SOCIETY OF THE SACRED CROSS

Charity Number: 1135334
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £341,525
Total expenditure: £306,655

People

4 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Monmouthshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 March 2010: Standard registration
  • 15 November 2011: Funds received from 1047614 THE SOCIETY OF THE SACRED CROSS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07198198 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Katharine Ann Hall Chair 03 May 2019
None on record
ROSALIND MARY HAWKEN Trustee 26 October 2022
None on record
PETER LEA Trustee 26 October 2022
GROWING SPACE
Received: On time
ELIZABETH ALLEN-WILLIAMS Trustee 26 October 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £151.82k £369.86k £127.20k £143.14k £341.53k
Total expenditure £202.80k £222.55k £229.08k £253.31k £306.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £844 N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/03/2010 as amended on 08 Jan 2020 as amended on 31 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH IN WALES BY: 2.1.1 THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RETREAT/GUESTHOUSE; 2.1.2 THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP; 2.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL TEACHING.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WALES

Contact information

Address:
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED CROSS
TY-MAWR CONVENT
LYDART
MONMOUTH
NP25 4RN
Phone:
01600860244
Email:
community@tymawrconvent.com
Website:

www.churchinwales.org.uk/tymawr Open in new window