THE RECOVERY ADVOCATES AND CONSULTANTS UK
We provide free at the point of delivery services around substance misuse, providing advocacy and recovery coaching to the most marginalised and vulnerable individuals in our society. We give clients the opportunity to recovery and rediscover their life goals as well as providing them with a toolbox of health coping strategies to reduce the risk of relapse.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ISTHE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF ADDICTION SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE TEES VALLEY WHO ARE RECOVERING OR TAKING STEPS INTO RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/08/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/08/2024
- Volunteers: 4
- Government income: £13,760 — grants £13,760 (2); 56% of the £24,377 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/08/2023
- Volunteers: 2
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 06/08/2024 (received 24/07/2025, 48 days after the 06/06/2025 due date); year ending 06/08/2023 (received 21/11/2024, 168 days after the 06/06/2024 due date).
Trustees
- ANNALICE ARGYLE Mschair
- Claudia Barber
- Kevin Michael Hunt
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2025 | £3k | £6k |
| 06/08/2024 | £24k | £19k |
| 06/08/2023 | £14k | £9k |
| 06/08/2022 | £14k | £12k |
| 06/08/2021 | £14k | £12k |
Common questions
Who funds THE RECOVERY ADVOCATES AND CONSULTANTS UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RECOVERY ADVOCATES AND CONSULTANTS UK as a grant recipient include CEO SLEEPOUT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO SLEEPOUT | FY2024 | £10k | |
| CEO SLEEPOUT | FY2023 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/09/2026 | £20k | TRAC UK Women’s Recovery Advocacy and Connection Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/04/2024 | £19k | Womens Recovery and Wellness in the community |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/02/2023 | £10k | Womens Community Based Recovery |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/10/2021 | £10k | Women's community recovery programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/10/2020 | £10k | covid-19 support for women in addiction |