CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1142490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS INTERNATIONAL GENERALATE

The Charity was established as the legal entity for a world-wide Congregation, embracing all its activities. When the Generalate moved to Rome, Italy, the Charity became grant-making. Its objects remain unchanged: to advance religion for the benefit of the public, in particular but not limited to, to support the charitable works carried out by its members and formation and training of its members.

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Latest income

£461k

Latest spending

£745k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £283,339 before investment gains, which were £563,957, resulting in a net surplus of £280,618. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at year-end were £25,000, a figure the trustees consider to be in line with their reserves policy. The charity holds significant investments valued at £17,394,877, though it notes that market volatility and tariffs have caused investment values to fall since the year end.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £25k)

“Free reserves at 31 December 2024 amount to £25,000 (2023: £25,000) which the trustees consider to be in line with the reserves policy.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Generalate and the Sisters are part of the worldwide Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege. Grants are made by the Charity to Provinces and to other Sisters of the Congregation around the world from time to time.

“The Generalate and the Sisters are part of the worldwide Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege. Grants are made by the Charity to Provinces and to other Sisters of the Congregation around the world from time to time.” — page 13

“Since the year end the Charity has received another £5m from The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege (the English Province of the Congregation and a related party) as an endowment.” — page 34

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Post Balance Sheet Event: The Charity received another £5m from The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege (the English Province of the Congregation and a related party) as an endowment.

“The Generalate and the Sisters are part of the worldwide Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege. Grants are made by the Charity to Provinces and to other Sisters of the Congregation around the world from time to time.” — page 13

“Since the year end the Charity has received another £5m from The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege (the English Province of the Congregation and a related party) as an endowment.” — page 34

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

LORNA MARY CLARK
SISTER MARY MACLAUGHLIN
SISTER MAUREEN O'BRIEN
SISTER PUSHPA ELISHWA PURATHUR
SISTER VALERIE MIRANDA

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£461k	£745k
31/12/2023	£215k	£392k
31/12/2022	£122k	£1.3m
31/12/2021	£491k	£130k
31/12/2020	£437k	£174k

Common questions

Is CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £283,339 before investment gains, which were £563,957, resulting in a net surplus of £280,618. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at year-end were £25,000, a figure the trustees consider to be in line with their reserves policy. The charity holds significant investments valued at £17,394,877, though it notes that market volatility and tariffs have caused investment values to fall since the year end. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ENGLISH REGION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO	1	£86k
ST PETER'S CHARITY	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS.

THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS income £295k
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO income £354k
Congregation of Jesus (Loreto Sisters) English Province income £2.7m
DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CONGREGATION FUND CIO income £245k
MARIST SISTERS GENERALATE CIO income £2.7m
THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SAINT LOUIS CIO income £160k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS INTERNATIONAL	£461k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS FY2025	£295k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO FY2025	£354k	—	above	—	no doubt
Congregation of Jesus (Loreto Sisters) English Province FY2025	£2.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CONGREGATION FUND CIO FY2025	£245k	—	above	—	no doubt
MARIST SISTERS GENERALATE CIO FY2024	£2.7m	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.