CCEW Charity Commission profile

HOSPITAL OF ST CROSS AND ALMSHOUSE OF NOBLE POVERTY

Registered charity 202751 · organisation 202751

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
12 March 1969
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,252,796
Latest expenditure
£1,004,916
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: THE HOSPITAL OF ST CROSS AND, ALMSHOUSE OF NOBLE POVERTY, ST. CROSS ROAD, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE, SO23 9SD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.hospitalofstcross.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Hospital of St Cross, In Winchester, Hampshire is the oldest almshouse in England. Up to 25 elderly gentlemen live in self-contained accommodation. The public (mediaeval) buildings and the gardens are open to the public throughout the year. The fine transitional Norman Church is the place of worship for the parishioners of St Faith's parish

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,252,796
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,004,916
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
21 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,044,243
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,212,671
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
8 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
8 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£981,364
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,373,431
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
11 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£929,877
Total Gross Expenditure
£920,128
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
22 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£929,434
Total Gross Expenditure
£756,978

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,252,796
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,004,916
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
21 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,044,243
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,212,671
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
58
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
8 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£981,364
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,373,431
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
53
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
11 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£929,877
Total Gross Expenditure
£920,128
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
28
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
22 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£929,434
Total Gross Expenditure
£756,978
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£11,240
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
29

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
216404
Income Other Trading Activities
57027
Income Charitable Activities
351442
Income Investments
627923
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1252796
Income Legacies
107323
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£68,535
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£936,381
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1004916
Expenditure Investment Management
41769
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
103573
Expenditure Support Costs
181627
Expenditure Depreciation
36081
Gain Loss Investment
-861715
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,762,438
Assets Total Fixed
22058207
Assets Own Use
282990
Assets Long Term Investment
21775217
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£535,768
Assets Total Liabilities
£71,471
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£22,522,504
Creditors One Year Total Current
71471
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£501,935
Funds Endowment
19667619
Funds Unrestricted
2762438
Funds Restricted
92447
Funds Total
22522504
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
21 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
77820
Income Other Trading Activities
37945
Income Charitable Activities
322312
Income Investments
606166
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1044243
Income Legacies
1500
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£77,068
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,135,603
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1212671
Expenditure Investment Management
52150
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
101368
Expenditure Support Costs
187393
Expenditure Depreciation
36081
Gain Loss Investment
685576
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,628,177
Assets Total Fixed
22954378
Assets Own Use
319071
Assets Long Term Investment
22635307
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£244,110
Assets Total Liabilities
£62,149
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£23,136,339
Creditors One Year Total Current
62149
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£214,084
Funds Endowment
20425712
Funds Unrestricted
2628177
Funds Restricted
82450
Funds Total
23136339
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
8 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
79451
Income Other Trading Activities
31787
Income Charitable Activities
286497
Income Investments
583629
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
981364
Income Legacies
12731
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£75,648
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,297,783
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1373431
Expenditure Investment Management
59536
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
80769
Expenditure Support Costs
143549
Expenditure Depreciation
36081
Gain Loss Investment
1971906
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,478,694
Assets Total Fixed
22538749
Assets Own Use
355152
Assets Long Term Investment
22183597
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£174,958
Assets Total Liabilities
£94,516
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£22,619,191
Creditors One Year Total Current
94516
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£148,272
Funds Endowment
19794504
Funds Unrestricted
2478694
Funds Restricted
345993
Funds Total
22619191
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
11 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
52487
Income Other Trading Activities
28289
Income Charitable Activities
279077
Income Investments
570024
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
929877
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£144,391
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£775,737
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
920128
Expenditure Investment Management
129020
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
82278
Expenditure Support Costs
153147
Expenditure Depreciation
36081
Gain Loss Investment
-1853655
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,492,951
Assets Total Fixed
20835809
Assets Own Use
391233
Assets Long Term Investment
20444576
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£271,665
Assets Total Liabilities
£68,122
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£21,039,352
Creditors One Year Total Current
68122
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£245,405
Funds Endowment
18042892
Funds Unrestricted
2492951
Funds Restricted
503509
Funds Total
21039352
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
22 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
92197
Income Other Trading Activities
24834
Income Charitable Activities
251408
Income Investments
560995
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
929434
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£59,241
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£697,737
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
756978
Expenditure Investment Management
50352
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
70405
Expenditure Support Costs
133567
Expenditure Depreciation
35306
Gain Loss Investment
2155214
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,735,431
Assets Total Fixed
22723920
Assets Own Use
427314
Assets Long Term Investment
22296606
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£286,466
Assets Total Liabilities
£127,128
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£22,883,258
Creditors One Year Total Current
127128
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£261,564
Funds Endowment
19589685
Funds Unrestricted
2735431
Funds Restricted
558142
Funds Total
22883258
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hampshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HOSPITAL OF ST CROSS AND ALMSHOUSE OF NOBLE POVERTY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1969-03-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
SCHEME DATED 05/11/1984AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 14/03/1990AS AMENDED ON 05/09/2006AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 01/11/2006AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23/06/2009AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 20/03/2012 as amended on 23 Mar 2022 as amended on 23 Sept 2025
Charitable Objects
BENEFIT OF THE BRETHREN OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
205137
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
HOSPITAL OF ST CROSS FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
205142
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ST CROSS HOSPITAL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment