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St George's Crypt

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1144474LeedsDisability
Income£5.4m2025-03-31
Spending£5.6msame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctDisability
Registered2011Charitable company
Employees107latest return

Analysis

St George's Crypt is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07780402). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St George's Crypt reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £5.4m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, St George's Crypt sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wilberforce Trust (£5.4m), The Orchard Trust (£5.4m) and Canine Partners for Independence (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 30% and trading 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £408k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £20k. Reserves of £9.1m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 107 people.

Income and spending

£0£1.4m£2.8m£4.2m£5.6m2021 Income: £2,878,7482021 Spending: £2,389,60220212022 Income: £3,825,4172022 Spending: £3,057,73320222023 Income: £4,529,3362023 Spending: £3,876,77120232024 Income: £4,816,8462024 Spending: £4,668,56120242025 Income: £5,420,4262025 Spending: £5,565,3542025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 22%
  • Legacies 7.5%
  • Charitable activities 57%
  • Trading 13%
  • Investments 0.6%

In the charity's own words

ST GEORGE'S CRYPT PROVIDES PRACTICAL CARE AND SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS, DESTITUTE AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. IT OPERATES IN THE LEEDS AREA. THE CRYPT RUNS ONE HOSTEL FOR PEOPLE WITH A BACKGROUND OF ADDICTION; IT ALSO PROMOTES A PROGRAMME OF TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVELY PROMOTES RESETTLEMENT. THE CRYPT IS A FAITH-BASED CHARITY.THE CHARITY ALSO RUNS THREE SHOPS .

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The Wilberforce TrustYork£5.4m
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Canine Partners for IndependenceLoughborough£5.4m
Independent Options (North West)Cheshire£5.4m