BETTER WAY RECOVERY

Charity number: 1193773
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We offer: Peer led help and support, Solution focused workshops, Inter-agency support and introductions to local support groups, Preventative and awareness talks in schools and community groups, A safe place to go 6 days a week with hygeine facilities, Food and clothing bank for people suffering poverty, Outreach work to the most vulnerable in the community, Family support.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 October 2024

Total income: £156,522
Total expenditure: £165,054

Total income includes £94,118 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

26 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 March 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth Mary Ridler Trustee 27 July 2025
MICHAEL LOWE'S AND ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Received: On time
Daniel Lee Maycock Trustee 23 April 2025
None on record
Janet Sutton Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Marisha Place Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
Kathleen Griffith Trustee 11 March 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/10/2023 30/10/2024
Total gross income £13.31k £73.20k £151.65k £156.52k
Total expenditure £552 £58.12k £123.03k £165.05k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £0
Income from government grants N/A £16.38k £57.99k £94.12k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 October 2024 28 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 October 2024 28 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 October 2023 06 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 October 2023 06 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 22 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 22 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 05 August 2022 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 05 August 2022 6 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Mar 2021

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RECOVERING FROM PROBLEMS CAUSED BY DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION LIVING IN THE DISTRICT OF LICHFIELD BY; A) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE COMMUNITY SPACE FOR SERVICE USERS TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND SERVICES B) THE PROVISION OF MENTORING AND PEER TO PEER SUPPORT C) PROVIDING SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE REHABILITATION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION D) RAISING AWARENESS TO THE PUBLIC ON THE EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION

Contact information

Address:
10 PEREGRINE WAY
CANNOCK
WS11 7JX
Phone:
07897280476
Email:
office@betterwayrecovery.org.uk
Website:

betterwayrecovery.org.uk