SOCIETY OF THE SACRED CROSS

Registered charity 1135334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society provides and maintains a Retreat/Guest house which is open to anyone whether Christian or not.Educational groups visit for days or weekends and occasional residential retreats are offered.The sisters spend two hours each day in personal prayer and sixteen and a half hours each week in public worship.

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Latest income
£336k
Latest spending
£367k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an unrestricted loss of £111,964 before net investment losses, resulting in a total net expenditure of £33,862 for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets and designated funds totalled £1,339,417, which the trustees aim to maintain at a minimum of six months of expenditure. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £1.3m)
The remaining unrestricted funds are to cover operating costs and the Society aims to maintain this at a minimum of six months expenditure.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations and community member contributions without conditions from trustees and other related parties totalled £33,448 (2024: £141,082)
During the year, donations and community member contributions without conditions from trustees and other related parties totalled £33,448 (2024: £141,082) — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Monmouthshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£336k£367k
31/03/2024£342k£307k
31/03/2023£143k£253k
31/03/2022£127k£229k
31/03/2021£370k£223k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY OF THE SACRED CROSS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an unrestricted loss of £111,964 before net investment losses, resulting in a total net expenditure of £33,862 for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets and designated funds totalled £1,339,417, which the trustees aim to maintain at a minimum of six months of expenditure. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited.