Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR

Registered charity 270034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote advance and propagate the Chrisian Religion by the study and teaching of the Bible Christian Doctrine and related subjects and by the training of Ministers of Religion, Christian Teachers, Missionaries, Evangelists and other Christian workers. To relieve poverty, suffering and distress. To advance education. To carry out other purpose of charity nature beneficial to the community.

Objects

(I) TO PROMOTE ADVANCE AND PROPAGATE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF THE BIBLE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND RELATED SUBJECTS. (II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PEOPLE PARTICULARLY AMONG CHILDREN AND THE AGED. (III) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION. (IV) TO CARRY OUT ANY OTHER PURPOSE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£543k
Latest spending
£512k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £816,338, exceeding the stated policy target of covering management and administration costs. However, the trustees note that continued operation depends on congregant support, warning that further financial support would be needed if this support ceases.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs (held: £816k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Funds available are sufficient to permit the Trust to continue in operation in the medium term, given the continued support of the congregants. Should this support not continue in the longer term, further financial support would need to be sought to replace it.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £75k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£543k
Total spending
£512k
Reserves (reported)
£100k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · France · Germany · Grenada · Italy · Jamaica · Kenya · Liverpool City · Malawi · Manchester City · Nigeria · South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£543k£512k
31/03/2024£455k£430k
31/03/2023£372k£369k
31/03/2022£399k£339k
31/03/2021£351k£436k

Common questions

Is BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £816,338, exceeding the stated policy target of covering management and administration costs. However, the trustees note that continued operation depends on congregant support, warning that further financial support would be needed if this support ceases. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CROSS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR£543k—0unclear—noted
THE CROSS TRUST FY2025£707k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS FY2025£408k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ORDER OF THE CROSS FY2025£643k—0unclear—no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS FY2025£1.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY OF ST MARY AT THE CROSS FY2025£2.7m£80,001 - £90,0003above—no doubt

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