Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

RUDDI'S RETREAT

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£408£463£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£463£438£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£382£317£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£163£151£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£124£98£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£68£88£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£80£81£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£103£83£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£60£55£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14?£70£59£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/02/13£85£63£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.ruddisretreat.org

ruddisretreat@gmail.com

07587080904

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Clothworkers Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£18,072
The Foyle Foundation£8,000
Wates Family Enterprise Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Light Touch Group Grant - Ruddi's Retreat
£5,000 30/04/2024
The grant will be used to directly support families affected by cancer and life limiting illnesses by providing respite at our five retreats based in Filey, North Yorkshire and Blackpool, Lancashire.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ruddi's Retreat
£2,243 21/10/2023
We would like to purchase a 5th retreat to enable us to provide even more respite breaks for families in need, helping to improve mental and physical wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ruddi's Retreat Respite
£8,272 05/05/2023
The funding will be used towards ground rent and utilities for the caravan the group uses to provide respite breaks for children and families living with cancer and life limiting illnesses. The project aims to provide improve the physical and mental ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ruddi's Retreat
£20,000 19/10/2022
purchase a caravan for a charity supporting people with disabilties in North Yorkshire
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Ruddi's Retreat
£3,000 28/02/2022
Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
National Lottery Community Fund - Ruddi's - Helping Families Bereaved by Covid-19
£9,800 30/09/2021
The funding will be used to provide respite for children grieving the loss of a parent by providing an area to come together and play and enjoy themselves. The project aims to improve their mental health and anxiety by providing a space to ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£8,000 11/02/2021
towards core costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Ruddi's Retreat
£10,000 29/11/2018
12
This organisation will provide two caravans, for the use of families with children with a life limiting illness or who are bereaved, where people will be given the opportunity to spend quality time together,
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ruddi's Retreat
£5,766 04/08/2017
Help us offer weekends away to families with a terminally ill child: it may be the last opportunity they have together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ruddi's Retreat Community Garden, Sensory Area & Classroom Area
£5,400 10/05/2017
12
The group will improve their outdoor space by creating a sensory area, and they will use the space to teach young people and staff about gardening and growing fruit and vegetables.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • ANNE JOSEPH Appointed: 2011
  • FRANK IAN GLEDHILL Appointed: 2022
  • JADE JONES Appointed: 2012
  • KEVIN SHARP LVO DL Appointed: 2022
  • MICHAEL GREIG Appointed: 2022
  • TRACEY RUSHWORTH Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2012, number: 1146035
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 109 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF HUDDERSFIELD TRUST FUND on 08/10/2024
Main office

29 The Lodge
Linthwaite
HUDDERSFIELD
HD7 5TG

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH BY PROVIDING A RESPITE HOLIDAY IN A SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED CARAVAN(S) FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS OR FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES SUFFERING BEREAVEMENT FROM THE LOSS OF A CHILD PARENT OR CARER.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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