Community of the Holy Cross

Analysis

Community of the Holy Cross is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in August 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Community of the Holy Cross reported income of £408k and spending of £703k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £386k to £408k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 145% 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 the Holy Cross sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Knights Youth Centre (£408k), The Bradley Lowery Foundation (£408k) and The London Noah Trust (£407k).

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.