Community of St Mary at the Cross

Analysis

Community of St Mary at the Cross is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Community of St Mary at the Cross reported income of £2.7m and spending of £3.2m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.7m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community of St Mary at the Cross 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halton Haven Hospice (£2.7m), The Broomgrove Trust (£2.7m) and Beacon Centre for the Blind (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, investments 11% and donations and legacies 3.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £1,781 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 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.