The Cross Trust

Analysis

The Cross Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06555982). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Cross Trust reported income of £707k and spending of £846k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £82k to £707k (+764%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 5697%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Cross Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Launch It Trust (£707k), Dancers' Career Development (£708k) and West Cornwall Women's Aid (£706k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £798k. Reserves of £490k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.