RETAIL TRUST

1. RETAIL TRUST 2002-07-16 → present
2. THE COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY 2001-07-17 → 2002-07-16

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

HaysMac LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. (Page 15) The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the ability of the group or the company to continue on a going concern basis. (Page 23)”

Group structure

1. RETAIL TRUST · parent
   1. Retail Trust Events Limited 100% · England and Wales · Establishes corporate partnerships, conducts celebration events and other trading activities.
   2. Cottage Homes Contracts Limited 100% · England and Wales · Offers design and build contracting services to Retail Trust for its buildings.
   3. RT Wellbeing Services Limited 100% · England and Wales · Provides wellbeing services to employees in the retail sector

Significant events

• “The Respect Retail campaign helped us raise funds to train almost 1000 retail colleagues for free in November in emotional and physical safety and launch our first ever consumer campaign to champion the notion of kindness towards store staff.”
• “In our residential services, we were delighted open a £1 million overhaul of our Hugh Fraser Retirement Estate in Newton Mearns to create a new community hub for older people and the community across East Renfrewshire.”
• “Our digital transformation initiatives are ensuring we are embedding ourselves into how the sector measures and responds to the challenges of increasing absenteeism and churn.”
• “The Trust continues to overhaul the way that we work, future-proofing our systems and processes to remain relevant and responsive to the needs of our customers.”
• “The company's auditor changed its name from haysmacintyre LLP to HaysMac LLP on 18 November 2024.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +13.1%

  £10,884,665 → £12,313,200

• Cash

  -56.3%

  £3,907,427 → £1,708,060

• Net assets

  -3.4%

  £35,279,602 → £34,087,157

• Employees

  +2.4%

  124 → 127

• Operating profit

  +52.2%

  -£2,764,607 → -£1,320,277

• Profit before tax

  +53.7%

  -£2,704,273 → -£1,251,420

• Wages

  +0.4%

  £4,980,447 → £5,001,241

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers