CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACORN RECOVERY PROJECTS

Registered charity 1063589 · organisation 3940071

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
24 July 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03360545
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£5,782,000
Latest expenditure
£5,404,000
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Calico Homes Ltd, Centenary Court, Croft Street, Burnley, BB11 2ED

Website recorded by the regulator: https://acornrecovery.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity was formed to promote and provide a 12 Step and non 12 step Abstinence Programme for those who have suffered from addiction problems relating to alcohol and/or drug misuse. The Charity provides various stages of treatment, ie Reduction & Motivation Programme (RAMP) , Day Care, residential, reintegration programmes, Family Programmes, back to work & Post Treatment Recovery Support

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
24 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,782,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,404,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,034,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,916,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,931,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,986,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,440,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,377,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
11 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,729,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,310,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
24 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,782,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,404,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
9
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
2858000
Income From Government Grants
£133,873
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
71
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,034,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,916,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
9
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
18261
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
61
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,931,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,986,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
301000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
129
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,440,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,377,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
7
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
970000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
56
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
11 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,729,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,310,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
8
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
732000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
13

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
24 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
3000
Income Other Trading Activities
1877000
Income Charitable Activities
3902000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5782000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,366,000
Expenditure Other
38000
Expenditure Total
5404000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6000
Expenditure Support Costs
23000
Expenditure Depreciation
26000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,314,000
Assets Total Fixed
1012000
Assets Own Use
974000
Assets Long Term Investment
38000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,923,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,621,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,314,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1042000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
579000
Assets Cash
£96,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1314000
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1314000
Count Employees
83
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2775000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
1258000
Income Total Income And Endowments
4034000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,875,000
Expenditure Other
41000
Expenditure Total
3916000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6000
Expenditure Support Costs
103000
Expenditure Depreciation
312000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£57,000
Assets Total Fixed
993000
Assets Own Use
955000
Assets Long Term Investment
38000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,618,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,675,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£936,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1067000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
608000
Assets Cash
£69,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
936000
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
936000
Count Employees
71
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
13000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3918000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3931000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,986,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3986000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6000
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
26000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£818,000
Assets Total Fixed
1000000
Assets Own Use
962000
Assets Long Term Investment
38000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,622,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,804,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£818,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1170000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
634000
Assets Cash
£24,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
818000
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
818000
Count Employees
87
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
66000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3374000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3440000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,377,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3377000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
76000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£885,000
Assets Total Fixed
992000
Assets Own Use
954000
Assets Long Term Investment
38000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£916,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,023,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£885,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
852000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
171000
Assets Cash
£49,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
885000
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
885000
Count Employees
76
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
11 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
479000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3250000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3729000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,310,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3310000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
73000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£822,000
Assets Total Fixed
1020000
Assets Own Use
982000
Assets Long Term Investment
38000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,323,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,521,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£822,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1325000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
196000
Assets Cash
£127,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
822000
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
822000
Count Employees
89
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lancashire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Rochdale
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire East
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Stockport
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Tameside
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oldham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACORN RECOVERY PROJECTS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-07-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/05/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/07/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31/10/2013
Charitable Objects
TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH AN ALCOHOLIC OR DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM BY ADVISING AND ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS, TO HELP THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS AND TO ENCOURAGE AND EQUIP THE RECOVERED ALCOHOLIC OR DRUG ADDICT TO TAKE A USEFUL AND RESPONSIBLE PART IN SOCIETY
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
406704
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABSTINENCE SERVICE
Charity Name Id
406695
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ADAS

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management