THE RECOVERY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1188110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Run programs/courses that support people who are struggling with their mental health, with the emphasis on "Hope" in recovery

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- • WORKING WITH THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, FOCUSING ON SELF-HELP AND SHARED EXPERIENCES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE RECOVERY;• FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT MENTALLY ILL, WORKING TO ENCOURAGE SELF-AWARENESS, RESILIENCE, BUILDING, COPING SKILLS FOR TIMES OF CRISIS, AND OTHER SELF-RELEVANT DEVELOPMENT; AND • ADVANCING EDUCATION IN MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY FOCUSSING ON PEER SUPPORTED RECOVERY AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£158k
Latest spending
£164k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £29,277 to £23,728 due to a net deficit of £5,549. Unrestricted funds fell significantly from £24,757 to £2,546, while restricted funds increased from £4,520 to £21,182. The charity reported no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Unrestricted grants (20% of income)
“Unrestricted grants 45,500”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Government income: £8,583 — contracts £1,682 (1), grants £6,901 (1); 5% of the £158,115 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); 1% of the £165,931 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 8

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£158k£164k
31/03/2024£166k£155k
31/03/2023£83k£87k
31/03/2022£46k£29k
30/06/2021£8k£3k

Common questions

Is THE RECOVERY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £29,277 to £23,728 due to a net deficit of £5,549. Unrestricted funds fell significantly from £24,757 to £2,546, while restricted funds increased from £4,520 to £21,182. The charity reported no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RECOVERY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RECOVERY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, Alex Ferry Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k11% of the running costs for a charity delivering programmes to support people with their mental health in Birmingham.
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITYFY2022£6kcosts of supporting people in Birmingham suffering from mental health problems
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kCompassionate Support
Alex Ferry FoundationFY2025£3kCommunity Grant
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2025£2kRelief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2023£2kThe Advancement of Health or the Saving of Lives
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kCare and Social Welfare
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£1kCare of the Elderly and Physically/Mentally Handicapped
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kCare and Social Welfare
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kCompassionate Support
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£1kCompassionate Support
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2025£180kThe Recovery Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£20kHope Community
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2023£10kDrop-in Creative Activities for people recovering from mental illness
Birmingham City Council25/11/2022£10kThe Recovery Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2022£8kPLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATION - Art in Nature
The National Lottery Community Fund16/08/2021£2kArts in Parks - Mental Health Recovery
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2021£10kHope in Recovery – Mental Health Support
UK government18/09/2020£5kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REHABILITATION RESPONSE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RECOVERY FOUNDATION£158k—0unclear—no doubt
REHABILITATION RESPONSE FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
RESTORE HOPE FY2025£1.4m——below—no doubt
ACTIVE HOPE FY2025£250k—0unclear—no doubt
The Hope Appeal FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
Recover Together FY2025£801k—0unclear—no doubt

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