Shrewsbury Drapers Holy Cross Limited

Analysis

Shrewsbury Drapers Holy Cross Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07000798). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shrewsbury Drapers Holy Cross Limited reported income of £538k and spending of £474k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £422k to £538k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Shrewsbury Drapers Holy Cross Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury St Edmunds Women's Aid Centre Limited (£536k), Farraday House Limited (£539k) and Amity Educational Foundation (£535k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%, donations and legacies 37% and investments 5.2%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £775k would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.