Society of the Holy Cross (Also Known As Societas Sanctae Crucis)

Analysis

Society of the Holy Cross (Also Known As Societas Sanctae Crucis) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society of the Holy Cross (Also Known As Societas Sanctae Crucis) reported income of £37k and spending of £55k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £37k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 444%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Society of the Holy Cross (Also Known As Societas Sanctae Crucis) sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brampton Youth Group (£37k), Divine Destiny Parish Celestial Church of Christ (£37k) and Thandizo (£37k).