RETAIL TRUST
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.