RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED

Registered charity 1174907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RECOCO

To provide a peer led, peer delivered education and support service where people can learn from each otherTo enable connection and friendshipTo provide a focus for peer leadership, peer support and recovery orientated practice.To enable collaboration between mental health service providers and organisations that support these aims.

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Latest income
£845k
Latest spending
£812k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,953 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £290,709. The trustees note that while high maintenance costs are a concern, the charity remains a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months of annual expenditure (held: £291k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets held by the charity should eventually amount to between 3 and 6 months of annual expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Alan Ramsey's company Roots and Wings for design services.
“Payment to Alan Ramsey's company Roots and Wings for design services. 5,160”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Total income
£845k
Total spending
£812k
Reserves (reported)
£291k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£845k£812k
31/03/2024£705k£729k
31/03/2023£579k£669k
31/03/2022£523k£462k
31/03/2021£511k£361k

Common questions

Is RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,953 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £290,709. The trustees note that while high maintenance costs are a concern, the charity remains a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kGateshead
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kPlace learning and communications To enable Reos Partners to take part in the process for Lankelly’s place-based team to find a new learning partner, including

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/05/2022£5kJubilee Fund - Getting Up and Out!
The National Lottery Community Fund29/10/2020£10kReCoCo-Saltwell Park
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£10kReCoCo Creative Community Hub

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEVON MIND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED£845k—0unclear—no doubt
DEVON MIND FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
RECOVERY CONNECTIONS FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF PSYCHIC STUDIES FY2024£1.2m——above—no doubt
SUPPORT TO RECOVERY FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
EDUCATION SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt

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