Registered charity · Surrey
The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege
The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege is a registered charity (number 1068661) based in Surrey, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Sister Kathleen O'Reilly since 2018. Latest income £16m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Daughters of the Cross (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £16m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 2 more
- Where
- Sutton, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Surrey and more
- Website
- www.daughtersofthecross.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£16m£35m
- 2024£62m£18m
- 2023£11m£14m
Earlier years
- 2022£10m£12m
- 2021£14m£17m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 51%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
Grants received
3 grants · £200,708 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- City Bridge Trust · £182,708
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
- Community Foundation for Surrey · £8,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Sister Kathleen O'Reilly Chair since 2018
- Sister Anne Kelly since 2012
- Sister Mary Catherine Mcginn since 2012
- Sister Maureen O'Brien since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Sister Kathleen O'Reilly Chair since 2018
- Sister Anne Kelly since 2012
- Sister Mary Catherine Mcginn since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Sister Kathleen O'Reilly Chair since 2018
- Sister Anne Kelly since 2012
- Sister Mary Catherine Mcginn since 2012
- Sister Maureen O'Brien since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 4.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1068661
- Status
- Registered
- 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
- Companies House
- Company number 03492921 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01428 771600 · admin@daucross.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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