The Order of the Cross

Analysis

The Order of the Cross is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in January 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Order of the Cross reported income of £643k and spending of £545k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £179k to £643k (+259%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 910%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Order of 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Cookham (£643k), City Church Manchester CIO (£644k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence, Bovingdon (£642k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 51%, donations and legacies 48% and charitable activities 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £304k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £98k. Reserves of £842k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate.