QUIET WATERS CHRISTIAN RETREAT HOUSE

Registered charity 269866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A place of Christian Retreat for rest, refreshment, renewal and education.

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Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,450 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £881,035 to £856,585. Unrestricted reserves stood at £29,909, while restricted funds and fixed assets comprised the remainder of the charity's net assets. The trustees note that expenses remain under close monitoring amid increased staffing and maintenance costs.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Bible Society — “We are very thankful to The Bible Society for the Psalm 23 Garden resources they have put together.” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Nicholas Dunningchair · trustee of 3 other charities
James Stuart Gordon · trustee of 1 other charity
Kathleen Janet Males · trustee of 2 other charities
Peter Alan Walker · trustee of 1 other charity
Roger Charles Yaxley · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£102k	£126k
30/09/2024	£88k	£104k
30/09/2023	£96k	£71k
30/09/2022	£70k	£62k
30/09/2021	£87k	£61k

Common questions

Is QUIET WATERS CHRISTIAN RETREAT HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,450 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £881,035 to £856,585. Unrestricted reserves stood at £29,909, while restricted funds and fixed assets comprised the remainder of the charity's net assets. The trustees note that expenses remain under close monitoring amid increased staffing and maintenance costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET	1	£9k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORS.

THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORS income £184k
THE STILL WATERS CHURCH income £264k
PENHURST RETREAT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST income £221k
Gateway Waterside income £140k
CONGREGATION OF LA RETRAITE CIO income £866k
ST BENEDICT'S CENTRE income £162k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
QUIET WATERS CHRISTIAN RETREAT HOUSE	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORS FY2025	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STILL WATERS CHURCH FY2025	£264k	—	below	—	no doubt
PENHURST RETREAT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£221k	—	below	—	no doubt
Gateway Waterside FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CONGREGATION OF LA RETRAITE CIO FY2024	£866k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.