangible assets lo
dol•rmine whpther th?re 18 any indiration that Ih(kqp assets have 8ufferpd an impairment loss. If any such
indication exists. the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine th6 extent of thè
impaimienl loss lif any).
Intangible a88ets with indefinite useful lives arKI intangible as8els not yet available for use are 1gst8d for
impairrnenl annually, and wh8ngvgrther8 is an indication that the asset rnay be impaired.
1.10 Fl¥ed asset Investments
Flxed asset Investments are Inltlally measL4red at cost and subseouenlly measured at C05l le58 any
accumulated impalrtnent losses. The Investments are 8ssess8d for Impalment at each reporllng date and any
lrnpaÉrm8llt108S8s or r8V8rsals of impairment losses are recagnis8d immediately in n8t incom&llgxpendilurel
for the year.
1.11 Cash and ¢•$h equlvalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand. deposits held at call with banks. other short-term liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings in curtent liabililies.
1.12 Fihanclxl Instruments
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section f1 '8asic Financial Instruments. and Section 12
'Other Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to 81101 its finaneAal instruments.
Financial inslrumgnls are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the
conlraclual wovisions Of the instrument.
Flnan¢ial assets and Ilabilllies are offset, wlth th6 net emounts presented thLI flnan¢lal statements, when
there is a legally enforceable right to sel off th9 recognised amounls and there is an intention lo settle on a n8t
ba818 or lo realise the asset and sellle the liability simullan¢ously.
Baslc financl818S5ets
Basic financial assets. which include debtors and cash ar￿ bank balances. are initially measured at transaction
price induding Iransaclion costs and are subsequently carried al amortised cost using the effective int6re8t
mèthod unlass tha 8rrang8mènt ￿nstItUt&S a flnanclng transactiori. wher6 Ihè transaetlon Ss mèasur8d at th8
pr6sent value of the futur8 r8c8lpls dtscount6d at a m8rk6l r8t6 of int8r8St. Finandal ass8ts classified as
receivabl8 within one year are not amothsed.
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Accounting policiès
8aslc flnanclal Ilahlllt18S
tjasic financial liabilities, including Creditors end bank laans ar8 initially rècognised 8t transaction price unless
the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt Instrument Is measured at the present
Wdluè of thè future payments discounted al a marf(et rale of interesl. Financial liabilitie5 classified as pa￿ble
within one y8ar are not 8mortised.
Debt Instrumenls are subsequently carried at amortised co81, using thé 8ff8ctlve Interesl rate method.
Tradè crèditors are obligations to pay for goods or ServI￿S that have been acquired in the ordinary course of
operallons from suppliers. AtTruunts payable are cldSSilied as Lurrenl liabilities if payment is due within one y8ar
or less. If not, they are presented as llon-currenl liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction
prlce and subsequentty measured al gmortised cost usÈng th8 8ffedv6 Interest method.
Derècognltlon of financlal liabilities
Financial liabiliti88 are ￿er8￿gnIsed when the charitys contractual obllgallons expire or are discharged or
cancelled.
1.13 Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlem8nl is recogni$8d sn th8 p8ri0d whleh the èmployee's servlces are
received.
Termination bon¢llts ar¢ re¢ognSsed IM￿￿dIatelY as an expense when the charity 18 demonstrably ¢i¥nmitt8d
lo temiinate the employment of an omptoyeo or Its provide lerminatlon beneflls.
1.14 Retlrement bener
Paym8nts lo d￿Ined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an oxp¢nsa as they fall due.
The cost of prowding b8n8fit8 defir¥ed benefil plans 18 deterrnined $8parately lor E8ch plan using the
projected unll credlt method. and Is based on a¢tuarlal advice.
The chanqe ift thè nat dèfined benefit liability arising from employee service during the year is re￿gnised
an employee cost. The cost of plan introdu¢tions. bentsfit ¢hanges, settlements and curtailments are rocognised
as incufred.
The net interest elemenl is determined by multiplying the nel defined ben8fil Ilèbility byfh6 discount rate. taking
into account any changes in Ihe net defined benefit liability diiring thg pgriod as 8 result Of ¢ontribudon and
benefit paym8nls. Thè nat Intèr8St is recognised in ineomellexpenditurel forthe year.
Re-MeaSu￿rnent changes comprise actuarial gains and losses, the effect of Ihe asset celling and Ihè return
on the net defined benefit liability excluding amounts included in netinl&resl. Th8s8 ar8 rècognised immediately
In other recognised gains and tosses In Ihe per1(￿ in which they Dccur and 2r8 riot reclassified to
incomellexpenditurel In subsequent pe¥lods.
The nel defined benefit penslun asset or Ilabillly In the balance sheet comprises the total for each plan of the
present value ol th9 d8lined b8nèflt obllostlon luslng a dlscounl rate based on high qualily corpoiale bonds),
le55 the fair value of plan a￿etS out of which the obligations are to be settled directly. Fair value is based on
Market price information. and in the case of quoted securities is the published bid prf¢e. The value of a net
P8nslon b8neflt asset is limited to the amount that may be recover8d ellh8r through reduced contributions or
agrèed rèfunds from the scheme.

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Aceountlng policles
1.15 Basis of consolldation
In the parent company financial statements, the cost ol a bLJsiness comblnalion is the fair value al the
acquisitior¢ date of the assats gi￿n, oquily Inslruments Issued at)d Ilabilities incurred or assum8d, plus
costs directly attributable to the busin&ss combination. The excess of the cost of a business combinalion
Ovèr the fair value of the identifiable assets. liabilities and contingent liabillties aequlred is recognised as
good￿￿11, The ¢tssl of the eomblnalion Includes the estimated amount of contlnqénl conslderation that is
probable and can be measured reliably. ar￿ is adjusted for changes in contingent ¢on.%idpratian after the
8cqulsition date. Provisional lair values recognis(Ml for business comblnations In the prevlous periods are
8djusled ret105peclively lor findl falr values d&leriMined in the 12 months follo￿n9 the acquisition date.
Investments in subsidiaries, lolnt ventures and associatos are accounted for 81 cost ￿$8 Impairi￿nl.
The consolidalgd financial $lalerngnts ineorpDr2te tliose of Crescent Purchasing Limited and all of its
subsidiaries li& entities Ihal the group controls through lis power (o govem the finanetsal and opgrating
poliaes so as to obtain economic benelilsl. Subsidiarics acquircd during the year are eonsolldated using
the purchase method. Their r8suIts are in¢orywrated from the date that control pass8S.
All financial statements ar8 mad8 UP to 31 July 2021. Where appropriate, adjuslmonts ar¢ rnade to fhe
Ilnancl81 statements of subsidiaries lo br*ng tho accounbng policies used In Ilna wilh those used by other
mèmbèrs of the group.
All inlra-group transactlons, balances and unrealised gains on transactions b8tWoen 9roup companies are
ellminaled ori ¢orig0(idation. Unreallséd losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provide5 ewdence
of an Impaimienl of the as8el tran￿f9rr9d.
Tenet Education Serd¢es Llmlted and Tenal Pro¢urarnent Services hav8 b86n included in the uroup
flnancial statements using the purchase method ofaccounling. Acrordingly, th8 group st8tementof finanaal
activllies and slalom¢nl of cash flows Include the resulis and cash flows of T8nel Education Services
Ltmited and Tenet Procurgrnenl Semces Llmltèd.
Critlcal aecountlng estimates and ludgements
In the application of the ¢h8rlty's accounting poliues, the trustees are requlred to make judgements.
estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. The estimates and assoclafed assumptions are based on historical cxporicncc and
ofhèr fxclors that are considered lo be relevant. Actual rosults rnay differ (rom these estimates.
The eslimales and underl)ing 858UtnpUons are ￿vieWed on an ongoing basis. R¢vlsions to a¢eoLJnting
esllmales are rocogniscd in the pcricxl in whlch the eS￿Mate is revised where the rovislon affects only that
period. or Sn the period of lh& revision and fukn%ré payiods where the revision affects both current and fulure
peiiods.
During the current or preceding financial 5talements, no critical judgements or &stimat88 W8rè usad in the
preparation of these financAal slatsmenl8.
Charltable acllvltl85
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlly
2021
Charlty
2020
Marketing premlums
Services r&ndered
othew inwme
2.058.857
1,864,370
5,490
1,775,807
1,599,841
18,538
2,055,067
1,775.807
182,466
117.175
3.928,717
3.394,186
2,237,533
1,892,g82
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y2021
Investments
2021
2020
Interest recelvable
9,077
15.658
All of the GroLJP'S Investment Incorne of £9.07712020'. £15,658) arlses In Crèscanl Pur¢h8slng Llmiled
from money held In fi￿te￿t bearing doposit acwunts.
Other Income
2021
2020
Coron8virLts lob rétèntlon schame
7,714
36.756
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CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Charltsbl8 activities
Group
2021
Group
2020
CharSty
2021
Charity
2020
Staff costs
Occupancy costs
Telèphonè
Postage and stationery
Insuran
Legal costs
Travel costs
Recruitment and training
Marketing and adv&rtising
Crescent leaming
Procttremenl partner and member shared
Incomtt
2.697.114
69.676
24.856
5,234
38.225
314
11.954
47,912
32,109
4,165
2,324,940
88,783
23,443
5,965
34.1fj5
6,380
72,192
30,787
50,343
20,943
1,253,009
69,676
16,036
3,221
38.225
314
499
37,637
24.165
4,165
1,044,654
68.783
15,976
4,305
24,121
2,120
18.587
16.309
15,837
20,943
10,529
11.581
125,6161
2,971
18,818
43,127
12,275
34.140
23.410
2.486
23.405
36,567
103,351
6.391
125,6161
1,839
16,363
32,253
168,408
4.600
25.574
1,351
12.718
22,263
Consultancy f888
Provision fix bad dabts
Bank charges
Other expenditure
ICT ¢osls
2,992,969
2,770,154
1,581,528
1.466,549
Grant Funding A¢livities {se8 notg 7}
68,133
325,477
68,133
325,477
Share of support ¢osts (see note 81
Shara of gov6manee (￿St$ (see noie 81
797,840
22,797
653,781
21,999
664,552
15,103
522,934
15,479
3,881.739
3,771.411
2,329.316
2,330,439
Analysis by fund
Unrp8lrirtpd funds- g@neral
Unrastricted funds- d8Slgn2t8d
3.813.606
68.133
3,445.933
325,477
2.261,183
68,133
2.004,962
325.477
3.881,739
3.771,411
2,329,316
2,330,439
21

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Grants payasjle
Reinveslrnent acltvities payable into Ihe education sector Is expendilLEre made frt)m tha charity's designal8d
funds toward agreed PTojects detalled In thè Trustees report and note 21.
This expendiiure falls outsid8 of standard operation81 costs and may lead to deficits in some years. The
operational sulplus that would have begn slated had this Tolnvo$lm¢nl into the sector not happened Is stated.
Group
Group
Charlty
Charlty
2021
2020
2021
2020
Net Income for the year
Expendltura from deslunated funds
63,769
68,133
1324,811}
325,477
193,127
68,133
1208,2731
325,477
Operational surplus
131,902
666
261,260
117,204
Group Support costs
Support Governancè
costs
costs
2021
2020 8•$l$ of allocatlon
Staff costs
D8preciation and
amortisalion
625,849
625.849
497,771 Admtnislralion
Support
171.991
171,991
10,425
5,483
6,889
156,010
12,875 Governancè
3.884 Govemance
5.240 Govérn8nc6
Audll lees
Legal and professional
Accountlng s6rvi¢es
10,425
5,483
6.889
797,840
22,797
820.637
675,780
Analysed between
Charitable activities
797,840
22,797
820,637
675,780
Govemance wsts includes paym8nts to th8 8udllors 01 £10,42512020.' £12,875) for audit fees.
Charity
Support Governance
2021
2020 Basls of alEo¢ation
cost5
costs
Staff costs
Depreciation and
amortisation
625,849
625,849
497.771 Support
Support
38,703
38,703
6,925
4.982
3,196
25,163
7,725 Governancg
3,884 Governance
3.870 Governance
Audlt f8es
Legal and professional
Accounting services
6,925
4,982
3,196
664,552
15,103
679,655
538,413
Analysed between
Charitable activities
664,552
15,103
679.655
538,413
Govemance costs Includes payments to th9 auditors of £6,92512020.. £7,725) for audit lèas.
22

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
Net movement In funds
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlty
2021
Charity
2020
Net movement in funds is stated after oharuingl{eredilingl
Fees payable to the companls auditor for the
2udit of the company's financial statements
Depreciatson of owntsd langlbla fixed a$s¢ts
Amortisation of intangible assets
10,425
33,298
138,693
12.875
31,010
127.489
6,925
25,010
13,693
7,725
25,163
2,489
10 TruSt￿S
None of the trustees (or any persons ¢onnecled wllh them), excepl for the Managing Direck)r. received any
remuneration during the year, no Irusts@S W8r8 r8imbursed travelltng expenses In the yeBr12J20'. £1,768).
Please se& note 11 for further disck)sure of remuneration and key management personnel.
11 Employees
Number of employ8èS
The average monthly number ￿TrplaYees during the yearwas..
Group
2021
Numbor
Group
2020
Number
Charity
2021
Number
Charlty
2020
Numbgr
Prolesslonal and admlnlstratlve stsff
66
65
31
33
Employment costs
2021
2020
2021
2020
Wag8s and salaries
Social s8curlty costs
Other p6nsion costs
2,455.395
254.732
612,836
2,166.494
220,395
435,823
1.189,970
122,947
565.941
1,044,729
106,284
391,412
3,322,963
2.822.712
1.878,858
1.542.425
Included wllhln other penslon costs are current senric8 Costs and associ8t8d Int8r8st 8XP8ns8 d8fin8d
benellt penslon plans. Durfng the year, the company recognised currenl service costs and Interest expenses
from deflned b9neflt P9nsion plans of £462,OOQ12020.' £312.0001.
Included within support costs are wages to the value of £625,849 for the Human Resourres, Financg,
Marketing and IT departments through vlrtue of shared service lo all of the charilable a(aiwli&s.
23

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
11 Employeès Icontinuedl
The number of empkyees whose annual remunerauon was £6Q,000 or more
Wore..
Group
2021
Numb•r
Group
2020
Numbèr
Charity
2021
Number
Charity
2020
Number
Directors
Employees
Peter Brewer (Managing Di¥ectorl is the only key management personngl associated with the direct running
of the charity. Peter Brewer was paid total remune¥ation of £111.72212020= £110,958). The Yomuneralion for
Peter Brewer was provided in his capacity of Managing Director of the charilable activities and not in his
capacity of trustee of thg Gharily. Included withln tolal remvneratlon were pension contributions totalling
£8.73912020= £7,824). Peter Br9Wgr relired from his position as mgnaging director on 31 July 2021.
12 Taxation
Thè charity Is exempt from tax on Income and gains falling withln sectlon 505 of th& taxes act 1988 or 8ectlon
252 of the Taxation of Chargg&ble Gairbs Act 1992 lo the extenl that these are applled lo it9 charSlable objects.
13 Group intangible fixed assets
Goadwlll
Customer
rèl#tlollshlps
Brand
Total
Cost
At 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021
1.804,474
69,003
366,523
2.240.000
Amortlsallon and Impalmient
At 1 August 2020
AMOr￿Sa￿0n eharged for the year
1,532,236
70,000
34,504
8,750
183,260
46,250
1,750,000
125,000
Al 31 July 2021
1,602,236
43,254
229.510
1.875,000
Carrylng amount
At 31 July 2021
202,238
25,749
137.013
385,000
At 31 July 2020
272,238
34.4
183,263
49Q,000
24

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
13 Charity Intangible fixed assets
Goodwlll
Cosl
Al 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021
1,250,C¢OO
Amortlsatlon and Impalrment
Al 1 August 2020
1,250.000
Amorbsation ¢hsrged forthe year
Al 31 July 2021
1.2￿.000
Carrylng amount
Al 31 July 2021
At 31 July 2020
13a Group other intangible fixed assets
Customer
Relatlonshlp
Managemont
System
Cloud based
seNer
Total
C¢$1
At l August 20201 ro-s18l¢dl
Addillons
80,492
80.492
8.500
8.500
At 31 July 2021
80,492
8,500
88.992
Amortlsation and ImpaSrm8nt
At 1 August 2020
Amortisalion charged in the year
2,489
13,410
2,489
13,693
283
Al 31 July 2021
15,899
283
16,182
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
64,593
8.217
72,810
Al 31 July 2020
78,(￿3
78,003
25

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
13b Chartty Intanglble flxed assets
Customer
Relationshlp
Management
Systèm
Cloud based
server
Total
Cost
Al l August 2020 ( re -Staledl
AddStlons
80,492
80,492
8,5QK)
8.500
Al 31 July 2021
80,492
8.500
88,992
Amortlsatlon Impalrm$nl
At 1 August 2020
Amortisation charged in the year
2.489
13,410
2,489
13,693
283
At 31 July 2021
15,899
283
16,182
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
64,593
8,217
72,810
At 31 July 2020
78,003
78,003
26

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
14 Group tanuible fixed assets
Leasehold
Improv¢menf¥
Plant and FIKture$ 8nd
equipment
ritlithgs
Total
Cost
Al 1 August 2020
Additions
Less Di8posals
58,757
45,470
12,827
12,127
29,417
133.643
12,327
12.127
At 31 July 2021
58,757
55,670
29,417
143,843
Dapreclatlon and Impalrment
At 1 August 2L120
Depreciation charged in the ygar
Less di8pos818
20,392
9,795
18,410
17,620
{6801
9,279
5,883
48,081
33.298
16801
At 31 Juty 2021
30,187
35,351
15,162
80,699
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
28.570
20.319
14,255
63.144
At 31 July 2020
38,365
27.061
20,137
85.563
27

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y2021
14 Charlty tanglble flxed assets
Lèastrhold
Improvemehts
Plant and Flxturès and
equlprne*t
flttlngB
Total
Cost
At 1 August 2020
Additlons
Less di8po8&Is
58,757
25,822
5,091
11,0771
29,416
113,995
5,091
11,0771
Al 31 July 2021
58.757
29,836
29.416
118,009
Depreciation and impairmènt
At l August 2020
DeFxe¢ialion charged in the yea¥
Le88 Dispos818
20,392
9.795
9,315
9,332
14131
9,279
5,883
38,986
25,010
14131
At 31 July 2021
30.187
18.234
15,162
63.583
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
28,570
11,602
14,254
54,426
Al 31 July 2020
38,365
16.508
20.137
75,010
15 Charity fixed asset investments
other
Investments
Cost or valuation
At l August 2020 & 31 July 2021
1,377,962
Carryrrjg amount
Al 31 July 2021
1,377.g62
Al 31 July 2020
1,377.962
2021
2020
Olh¢r investmants ¢omprls6'.
Investinonts in subsidiaries
1,377,962
1,377,962
28

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
16 Flnanclal Instrument8
Gmup
2021
Group
2020
Charity
2021
Charity
2020
Carrylng amounl of financial assets
Debt inslruments measured al amortised cost
320.592
264,998
54.631
74,83Q
Carylng amount of financlal liabilities
Measured at amorti8ed rost
429,103
324,667
352,664
259,222
q7 Debtors
Amounts falling due wtthln one y&ar.'
Group
202q
Group
2020
Charlly
2021
Charlty
2020
Trad8 d8blors
ArrK>unts owed by subsldlary
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued Income
317,721
262,127
51,743
16
2,871
700,600
65,132
6.827
2,871
538,273
2,871
725.510
2,871
586,571
1,046,102
851,569
755,230
613,103
18 Credllors: amounts falllng due withln ona yéar
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlty
2021
Charlty
2020
othet taxation and soclal seeurity
Trada cradltors
Amounls owed to subsidiary
Other creditors
A<xruals defal￿d Incom8
237,623
73,095
342.503
92,742
102.574
68.010
32
8.088
276.534
132.157
59,632
9,214
346,794
13,552
2fj8,373
5,663
193,927
666,726
667,170
455.238
391,379
19 Provlslon for Ilabllltlès
Gmup
2021
Group
2020
Charity
2021
Charity
2020
Rellremenl ￿nefIt obllgatlons
Note 20
2,192,000
2,425,OOL)
2,192,000
2,425,000
2,192,000
2,425.000
2.192.000
2.425,000
29

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
20 Retlrement benefit schemes
Defined oontrlbutlon schemes
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the
scheme are hekl separately from Ihose ol the charfty In an Independently admin5stered fund.
Tho charge to prolil or loss In respect of defined contrfbuilon schemes was £47,000 {2020.' £73,000}.
Defined benefit schemes
Key assumptions
2021
2020
Discount rate
Expected rate of Increase of penslons in payment
Expgcled rale of salary increases
Inflation 8SSUmPtlon ICPII
1.70
2.50
3.75
2.50
1.40
2.20
3.45
2.20
MortalFly assumptions
The assumed lif8 expectations on ratiremant at agè 65 are..
2021
Years
2020
Years
Retiri￿ today
Males
Females
21.9
24.7
21.8
24.6
Retlrfng In 20 years
Males
Females
22.6
25.8
22.5
25.7
Amounts recognised In the protll and loss account..
2021
2020
Curr¢nt servlce cosl
Net interest on defined benefit liabilltyllassell
oiher costs and Income
530,000
81,000
147,0001
337.000
86.000
133,0001
Total costs
564,000
390,000

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y2021
20 Retlrement benefit schemes {contlnuedl
Amounts taken io oth6r comprshgnstve in¢omtr'.
2021
2020
Aetual return on scheme assets
(626,0001
256,000
Reium on scheme assets excluding Interest Income
Actuartal changes r&laled to obllgstlons
1626.0001
(69,0001
256,000
1.241,LK)O
The amounts included in the balance 8heel arlsing
from the tharily's oblSgalions in respecl of delined
beneflt plan5 are as follow5..
2021
2020
Present value of deflned btrnelll obllgalions
Fair value of plan asssts
6,397,000
I4,205,0(￿)
5,665,WO
(3,240,000)
ISurplu$ydelial in scheme
2.192,000
2.425,000
Movements in thè present value of definad benefit obligalitsns=
2021
2020
Liabilities at 1 August 2020
Current seThice cost
Past service cost
Benefits paid
Contributions from scheme mgmbers
Actuarial gains and losses
Inlorast ¢ost
5,665,000
530,000
3.869.000
337.000
40.000
33,000
59,000
1,241,000
86,000
119.000
71,000
{69,0001
81.OCK)
Al 31 July 2021
6,397,000
5,665,LlOO
Th8 dèfinad benelil obllgalions arfse from plans whlch arè wholly or partly fundèd.
Movements In the fglr value of plan ass8ts:
2021
2020
Falr value of 8S5ets at 1 Augtjst
R&tum on plan assets lexduding AmoLEnts included in net
8en8fits
Contrfbuuons by the emr4oyer
Contributiorhs by scheme members
other
3,240,IKJO
626.QOO
119,000
102.000
71,000
47,000
3,253,000
1256,0001
33,000
78.OQO
59,000
73,Otko
At 31 July 2021
4,205,000
3.240,000
31

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
20 Retlrèmènt bènefft schemes Icontinuedl
The fair value of plan a55ets at the ieporting pellod end was as follows..
2021
2020
Equity inslnjments
Debt instruments
Propgrty
Cash
Other
3,368,0(Kl
521,0(X)
156,000
97,000
63.000
2,518,000
486,000
139,000
52,000
45,000
4,205,000
3,240,000
21 Dèslgnatèd funds
The incom• fund.8 of the charity includ8 thè followng deslgnaled funds which havé b6èn sel aslde out of
unresirioted funds by the trustees for specific purposes..
Balance at
01 August
2020
Incoming
Resources
Resources
expended
Bal8nc8 al
31 July
2021
E-Learnlng sourses for m&m￿r
Subsldised costs for T8net On Demand
Collaboration lendor exerGi8e
Regional Procur.Ed Conforence8
Swnsorshlp of Studenl EvontslAclivities
Fr88 Raviaw of In-Housè FM Service
Educom
Facilitate Procurgmn8t Advisory Group {PAGI
Fgcilitatp E8tatg. Group
Marketing and Materials
Free Delivery of Tenders
Prol8ct Support- Admln
5.878
14,380
1Q,000
45,Otko
397,980
40,OCkO
4.7C17
5,000
2,708
100.000
io.ooo
21.Q85
3,6
42,7
2,278
71.680
10.000
45.000
409.103
40,000
3.707
5,000
2.708
100,000
11,123
1,000
1100.0001
10,000
{2521
20,833
656,738
10,871
68,133
599.476
32

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
22 Analys1$ of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Designated
2021
2021
Total
2021
Total
2020
Fund balances at 31 July 2021 aro
represented by..
Intangible fixed assets- good￿11
Intangible fixed assets- other
Tanolble assets
Current assets
pro￿S1o#S And p8nsions
365.000
72,810
63,144
3.616,177
I2,192,￿oI
365.000
72.810
63.144
ie3.566
599,476 4,215.653
3,537,272
{2,192,0001 (2,425.000)
490,000
1,925,131
599.476
2,524,607
1,7f&.838
23 Operatlng lease commltments
At the reporting end dale tha charfty had outstanding commitments for futur8 minimurn lease payments under
non-cancellable operating leases, whleh fall du8 as folbws..
Group
2021
Group
2020
Charlty
2021
Charity
2020
Within ona year
Bètweén two and flva yèars
In over five years
42,082
36.224
114,838
42,082
72,757
36,224
114,838
114.839
151.062
114,83g
151,062
Related party transactlons
The charity has taken advan12ge of th& exemption availablè In S8cbon 33.1A of FRS 102 whereby il has not
dlsclosed transactions with th8 ultim81e p8rét)t comp8ny or any whcjlly owned subsidiary vnd&rtaklng of the
group.
The Iruslees are employed by inslitutions that are also member8 of CPL and benefit from the usage of its
frameworks. A tiustee in CPL is associated to HOpW￿d Hall College who also access the proeuremènt
placement serwce pn)vided by Tenet.
Grants payable from designated funds are avallable to all institutions that pass Ihg rolgvanl crlleria. This is
Iherefore open to instllutions whleh employ the truslees of the charÈly. No Iruslees are involved in the review
and approval of grant applicatlons. Durfng th8 y8ar L88ds College of Building ulilised the subsidlsed fees for
Tenet on4lemand se1vi￿S l£l,0001 for assistance with a tender.
33

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JUL Y 2021
25 SubsldlÈrl•s
Consolidatod financial statements for parent charitable cornp8nies are reouSred under the Charity SORP
IFRS1021
Details of the charftys subsidiaries at 31 July 2020 arè as foNows'.
Name of undertaking
Reglsterèd
office
Nature of buslness
Class ol
% Hgld
sharès hèld Dlréct Indlrect
Tenet Educallon Serwces
United Kingdom Pmvlslon of advisory and
Limited
consultancy s8rviees
Tenèt Procurement Semces United Kingdom Provision of advisory and
Llrniled
¢onsullancy seMI￿S.
Ordinary
100.00
Ordinary
100.00
All investments in subsidiaries are held at cost less provision for impaimienl, and are ellmlnated upon
consolidation.
26 Cash generated from operatlons
2021
2020
Surplus for the year
63,769
{324,8111
Adjustm8nts for=
Investment income recognlsed In slatamgnt of flnancial actlvlties
Amortisation and impaliment of intangible assets
Depreei8tion and impairm8nt ol tangible fixed assets
Diffprenc8 betwaén pension d)arge and cash contributions
1g,Q771
138,693
33,298
462,000
115,6581
12￿r,￿O
31,010
312,IKH)
Movements in working Gapilal..
Decreasellln¢rease} in debtors
Increase in creditors
1194.5331
{4441
284,383
48,098
Cash generated from operations
493,706
460,022
34


Report to the trustees and summary of audit findings Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium (“the Group”) Year ended 31 July 2021 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

## **1. Introduction** 

We are pleased to set out in this document our report to the trustees of Crescent Purchasing Limited for the year ended 31 July 2021. 

Our responsibilities as auditors are set out in the International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) (“ISAs”).  We are responsible for forming and expressing an opinion on the financial statements that have been prepared by management with the oversight of those charged with governance. 

The audit of the financial statements does not relieve management or those charged with governance of their responsibilities. 

We have carried out our audit in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 02 August 2018 in order to express an audit opinion for UK statutory purposes on the financial statements of Crescent Purchasing Limited for the year ended 31 July 2021. 

In this report, we present the key findings from our audit, together with a commentary on the significant matters arising. 

This report has been discussed comprehensively and agreed with David Owen and Mon-Yee Ackers. 

This report has been provided to the trustees to consider and ratify on behalf of Crescent Purchasing Limited. 

We do not owe a duty of care however it should be noted that information within this report will be shared internally within The Charity Commission for decision making purposes.  We accept no duty, responsibility or liability to any other parties, since this report has not been prepared, and is not intended, for any other purpose.  It should not be made available to any other parties without our prior written consent. 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

## **2. Statutory audit communication** 

- 2.1 Objectivity and independence 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and the Ethical Standards published by the United Kingdom Auditing Practices Board. 

We have considered our independence and objectivity in respect to the audit for the year ended 31 August 2021. 

In addition to auditing the financial statements we also provided, through other individuals, the following services to Crescent Purchasing Limited (“The Group”) for the year ended 31 July 2021: 

- Preparation of the statutory financial statements. 

- Corporation tax advisory, compliance and submission services 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

We have outlined below the safeguards that we have put in place to ensure that these services do not cause any breaches in our independence and objectivity in relation to the audit. 

|Non audit serviceprovided|Safeguardsput inplace to reduce the threat to our integrity,independence and objectivity|
|---|---|
|Preparation of the statutory financial statements<br>Corporation tax advisory, compliance and<br>submission services|Internally the accounts are reviewed by a separate individual from those who have prepared the financial<br>statements.  The accounts are reviewed in full by those charged by governance of the charity to ensure<br>compliance with the Charities Act 2011. Any accounting judgements required are made by the audit<br>client.<br>This service is provided by a separate individual from those who have audited the financial statements.|



Haines Watts charged £10,425 for completion of the statutory audit of the group. 

To maintain our independence as auditors we can also confirm that: 

- Haines Watts, its partners and the audit team have no family, financial, employment, investment or business relationship with the company; and 

- Audit and non-audit fees paid by the company do not represent a significant proportion of total fee income for either the firm or office. 

We confirm that, in our professional judgement, the firm is independent within the meaning of regulatory and professional requirements and the objectivity of the audit engagement partner and audit staff is not impaired. 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

Legal and regulatory requirements 

In undertaking our audit work we considered compliance with the following legal and regulatory requirements, where relevant: 

   - Companies Act 2006. 

   - Charities Act 2011. 

   - Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017. 

   - Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102). 

   - Applicable accounting standards. 

- 2.2 Audit approach and materiality 

Our audit planning has taken account of the issues highlighted through discussions with David Owen, together with our knowledge and understanding of the charitable group. 

We confirm that there were no restrictions on the scope of our audit procedures and we have been able to undertake our work as set out in our planning meeting. 

In our planning we have taken account of the results of our risk assessments made in accordance with the guidance set by the ISAs.  Our consideration of high risk areas is documented in full within section 3 of this report. 

Based on this rigorous process we have used our professional judgement and formed a materiality level.  A matter is material if its omission or misstatement would reasonably influence the economic decisions of a user of the financial statements and the value at which if errors, on their own or in aggregate, were uncorrected would result in a potential qualified audit opinion.  The audit materiality of the financial statements as a whole has been set at approximately 1% of total incoming resources. We have considered this level of materiality based on the draft accounts for the year ended 31 July 2021 and are satisfied that it continues to be appropriate. 

Underpinning materiality is a level of triviality, £1,000, at which any error or omission in excess of this value is recorded and reported to management. In planning and carrying out our work, we applied a group materiality level to the Charitable Group of £45,000 based on 1% of income. 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

- 2.3 Accounting policies 

In preparing the financial statements of the charitable group, directors/trustees are required under FRS 102 to review the charitable group’s accounting policies on an annual basis to ensure they remain appropriate to the charitable group’s circumstances and are properly applied. 

We have reviewed the accounting policies selected and operated by the charitable group, and are satisfied that they are acceptable. 

- 2.4 Significant findings 

There were no significant findings made during the audit procedures. 

- 2.5 Accounting estimates and judgements 

Depreciation is provided on a straight line basis on the cost of tangible fixed assets, to write them down to their estimated residual values over their expected useful lives. 

The principal annual rates used were as follows: 

||Leasehold Improvements<br>6 years straight line|
|---|---|
||Plant and equipment<br>3 years straight line|
||Fixtures, fittings & equipment<br>5 years straight line|
|||
|||



Local Government Pension Scheme - the charity’s share of the LGPS assets is measured at fair value at each balance sheet date. Liabilities are measured on an actuarial basis using the projected unit method. The net of these two figures is recognised as an asset or liability on the balance sheet. Any movement in the asset or liability between balance sheet dates is reflected in the statement of financial activities. Details of the major assumptions used by the actuary in its calculation are shown in note 16 to the financial statements. 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

## 2.6   Funding position at 31 July 2021 

Unrestricted funds are funds to which the governing body may use in the pursuance of the charity’s objectives and are expendable at the discretion of the trustees. The balance carried forward on this fund is £2,524,607. Of these funds £599,476 has been designated for certain charitable objectives. 

Individually, the general reserves carried forward in Crescent Purchasing Limited, Tenet Education Services Limited and Tenet Procurement Services Limited is £3,155,585, £371,609 and £10,376 respectively.  Following consolidation journals of £1,012,963 this brings the group general reserve balance to £2,524,607. 

- 2.7   Reconciliation of audited surplus/deficit 

The surplus/(deficit) per the financial statements has been derived as follows: 

|Surplus/(deficit) per the trial balance<br>Surplus/(deficit) per the financial statements|**Crescent**<br>**Group**<br>758,769<br>758,769|**Tenet**<br>**Tenet**<br>**Crescent**<br>**Education**<br>**Procurement**<br>888,127<br>(4,733)<br>376|
|---|---|---|
|||888,127<br> (4,733)<br>376|



There are £2,225 uncorrected errors detailed on A27. 

- 2.8   Significant difficulties encountered during the audit 

We did not encounter any significant difficulties during the audit. 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

- 2.9     Accounting and financial control systems 

During our audit we examined the design and implementation of the internal controls relevant to the accounting systems and procedures. 

The review of internal controls was carried out with a view to expressing an opinion on the financial statements for the year and was not directed primarily towards discovering weaknesses or towards the detection of fraud.  Therefore our comments on these systems include only those matters that have come to our attention as a result of our normal audit procedures, and consequently our comments should not be regarded as a comprehensive record of all weaknesses that may exist or of all improvements that might be made.  Please refer to section 4 of this report. 

## 2.10   Management representations 

We include a copy of the draft management representation letter.  There are certain specific representations which we are required by auditing standards to obtain from management as part of our audit procedures.  In addition, we are required to obtain other representations on matters material to the financial statements where other sufficient appropriate audit evidence cannot be reasonably expected to exist. 

- 2.11 Audit opinion 

Based upon the findings and conclusions of our work, we expect to issue an unmodified audit opinion on the financial statements. 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

## **3. High risk audit areas** 

|Issue|Audit risk|Auditprocedures undertaken|Conclusion|
|---|---|---|---|
|Revenue Recognition|Under/overstatement of<br>revenues due to the unique<br>nature of market premium<br>recognition, and the large<br>accrued income figure<br>recognised in the year.|We reviewed the systems and controls<br>associated with the recognition of revenue for<br>the Group.<br>A sample of income was tested from source<br>documentation through to the final accounts.|Correct income recognition<br>criteria met, with no material<br>under/overstatement of<br>revenues.|
|FRS 102 Accounting for Pensions<br>Treatment of the charity’s share of<br>pension scheme assets and deficits|Incorrect treatment of the<br>pension valuation.<br>Financial statements are not<br>prepared in accordance with<br>appropriate accounting<br>standards.|We obtained the FRS 102 pension valuation as<br>at 31 July 2019 and assessed the disclosures<br>and accounting entries made by the charity.<br>We confirmed that the basis of valuation was<br>appropriate and that the disclosures made in the<br>financial statements were prepared in<br>accordance with FRS 102.|Profit or loss impact was<br>correctly recognised,<br>disclosure in financial<br>statements was amended<br>accordingly.|
|Intangible Assets|Recognition of Intangible<br>Assets (including goodwill)<br>and the application of<br>appropriate accounting<br>policies.|We assessed the identifiable intangible assets<br>against appropriate recognition criteria under<br>FRS102, and assessed the reasonableness and<br>valuation of the disclosure of intangibles within<br>the financial statements.|The acquisition of Tenet<br>Education and Tenet<br>Procurement gives rise to<br>goodwill in the consolidation.<br>This has been correctly<br>accounted for.|





Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

|Issue|Audit risk|Auditprocedures undertaken|Conclusion|
|---|---|---|---|
|Going concern|It is the responsibility of the<br>Trustees to assess the ability<br>of the charity to continue as a<br>going concern for a period of<br>not less than 12 months<br>following the anticipated date<br>of sign off.<br>This is a key risk given the<br>current economic climate and<br>pressures on government<br>spending.|We have reviewed the considerations of<br>management in relation to the going concern<br>assumptions made.|The charity and associated<br>subsidiaries are prepared<br>correctly under the going<br>concern basis.|
|Management override of internal<br>controls|All control systems present<br>the risk that they can be by-<br>passed by senior members<br>of the management team,<br>leading to accounting entries<br>and transactions being made<br>without the need to follow the<br>established systems and<br>procedures|A suitable level of professional scepticism was<br>applied throughout all areas of audit testing.<br>We examined the significant accounting<br>estimates and judgements applied to the<br>accounts for evidence management bias that<br>may represent a risk of material misstatement<br>due to fraud.|The risk of management<br>override was deemed low.|
|Payments made to connected<br>parties|The payments made to<br>related parties and trustees’<br>are not made in line with the<br>Charity SORP (FRS102)|Obtain a register of interests from the client for<br>all associated entities for the trustees’ and<br>record any transactions and balances with each<br>entity. Record all expenses paid on behalf of the<br>trustees’ and review the reasonableness of the<br>expense|All payments to related parties<br>were reasonable and on an<br>arms-length basis.|





Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

## **4. Report of significant weaknesses in systems and internal controls** 

## 4.1 Introduction 

We set out below the significant matters we became aware of during our audit, which relate to the effectiveness of the company’s accounting and financial control systems.  We have used the following grading system to indicate the significance of the issues we have raised and the priority that we believe should be given to our recommendations. 

|Rating|Description|
|---|---|
|High|Should be urgently attended to by the directors and management.<br>These are significant issues that mayresult in aqualification in the audit report in futureperiods if not satisfactorilyaddressed.|
|Moderate|Issues requiring the attention of the directors and management.<br>Issues ranked as moderate require close monitoringbythe board and senior management to ensure timelyresolution.|
|Low|Issues requiring management attention and correction.<br>Issues ranked as low are generally routine in nature and should be resolved by general management.<br>The board and senior management should be aware of these issues to enable monitoring of progress with their resolution. These<br>issues maybe reported to management in less detail than more highlyrated issues.|



No significant weaknesses in systems and internal controls have been identified. No audit recommendations. 



Crescent Purchasing Limited t/a Crescent Purchasing Consortium Summary of audit findings for the year ended 31 July 2021 

## **5. Status of audit recommendations from previous year** 

During the course of the audit we revisited the audit recommendations from the previous year’s audit management letter and set out below the status of these recommendations. 

|Systems and controls – observations in 2020|Update in 2021|
|---|---|
|Dates were incorrectly recorded on some purchase invoices.  Ensure that all<br>dates are correctly recorded so that expenditure is recognised in the correct<br>periods.|No issues were identified in the current year.|



