The Retreat Association

Analysis

The Retreat Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08385106). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Retreat Association reported income of £143k and spending of £146k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £164k to £143k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Retreat Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King and Country Church (£143k), Shaolin Temple UK China Cultural Funds (£143k) and Eagle's Nest Church Arnold (£143k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.