The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) Province of Wales

Analysis

The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) Province of Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wrexham. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2022, The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) Province of Wales reported income of £26k and spending of £250, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income grew from £578 to £26k (+4336%), an average of +4336% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 4336%. Over the whole period it spent 1.9% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) Province of Wales sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse Community Church Carmarthen Bay (£26k), Capel Bethesda Llangennech (£26k) and Southwater Village Hall (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.