Ruddi's Retreat

Analysis

Ruddi's Retreat is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, armed forces/emergency service efficiency, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ruddi's Retreat reported income of £695k and spending of £488k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £382k to £695k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ruddi's Retreat sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islamic Education and Cultural Society (£692k), Northern Academy of Performing Arts Educational Trust (£695k) and Greenwich Mencap (£690k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58% and trading 42%. Charitable activities took 36% of spending and raising funds 64%. It employed 12 people.