Les Filles de LA Croix

Analysis

Les Filles de LA Croix is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Les Filles de LA Croix reported income of £1.2m and spending of £573k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £323k to £1.2m (+274%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Les Filles de LA Croix sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Redcliffe (£1.2m), The United Reformed Church (Yorkshire Province) Trust Ltd (£1.2m) and The Dean and Chapter of Llandaff Cathedral (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 34% and donations and legacies 5.9%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £58k. Reserves of £6.6m would cover about 129 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.