The Retreat

Analysis

The Retreat is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in June 1966, 60 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 Retreat reported income of £32k and spending of £63k, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27k to £32k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Retreat sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Reverend Tatton Brockman (£32k), The Pearson Hall (£32k) and The Dawes Homes (£32k).