ADFERIAD RECOVERY LIMITED

Registered charity 1039386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAIS, CAIS LIMITED, CYNGOR ALCOHOL INFORMATION SERVICE LIMITED

Adferiad Recovery empowers positive change in the lives of people facing complex health conditions and challenging social circumstances, people who are seldom seen and seldom heard, through a range of services, campaigns, and support delivered by skilled and experienced staff and volunteers.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27.8m
Latest spending
£27.3m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 12% to £27.8 million, resulting in a net movement in funds of £905,635. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £9.3 million, though the trustees note that free reserves of £3.2 million fall below their stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees and auditor confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £9.3m; policy: three months)
“This is acknowledged as falling below the target level of three months, as set out in the Financial Regulations”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenditure paid to another related entity with trustees in common
“During the year, the charity entered into transactions with another entity, a related party by virtue of having trustees in common. There was expenditure paid of £240 in the year” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Adferiad Recovery (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Framework Agreement for the Provision of Counselling Services - Multi Lot——
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)BCU-DAP2-62448 - In-Patient Alcohol and Drug Misuse Detoxification Services——
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)BCU-DAP2-62816 - In-Patient Alcohol and Drug Misuse Detoxification Services.——
Derbyshire County CouncilInpatient Treatment For The Management Of Withdrawal from Drugs and Alcohol Dependence Servcie——

Property (HM Land Registry)

45 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (35 freehold); recorded price paid £4.5m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Adferiad Recovery Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 06/09/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£27.8m
Total spending
£27.3m
Reserves (reported)
£9.3m
Employees
692

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lancashire · Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27.8m£27.3m
31/03/2024£24.7m£23.8m
31/03/2023£25.3m£25.0m
31/03/2022£28.5m£22.0m
31/03/2021£10.0m£9.8m

Common questions

Is ADFERIAD RECOVERY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 12% to £27.8 million, resulting in a net movement in funds of £905,635. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £9.3 million, though the trustees note that free reserves of £3.2 million fall below their stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The trustees and auditor confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2024£499kOnly Human - Anti stigma programme
UK government12/03/2021£143k£10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
UK government12/02/2021£35k£10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
UK government13/11/2020£20kCovenant Fund
UK government14/08/2020£62kCovenant Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2020£10kCOVID-19 - CAIS Coronavirus Hardship Fund
UK government15/05/2020£20k£10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2019£9kWrexham One Love Choir
The National Lottery Community Fund27/09/2018£433kFamily Court Companion
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2016£3kListen In Digital Drop Ins

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUPPORT TO RECOVERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADFERIAD RECOVERY LIMITED£27.8m——below—no doubt
SUPPORT TO RECOVERY FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY DISCOVERY AND RECOVERY SERVICES FY2025£1.3m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
THE DR ADLER SUPPORT & HELP GROUP FY2025£103k—0above—no doubt
Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind FY2025£11.6m——unclear—no doubt
RECOVERY WORKS LIMITED FY2025£925k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.