North Wales Recovery Communities

Analysis

North Wales Recovery Communities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bangor. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, North Wales Recovery Communities reported income of £681k and spending of £586k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £554k to £681k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North Wales Recovery Communities sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Molvi Ebrahim Mulla Foundation (£681k), Blackfriars Settlement (£681k) and Trafford Carers Centre (£681k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 13%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £313k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.