The Great Cross Trust

Analysis

The Great Cross Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Great Cross Trust reported income of £59k and spending of £30k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £52k to £59k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Great Cross Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellen Glynne Homes (£59k), Homeyard Homes (£59k) and Gurdwara Sahib Loughborough (£59k).