The Recovery Course

Analysis

The Recovery Course is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Recovery Course reported income of £45k and spending of £24k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £41k to £45k (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Recovery Course sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carers Sitter Service (Stamford Bourne and Deepings) (£45k), Fenwick Community Fund (£45k) and The Mill Lane Centre (£45k).