Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Retail Trust is the charity for all people working and retired from retail. Its charitable activities are:- a confidential Helpline which provides counselling, legal and debt advice- Charitable Services with access to financial grants;- Wellbeing Programme;- Supported Living and Care Services for retired employees; and- other services such as education.

Latest income

£12.3m

Expenditure

£13.6m

Financial year end

2025-04-30

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-04-30 £8.5m £8.0m
2022-04-30 £9.7m £8.7m
2023-04-30 £12.7m £10.8m
2024-04-30 £10.9m £13.6m
2025-04-30 £12.3m £13.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-04-30 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £152k
Charitable activities £7.8m
Trading £4.1m
Investment income £188k
Total income £12.3m

Spending

Charitable spend £12.6m
Raising funds £1.1m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £13.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £37.8m
Total funds £34.1m
— restricted £34k
— unrestricted £33.7m
— endowment £389k
Total assets £34.1m
Cash £1.7m

People

Employees 127

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.