The Charity Known As the Retreat

Analysis

The Charity Known As the Retreat is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Charity Known As the Retreat reported income of £14k and spending of £19k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £14k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Charity Known As the Retreat sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spiers Bank House Trust (£14k), St Helen's Almshouses (£14k) and Crosslanes Chapel Property Trust (£14k).