RUDDI'S RETREAT

Registered charity 1146035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ruddi's Retreat is a growing charity that helps families affected by Cancer or life limiting illnesses. We send families on holiday to one of our beautiful caravans situated at the 5 Star caravan park at Primrose Valley.In 2016 Gwennie's Getaways was launched under the Ruddi's Retreat umbrella. Families affected by Dementia can also enjoy a respite break.All applications are welcome.

Causes: Disability · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£695k

Latest spending

£488k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £210,449 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £287,714. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and do not consider there to be any material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted net assets of the charity less the value of fixed assets (held: £183k)

“Using the strict definition of reserves - unrestricted net assets of the charity less the value of fixed assets (i.e, sums which are not readily realisable), this means that the charity had current assets of £182,852.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ruddi's Retreat (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£695k

Total spending

£488k

Cost of raising funds

£312k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 45.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (08/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNE JOSEPH
Frank IAN Gledhill
JADE JONES
Kevin Sharp LVO DL
Michael Greig

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£695k	£488k
31/03/2024	£422k	£455k
31/03/2023	£408k	£463k
31/03/2022	£463k	£438k
31/03/2021	£382k	£317k

Common questions

Is RUDDI'S RETREAT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £210,449 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £287,714. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and do not consider there to be any material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RUDDI'S RETREAT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RUDDI'S RETREAT as a grant recipient include WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, The Cranswick Charitable Trust, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY	FY2023	£25k	Specialist Equipment & Facilities
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	FY2025	£25k	Grant
The Cranswick Charitable Trust	FY2024	£18k	Other Community Projects
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Care of Cancer Patients
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2024	£6k	Life-Limiting
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	—

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	09/05/2025	£50k	Millionaire Street 2025 05w3
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/05/2023	£8k	Ruddi's Retreat Respite
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/09/2021	£10k	Ruddi's - Helping Families Bereaved by Covid-19
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/11/2018	£10k	Ruddi's Retreat