Sisters of the Holy Cross CIO

Analysis

Sisters of the Holy Cross CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sisters of the Holy Cross CIO reported income of £1.6m and spending of £2.4m, spending 152% of what it took in. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sisters of the Holy Cross CIO sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ehlers-Danlos Society (£1.6m), Ahavat Yisroel UK (£1.6m) and The Island Project (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 73%, donations and legacies 18% and charitable activities 9.7%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £713k. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

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.