The Retford Civic Society

Analysis

The Retford Civic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Retford. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Retford Civic Society reported income of £28k and spending of £19k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £5,328 to £28k (+434%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Retford Civic Society sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (£28k), The National Sweet Pea Society (£28k) and The Bedfordshire Natural History Society (£28k).