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Retail Trust
Retail Trust is a registered charity (number 1090136) based in London, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Alistair Mcgeorge since 2018. Latest income £12m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 14 trustees
- Income £12m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alistair McgeorgeChair · since 2018
- Alison PorterTrustee · since 2024
- Bruce Tara FindlayTrustee · since 2023
- Erin BrookesTrustee · since 2021
- Gita NorthTrustee · since 2018
- Irene Vivienne KingTrustee · since 2026
- John Anthony HoughtonTrustee · since 2025
- John Matthew BirchTrustee · since 2025
- Lesley Margaret ExleyTrustee · since 2019
- Nathan John PeaceyTrustee · since 2026
- Paul ArmstrongTrustee · since 2021
- Paul Christopher AllenTrustee · since 2023
- Richard Alfred HulmeTrustee · since 2026
- Tracey ClementsTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Scotland, Salford City, Derby City, Barnet and more
- Website
- www.retailtrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Retail Trust
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£12m£14m
- 2024£11m£14m
- 2023£13m£11m
Earlier years
- 2022£9.7m£8.7m
- 2021£8.5m£8.0m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 THE CHARITY SHALL OPERATE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PURSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE OBJECTS: 3.1.1 TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE RETAIL AND ASSOCIATED SECTORS IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BY: 3.1.1.1 THE PROVISION OF WELLBEING SERVICES, FOR EXAMPLE COUNSELLING, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY AND CRITICAL INCIDENT SUPPORT; 3.1.1.2 THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, PARTICULARLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE; 3.1.1.3 THE PROVISION OF SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED HOUSING AND ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BENEFICIARIES; AND 3.1.1.4 THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; 3.1.2 TO ADVANCE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND MOBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS, IN THE RETAIL AND ASSOCIATED SECTORS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL GRANTS AND BURSARIES, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL SECTOR; AND 3.1.3 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE LAW OF SCOTLAND IN CONNECTION WITH THE RETAIL AND ASSOCIATED SECTORS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT.
Grants received
5 grants · £389,831 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £360,000 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,831 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- Alistair Mcgeorge Chair since 2018
- Alison Porter since 2024
- Bruce Tara Findlay since 2023
- Erin Brookes since 2021
- Gita North since 2018
- Irene Vivienne King since 2026
- John Anthony Houghton since 2025
- John Matthew Birch since 2025
- Lesley Margaret Exley since 2019
- Nathan John Peacey since 2026
- Paul Armstrong since 2021
- Paul Christopher Allen since 2023
- Richard Alfred Hulme since 2026
- Tracey Clements since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Alistair Mcgeorge Chair since 2018
- Gita North since 2018
- Lesley Margaret Exley since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Alistair Mcgeorge Chair since 2018
- Alison Porter since 2024
- Bruce Tara Findlay since 2023
- Erin Brookes since 2021
- Gita North since 2018
- John Anthony Houghton since 2025
- Lesley Margaret Exley since 2019
- Paul Armstrong since 2021
- Richard Alfred Hulme since 2026
- Tracey Clements since 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Irene Vivienne King since 2026
- John Matthew Birch since 2025
- Nathan John Peacey since 2026
- Paul Christopher Allen since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
33.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 51.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1090136
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/07/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/03/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/10/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/01/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/10/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/05/2008NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/09/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/05/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 OCT 2017
- Companies House
- Company number 04254201 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 020 8201 0110 · rbushell@retailtrust.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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