Open Pathway Retreat Centre

Analysis

Open Pathway Retreat Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02294320). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Open Pathway Retreat Centre reported income of £577k and spending of £746k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £110k to £577k (+426%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 416%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Open Pathway Retreat Centre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Disability Resource Centre (£576k), South Kent Mind (£577k) and The Portrack Charitable Trust (£576k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 7.9%. Charitable activities took 2.9% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.