Congregation of LA Retraite CIO

Analysis

Congregation of LA Retraite CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Congregation of LA Retraite CIO reported income of £866k and spending of £1.0m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £876k to £866k (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 161% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Congregation of LA Retraite CIO sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Sky Foundation (£865k), Carers Centre Sa Ltd (£866k) and Inn Churches (£865k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 73% and donations and legacies 27%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £460k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

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.