Registered charity · No. 1090136Charitable company
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Retail Trust
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Retail Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
Retail Trust (number 1090136) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Retail Trust do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Retail Trust
Answers Retail Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Retail Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Retail Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports 18 employees paid more than £60,000, including 8 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£300,001–£350,000
1
£250,001–£300,000
1
£200,001–£250,000
1
£150,001–£200,000
1
£130,001–£140,000
2
£100,001–£110,000
2
£90,001–£100,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
6
£60,001–£70,000
3
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Retail Trust's money come from?
Retail Trust reported £12m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.8m (64%), trading and fundraising events £4.1m (33%), investments £188k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £69k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£7.8m · 64%
Trading and fundraising events£4.1m · 33%
Investments£188k · 2%
Donations and legacies£152k · 1%
Other income£134k · 1%
Does Retail Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Retail Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Retail Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Retail Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Retail Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 1090136. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for Retail Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Retail Trust.
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The register data used for this profile lists Retail Trust as a registered charity (number 1090136) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Retail Trust's charity number?
Retail Trust's charity number is 1090136. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1090136?
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What does Retail Trust do?
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.
Does Retail Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Retail Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Retail Trust?
Retail Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.retailtrust.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Retail Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Retail Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports 18 employees paid more than £60,000, including 8 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Retail Trust's money come from?
Retail Trust reported £12m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.8m (64%), trading and fundraising events £4.1m (33%), investments £188k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £69k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Retail Trust?
The register records Retail Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Retail Trust's trustees paid?
Retail Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Retail Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Retail Trust: The Cottage Homes Charity.
When was Retail Trust registered as a charity?
Retail Trust was entered on the register on 17 January 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04254201).