THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS OF LIEGE

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Sisters pastoral work; visiting the sick, the housebound and offering spiritual support. Supporting Daughters of the Cross of Liege ministries in 9 countries The charity runs Holy Cross Hospital, a hospital providing neuro-rehabilitation and long-term care for neurologically impaired people.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£61,792,000
Donations and legacies | £723.00k | |
Charitable activities | £8.33m | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £2.70m | |
Other | £50.04m |
Total expenditure:
£17,503,000
Raising funds | £551.00k | |
Charitable activities | £16.95m | |
Other | £0 |
£7,418,000 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £7,742,660 from 16 government contract(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £551.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £16.95m | |
Retained for future use | £44.29m |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £551.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £16.95m | |
Retained for future use | £51.71m |
People

165 Employee(s)
5 Trustee(s)
23 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 7 |
£70k to £80k | 4 |
£90k to £100k | 2 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Religious Activities
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Hertfordshire
- Lancashire
- Merton
- Surrey
- Sutton
- Ireland
Governance
- 16 March 1998: Standard registration
- 21 June 2018: Funds received from 200439 LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF ST ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL
- DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS (Working name)
- Care Quality Commission
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
5 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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Sister Kathleen O'Reilly | Chair | 17 December 2018 |
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Sister Maureen O'Brien | Trustee | 31 May 2024 |
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Sister Mary Catherine McGinn | Trustee | 21 November 2012 |
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SISTER ANNE KELLY | Trustee | 30 May 2012 |
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SISTER VERONICA HAGEN | Trustee | 05 June 2000 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £16.66m | £13.76m | £10.22m | £10.75m | £61.79m | |
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Total expenditure | £17.14m | £17.04m | £12.09m | £14.44m | £17.50m | |
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Income from government contracts | £6.19m | £7.28m | £6.24m | £6.99m | £7.74m | |
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Income from government grants | £1.94m | £1.86m | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £3.77m | £2.13m | £739.00k | £698.00k | £723.00k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £1.40m | £369.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £8.39m | £8.43m | £6.58m | £7.24m | £8.33m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £2.95m | £2.62m | £2.80m | £2.70m | £2.70m | |
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Income - Other | £149.00k | £214.00k | £112.00k | £114.00k | £50.04m | |
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Income - Legacies | £1.84m | £748.00k | £76.00k | £23.00k | £9.00k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £14.17m | £15.03m | £11.18m | £13.63m | £16.95m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £2.98m | £2.01m | £911.00k | £814.00k | £551.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £576.00k | £180.00k | £179.00k | £224.00k | £249.63k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £182.00k | £3.81m | £193.00k | £1.95m | £3.22m | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £702.00k | £471.00k | £538.00k | £814.00k | £551.00k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £34.16m | £32.99m | £32.71m | £33.54m | £28.78m | |
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Long-term investments | £89.48m | £107.32m | £112.70m | £106.29m | £104.31m | |
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Other assets | £19.02m | £11.59m | £10.27m | £6.01m | £65.21m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £2.51m | £1.21m | £1.56m | £1.59m | £2.35m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 23 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 23 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 30 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 30 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 29 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 29 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 25 January 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 25 January 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 15 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 15 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH JANUARY 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 24TH FEBRUARY 1998 as amended on 28 Oct 2019
Charitable objects
(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING CONVENTS OR HOMES FOR THE RESIDENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OR FOR THE RESIDENCE, INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING OF THOSE INTENDING TO BECOME MEMBERS, CHURCHES AND CHAPELS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP ACCORDING TO THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (WHETHER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR NOT) AND RESIDENCES FOR CHAPLAINS IN CHARGE OF SUCH CHURCHES OR CHAPELS; (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CANON 803 OF THE CODE OF CANON LAW OR ANY SUBSEQUENT EQUIVALENT VERSION OF THAT CANON OF THE CODE; (3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING HOSPITALS, HOSPICES, NURSING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR THE SICK, ELDERLY OR NEEDY; (4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING BY DIRECT ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS INCLUDING GIVING ALMS TO THE NEEDY (5) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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St. Josephs Convent
3 Buttner Road
WORCESTER PARK
Surrey
KT4 8FY
- Phone:
- 02039888420
- Email:
- admin@daucross.org.uk
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