Addiction Recovery Agency Ltd

Analysis

Addiction Recovery Agency Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02540814). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Addiction Recovery Agency Ltd reported income of £6.2m and spending of £4.7m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £6.2m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Addiction Recovery Agency Ltd sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harlington Hospice Association Limited (£6.2m), University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (£6.2m) and Embrace the Middle East (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £537k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 76 people.