Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

RECOVERY COLLEGE COLLECTIVE LIMITED

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 7 years

http://www.recoverycoco.com/

info@recoverycoco.com

01912610948

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£579	£669	£-90	£0	£282	£282	5.1	8	26
31/03/22	£523	£462	£61	£0	£372	£372	9.6	10	25
31/03/21	£511	£361	£150	£0	£311	£311	10.3	9	19
31/03/20	£353	£255	£98	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/03/19	£252	£199	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 employees
26 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Lankelly Chase Foundation	£41,333
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£3,193

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to (The) Recovery College Collective Ltd
£11,333	01/09/2021	(The) Recovery College Collective Ltd
National Lottery Community Fund - ReCoCo-Saltwell Park
£10,000	29/10/2020 6	The funding will provide IT equipment and operational costs to enable them to provide peer-led advice education and wellbeing and mental health support services for vulnerable groups. This aims to ....more The funding will provide IT equipment and operational costs to enable them to provide peer-led advice education and wellbeing and mental health support services for vulnerable groups. This aims to reduce isolation aid recovery and improve wellbeing.
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to The Recovery College Collective Ltd
£30,000	18/02/2020	To engage in a collective Systemic Action Inquiry in Bensham, where six grassroots organisations are partnering with the Institute for Development Studies at Sussex Uni and LCF to understand their ....more To engage in a collective Systemic Action Inquiry in Bensham, where six grassroots organisations are partnering with the Institute for Development Studies at Sussex Uni and LCF to understand their local context more deeply, bringing their collective experience and knowledge together to decide collective actions to improve the lives of the most marginalised residents in Bensham
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Core funding
£3,193	21/06/2019	Core funding
Power to Change - Recovery College Collective
£14,500	05/04/2019	Grant to Recovery College Collective
National Lottery Community Fund - ReCoCo Creative Community Hub
£10,000	28/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to set up a new hub for people suffering from mental health conditions.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-62

ALAN RAMSAY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Business Manager

CARIS BLATHIN VARDY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Semi Retired

CAROLINE JULIE CLAISSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Lecturer

DEBORAH JANE ETHEL ASH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Mental Health Nurse

DR THOMAS MICHAEL HILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Lecturer

JULIA FAYE HARRISON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

MICHELLE CAREY LORAINE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/10/2017, number: 1174907
Registered at Companies House on 19/01/2017, number: 10573524

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

RECOCO
No 1 Carliol Square
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 6UF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND TYNE AND WEAR BY PROVISION OF PEER LED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS.

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