Recovery Cymru Community
What it does
RECOVERY COMMUNITYRECOVERY CENTRESSELF-HELP, PEER SUPPORT, ADVICE AND FRIENDSHIPPOSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL WAYS IN WHICH TO SPEND TIMENEW SKILLS, HOBBIES AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS RELAPSE PREVENTION/MANAGEMENTAWARENESS RAISING, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGVOLUNTEERINGPEER-LED AFTERCARE TRAINING & RESOURCESFUNDRAISING & SOCIAL ENTERPRISEADVISORY SERVICES
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, IN CARDIFF AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF RECOVERY SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION, SOCIAL NETWORKS AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £750,933 and spent £745,321.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £750,933 | £745,321 | 31 | 18 |
| 31 March 2024 | £576,517 | £585,399 | 26 | 29 |
| 31 March 2023 | £499,674 | £493,546 | Not reported | 29 |
| 31 March 2022 | £457,564 | £434,595 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 March 2021 | £354,724 | £343,969 | Not reported | 15 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 112%, from £354,724 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £750,933 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 65% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£486,382).
- Largest funder
- CAVDAS gave £422,599 in the year to 31 March 2025, 56% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £63,783 from 5 grants. Government contracts: £422,599 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £63,783 from 5 grants | £422,599 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £27,827 from 2 grants | £369,521 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £38,237 from 1 grant | £345,968 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £41,898 from 1 grant | £287,453 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,700 from 1 grant | £186,368 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£30,893
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£711,773
- Trading and fundraising£8,267
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 11 funders who gave £649,382 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVDAS | Trust, company or other | £422,599 | £369,521 | £251,888 |
| Henry Smith Charity | Trust, company or other | £60,000 | £60,000 | £12,500 |
| Tudor Trust | Trust, company or other | £33,000 | £32,000 | |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | Trust, company or other | £30,000 | £25,000 | |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | Trust, company or other | £25,000 | £25,000 | £27,250 |
| Volunteering in Wales | Trust, company or other | £24,976 | ||
| SMAF Fund | Trust, company or other | £23,452 | £19,894 | £19,894 |
| Waterloo Foundation | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | ||
| APB Slippage 2024-25 | Trust, company or other | £10,526 | ||
| GVS Small Grant | Trust, company or other | £3,840 | ||
| Cardiff & Vale A&E Pilot | Trust, company or other | £989 | ||
| TARS | Trust, company or other | £72,958 | ||
| Postcode Community Trust | Trust, company or other | £25,000 | ||
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £9,900 | ||
| Third Sector Capital Fund | Trust, company or other | £7,933 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 29 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £1,426,339.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£419,222, 3 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£297,820, 4 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£284,932, 7 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£156,500, 6 grants
- The Tudor Trust£132,000, 3 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£75,000, 2 grants
- The Leathersellers' Foundation£40,000, 1 grant
- SHAREGIFT£15,000, 1 grant
- The Clothworkers' Foundation£4,865, 1 grant
- Virgin Money Foundation£1,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £60,000 |
| 30 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £406,222 |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £50,000 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | SHAREGIFT | £15,000 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Henry Smith Foundation | £2,820 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £75,000 |
| 15 Mar 2023 | Henry Smith Foundation | £180,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,900 |
All 29 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2022 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £25,000 |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £2,250 |
| 27 May 2022 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 3 Nov 2021 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £50,000 |
| 13 Jan 2021 | The Tudor Trust | £2,000 |
| 24 Sept 2020 | The Tudor Trust | £50,000 |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £7,875 |
| 1 Jun 2020 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | £4,865 |
| 11 Sept 2019 | Henry Smith Foundation | £75,000 |
| 4 Sept 2019 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £5,000 |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £49,953 |
| 4 Mar 2019 | Virgin Money Foundation | £1,000 |
| 18 Jun 2018 | The Leathersellers' Foundation | £40,000 |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £6,500 |
| 24 Aug 2017 | The Tudor Trust | £80,000 |
| 8 Jun 2017 | Henry Smith Foundation | £40,000 |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £74,854 |
| 29 May 2014 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £25,000 |
| 14 Apr 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,100 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Gail SmithChair
- Dominic Houlihan
- Dr Amanda-Jane Oliver
- Louisa Turner
- Ruth Saunders
- Simon Underhill
- Stephen Bayley
- Susan Boxall
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 26 January 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 January 2025, 15 days early | Received 16 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 27 October 2022, 96 days early | Received 27 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 17 November 2021, 75 days early | Received 17 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1154530
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 November 2013
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 MAY 2013
- Company number
- 08520441This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.recoverycymru.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.