The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege

Analysis

The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03492921). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege reported income of £16.0m and spending of £35.4m, spending 221% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.8m to £16.0m (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 475%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pohwer (£16.0m), Platfform for Change (£16.0m) and The Grand Charity (£16.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, investments 31% and donations and legacies 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £42k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22.1m. Reserves of £10.5m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 193 people.