ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING RETREATS

Registered charity 222458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A P R

The Association promotes retreats by providing resources for people seeking a retreat, a retreat leader or venue. It supports retreat centres and those in retreat ministry and facilitates an occasional consultation for those identified as spirituality advisors in the Anglican Dioceses. It is a member organisation offering support to people of all denominations and none.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE THROUGH RETREATS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF RETREATS WITHIN THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £29,806 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased expenditure and a lack of income from biennial conferences. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately £60,000, noting that unrestricted funds of £112,069 are currently held to underwrite future costs and ensure operational sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• REV ALISON CHRISTIAN
• Rev Cameron Butland
• Rev Dawn Harrison
• Rev Ian Spencer
• Rosemary Feuell
• Stewart McCredie
• Susan Parker
• Urs Mattmann · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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