Holy Rood Community Charity

Analysis

Holy Rood Community Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Holy Rood Community Charity reported income of £81k and spending of £141k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £53k to £81k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 215% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Holy Rood Community Charity sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crowborough Community Church Trust (£81k), Main Street Community Church (£81k) and Samuel Leeds Foundation (£81k).

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.