Crick's Retreat

Analysis

Crick's Retreat is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 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, Crick's Retreat reported income of £11k and spending of £6,367, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,139 to £11k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Crick's Retreat sits at the 16th percentile: it is larger than about 16% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Ralph Hare's Almshouses (£11k), Ralph Hansby's Charity (£11k) and Parish Hall (£11k).