THE RECOVER TEAM LIMITED

Registered charity 1167218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Recover is a furniture up-cycling Charity, creating pathways into volunteering and employment. At its heart is a commitment to sustainability by up-cycling unwanted furniture and materials donated or reclaimed throughout Hertfordshire and beyond.

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Latest income
£248k
Latest spending
£240k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £148,029, with unrestricted reserves at £142,979, which is just below the stated policy target of £143,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £7,933 for the year, driven by charitable activity income exceeding expenditure, while maintaining a cash balance of £289,344.

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: £143k; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“As at the year end the target level of reserves were calculated to be £143,000 of which £142,979 have been achieved.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£248k£240k
31/03/2024£273k£269k
31/03/2023£260k£236k
31/03/2022£250k£235k
31/03/2021£215k£209k

Common questions

Is THE RECOVER TEAM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £148,029, with unrestricted reserves at £142,979, which is just below the stated policy target of £143,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £7,933 for the year, driven by charitable activity income exceeding expenditure, while maintaining a cash balance of £289,344. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RECOVER TEAM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RECOVER TEAM LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2021£5kTowards a new low emissions van

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£146kThe Recover Team Ltd - Salary Cost
Postcode Lottery26/03/2022£24kRising running costs
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2020£92kSupporting Vulnerable Adults on their Journey to Long Term Recovery
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2019£10kAdvanced Upholstery Skills Training

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RECOVER TEAM LIMITED£248k—0below—no doubt
RECOVERY WORKS LIMITED FY2025£925k—0unclear—noted
Recover Together FY2025£801k—0unclear—no doubt
RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED FY2025£845k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORT TO RECOVERY FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
RECOVERY CONNECTIONS FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt

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