The Retreat Cottages

Registered charity 238706 Registered since 1965

Operates: Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.3y median 4.5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.4y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6Accommodation/housing 5Disability 5Education/training 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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PCC of Stony Stratford With Calverton 1 shared trustee
Edmund Arnold'S Charity 1 shared trustee
Bell Rope Charity 1 shared trustee
ST. Mary and ST. Giles Church of England School 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

ST. Mary and ST. Giles Church of England School 1 shared trustee
Edmund Arnold'S Charity 1 shared trustee
Edmund Arnold'S Charity 1 shared trustee
PCC of Stony Stratford With Calverton 1 shared trustee
Bell Rope Charity 1 shared trustee
Merton Somali Community (Mesco) Similar size; both Housing

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Contact

Email	bob.scarff@outlook.com
Phone	01908563599
Address	147 High Street, Stony Stratford, MILTON KEYNES, MK11 1AT

Finances

£32,723 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£13,043	£5,167
2021	£12,024	£28,630
2022	£20,442	£34,618
2023	£29,363	£12,838
2024	£32,723	£22,154

What it does

What

DisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing

Who

Elderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

COTTAGES FOR AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE UNITED PARISHES OF ST MARY MAGDALENE AND ST GILES STONY STRATFORD AFORESAID AND SUCH PARTS OF THE ADJOINING PARISHES OF CALVERTON AND WOLVERTON WITHIN THE A DISTANCE OF 500 YARDS OF THE MARKET SQUARE IN STONY STRATFORD

Governing document: DEED OF GIFT DATED 14TH SEPTEMBER 1893 AND SCHEME OF 7TH DECEMBER 1970 AND SCHEME OF 11TH APRIL 1991.

Trustees (6)

6trustees

73median age

1aged 70+

Robert Alan Scarff Chair since 2018
Gaynor Youngage 73 since 2025
John Derek Beaumont since 2020
Katharine Mary Willett since 2015
Rev Canon Professor Patrick Comerford since 2023
Susan Jane Starr since 2023

Connected charities (5)

Edmund Arnold'S Charity 1 shared trustee
Bell Rope Charity 1 shared trustee
ST. Mary and ST. Giles Church of England School 1 shared trustee
Edmund Arnold'S Charity 1 shared trustee
PCC of Stony Stratford With Calverton 1 shared trustee

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