THE RETREAT COTTAGES

Charity number: 238706
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Administration of terrace of four almshouses

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £32,723
Total expenditure: £22,154

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 April 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Alan Scarff Chair 06 December 2018
BELL ROPE CHARITY
Received: On time
EDMUND ARNOLD'S CHARITY
Received: On time
ST. MARY AND ST. GILES CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
Received: On time
EDMUND ARNOLD'S CHARITY
Received: On time
Gaynor Young Trustee 03 February 2025
None on record
Susan Jane Starr Trustee 01 February 2023
None on record
Rev Canon Professor Patrick Comerford Trustee 01 February 2023
None on record
John Derek Beaumont Trustee 01 June 2020
None on record
Katharine Mary Willett Trustee 19 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £13.04k £12.02k £20.44k £29.36k £32.72k
Total expenditure £5.17k £28.63k £34.62k £12.84k £22.15k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 04 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 04 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14 OCTOBER 1924
Charitable objects
FOR THE PROVISION OF EXTRA COMFORTS FOR INMATES OF THE RETREAT COTTAGES.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 08 April 1965 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
147 High Street
Stony Stratford
MILTON KEYNES
MK11 1AT
Phone:
01908563599
Website:

No information available