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Climb2recovery

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1186493SurreyHealth and saving lives
Income£227k2025-11-20
Spending£167ksame year
Spent / received80%5-year average
Size in its cause74th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Climb2recovery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Climb2recovery reported income of £227k and spending of £167k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £117k to £227k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Climb2recovery sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skylight Circus in Education (£227k), My Shining Star (£227k) and CMSB Charitable Trust (£227k).

Income and spending

£0£57k£114k£170k£227k2021 Income: £116,8912021 Spending: £88,00020212022 Income: £135,7092022 Spending: £123,21920222023 Income: £70,4922023 Spending: £85,95120232024 Income: £186,5342024 Spending: £123,72020242025 Income: £227,1362025 Spending: £166,9382025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Climb 2 Recovery (C2R) supports chronically wounded, injured, and sick veterans through fully funded adaptive climbing programs. Since 2016, C2R has delivered over 1,100 annual training days at just £105 per person per day. Climbing aids emotional regulation, self-esteem, and mindfulness while fostering camaraderie and purpose. Dr. Lucy Sheen-Harker describes it as life-changing and life-saving.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Skylight Circus in EducationLancashire£227k
My Shining StarKent£227k
CMSB Charitable TrustLondon£227k
Crescent Relief (London)Bradford£227k