The Retreat Cottages

Analysis

The Retreat Cottages is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Retreat Cottages reported income of £33k and spending of £8,827, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £33k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Retreat Cottages sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrogate and District Mencap (£33k), St Paul's Cray Community Association (£33k) and Living Life (Eastbourne) (£33k).