Worksop and Retford Housing Project Limited

Analysis

Worksop and Retford Housing Project Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worksop. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02814950). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Worksop and Retford Housing Project Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.2m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Worksop and Retford Housing Project Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornwall Old People's Housing Society (£2.2m), Doorstep of Hull (£2.2m) and New Forest Care Homes Ltd (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.