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UK Recovery Walk Charity – Annual Report 2014
UK Recovery Walk Charity Annual Report and
Accounts 2013/2014
Charity Number: SC043961
www.ukrecoverywalk.org
The UK Recovery Walk takes place each September, raises awareness of substance use disorders and RECOVERY from addiction. The point of The UK Recovery Walk is to celebrate the achievements of individuals in recovery, and acknowledges the work of prevention, treatment, and recovery service providers.
Each September, and throughout the year, Recovery Month encourages recovery communities worldwide to spread the message that prevention works, treatment is effective, and Recovery from addiction is a lived reality in millions of people’s life’s.
We are a policy advocacy movement that is taking on issues of discrimination, social justice and service access. We are also a public and professional education movement, intent on challenging stigma. We do this by delivering messages of hope to the cultures of addiction within our systems and treatment.
What we hope to show via the walks and The UK Recovery Walk Charity:
1. There are viable and varied recovery solutions for alcohol and other drug problems.
2. We are examples of real people who illustrate the diversity of those recovery solutions.
3. We can challenge any public attempt to dehumanise, objectify and demonise those with alcohol and other drug problems.
4. Advocate for variety, availability, and quality of local/regional treatment and recovery support services.
5. Advocate for barriers to recovery, including the promotion of laws and social policies that reduce alcohol and other drug problems and support recovery for those suffering from alcohol and other drug problems.
About Us
To promote the saving of lives and advancement of health by encouraging, empowering and educating people in recovery from addiction as well as those affected by addiction.
To provide relief to those in recovery whose sustained recovery may be affected by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and strive to alleviate these.
And in furtherance thereof:
• To raise funds to support the above.
• To promote, plan and deliver a national UK Recovery Walk/Event in each year.
• To give a voice & face to recovering people and provide support and information on where to get support to help people enter recovery and progress their lives, free from addiction.
• Promote other recovery activities to take place each year.
• To engage in activities year round that promote the annual UK walk throughout the UK and further afield where appropriate.
• To work with appropriate local, regional and national organisations, services, political and governmental bodies to highlight and promote recovery
The Walks are an opportunity for us to announce our presence and,
in time, mobilise and organise
our community.
Our Purpose
This document is the UK Recovery Walk Charity’s Annual Report and Financial Summary. It sets out for our supporters, members and the general public, what we have achieved in the last year, and to gives insight into our future plans.
It has been undoubtedly an eventful year, with many important developments in our charitable work.
Seeing our growth gives us great optimism for our continued development. As you all know, our field faces increasing difficulties in delivering crucial services now that the anticipated funding cuts have begun to bite, and our creation, growth and survival during these times speaks volumes.
More people than ever have got behind us, and visits to our website are continuing to increase, with both new and returning users, and also engaging with us on our social media platforms which again gives us great inspiration and faith in our future.
If you would like to see the long format version of our 3-‐year strategy or have any questions or comments regarding our work please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Trustees, left to right:
John Royle, Annemarie Ward, Annemarie Heath,
Joe Adshead, James McInally, Dot Turton,
Kerry Stewart, Yaina Samuels Kevin Jaffrey,
Louise Dempsey-‐Smith, Simon Jenkins
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Executive Summary
UKRW exists to support the development and effectiveness of the UK Recovery Movement. We will achieve this by:
• Coordinating recovery advocacy activity across the UK
• Organising and supporting local and national advocacy campaigns
• Providing resources and information to facilitate an increase in the visibility of recovery
• Training people in recovery in order to foster effective advocacy skills
UKRW is the only organisation in the UK with an explicit mission to respond to the organisational and leadership development needs of grass roots addiction recovery community organisations, and to develop and unify addiction recovery advocacy in the UK. UKRW has a high level of brand recognition and the support of the recovery community in the UK. The charity’s board members contribute to an international advisory body selected by Faces and Voices of Recovery in the United States to foster the development of networks of support between recovery community organisations internationally.
The following seven goals identify the key areas of work required to further the vision and core aims of the UKRW and form the basis of the charity’s strategic plans for the next three years:
1. Co-‐produce the annual UK Recovery Walk with local partners
2. Unify the recovery advocacy movement through coordinated national and local action and effective, targeted communication
3. Support the expansion and growth of grass roots organisations by enhancing awareness of different pathways to recovery
4. Further develop the Association of Recovery Community Organisations to support local action and unify advocacy agendas
5. Develop and disseminate messages for the recovery advocacy movement to engage the public and policy makers at national and local levels
6. Develop non-‐stigmatising, evidence based narratives on prevention, treatment and recovery for Public Information Kits
7. Unify the recovery advocacy movement by developing a consensus on issues for national and local focus
2014 -‐ 2017 Strategy (Short Format) 2013 -‐ 2017 Strategy (Short Format)
On the 25th April 2014 in the Castlefield Hotel Manchester, the UK Recovery Walk Charity celebrated its first birthday. We only realised the night before that it was, indeed, our first birthday. This last-‐minute realisation confirm and reinforced to us the pace, development and growth of our organisation.
Needless to say, we did not take time to acknowledge what we had achieved before we got down to the pressing business of more development and further progression. It struck us that in the throes of development and planning we hadn’t token stock of what had been achieved thus far, and our annual report seems a fitting place to not only do that, but to thank all involved who have contributed to making all of this happen. So, with that in mind, we hope you will enjoy reading about our growth and our success in the sprit of celebration.
The planning and organising of the walk with this year’s host, Greater Manchester Recovery Federation (GMRF), has been a joy. A smooth transition into the early stages of planning was achieved as a result of the excellent partnership and relationships with key members of GMRF. We have created a two-‐tier planning structure in the spirit of inclusivity and co-‐production, which you can read more about at the website link here:
This two-‐tier planning process will be taken forward as a blueprint for development with each year’s host committee, as will the participatory processes and methods used.
We delivered over fifty live presentations about the charity and its aims to a range of key stakeholders including Public Health England, Scottish Government, regional and national strategic bodies and organisations, service users, recovery groups, networks and individuals, and we estimate conservatively around 6000 people have had direct access and engagement during these to the trustee/trustees.
Addiction recovery has never been more visible within the UK culture.
Our work in bringing The Anonymous People movie to over forty locations throughout the UK was very useful, helping us to raise awareness of our mission with many individuals, networks and groups of activists, advocates and supporters of the fledgling UK recovery movement. It also allowed us to begin to organise, mobilise and engage -‐ so far we have been able to sign up just under 700 members. This also strengthened our relationship with the ‘many faces one voice’ campaign, and we will continue to work with Faces & Voices (FAVOR) going forward.
We have been successful in working with FAVOR USA to create a variety of resources. A UK version of many of their products and guidance is now available for free from our website or by
http://www.ukrecoverywalk.org/the-‐6th-‐uk-‐recovery-‐walk-‐greater-‐manchester/
Review of Activities
getting in touch directly with the Charity. We would like to highlight a number of resources that we have produced this year, that for us, demonstrates the range and quality of what we do, and we know have helped serve and guide and been received warmly by our members and supporters.
Resources that have been developed and are able to download for free include the Advocacy with Anonymity Leaflet and our in-‐depth Advocacy with Anonymity Guide. If you are in, or work with, the 12 step fellowships, these are vital resources to take our movement forward whilst keeping us out of external controversies and guiding us on where advocacy fits with the traditions of that particular pathway. Regardless of your recovery pathway, if you are using your story to talk with different groups of people about addiction, recovery, stigma and discrimination, please see our Using Your Story Booklet which will also offer invaluable advice on staying safe. If you are or may speak with the media, see our Top Tips For Media Booklet as it is extremely useful in helping you discern between sharing our/your story and recovery messaging. We are also delighted to offer guidance on how to set up and use that influence in our Recovery Community Organisations’ Toolkit. Inside this, you will find a wealth of suggestions that can offer assistance and support on developing and building the recovery community in your area.
We were also able to develop two training courses this year, with manuals and booklets to accompany them, again offered freely: the first being Our Stories have Power training with accompanying Questions and Answers Booklet; and The UK Recovery Coach Manual, complete with suggested training exercises and service specifications. We know that these documents are useful and well received, as they have been downloaded thousands of times. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with some very dedicated and inspiring people when producing them.
As well as being of service to people in recovery, their friends and allies, we have -‐ in a much wider sense -‐ been reaching out and engaging with activists across the sectors of housing, health and employment organisations. We actively engage in building links and raising awareness in organisations that support homelessness, harm reduction, healthy living, employment, children and young people, safeguarding, and human rights groups to help those who are suffering and most vulnerable. Our conference this year in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University, “Advocacy in Action” will hear from activists from a variety of movements discussing the key turning points and pit falls, which we hope will inform and guide our own movement.
January 2014 got off to a great start, with the introduction of the Association of Recovery Communities Organisations (ACRO) inspired, again, by FAVOR. We now have full members, and several organisations and groups working towards membership. General feedback tells us that most feel supported and strengthened by the guidelines presented in it. We are confident also that ACRO is being viewed as a step towards maturation of the potential recovery movement overall and we would very much welcome your applications for membership.
April 2014 saw us launch The ‘Give it back’ campaign. Give it Back which will take place every September, during Recovery Month, is a national and regional media campaign where we will
support members with their own local media campaigns to showcase examples of individuals and groups of people in long term recovery, voluntarily giving something back to their local communities. Actions speak louder than words, and this “advocacy in action” gives a powerful message that recovery gifts us a new sense of self, purpose and the opportunity of a lifelong process of development and growth. It also promotes the powerful message that people in long-‐term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs are one of the greatest assets local communities have, and when organised into local recovery community organisations, can be a powerful force improving the lives of people around them, and society as a whole.
Our general fundraising is in its infancy. Small events and donations are coming in and we are delighted that more and more people are becoming aware of how to do this via the website. We have achieved this using the completely free service from My BT donate as our main general donation fundraising structure.
Please take the time to review our My BT donate page where you also can raise funds or encourage others to create events and get fundraising.
This year’s Recovery Month in September is also an opportunity for us all to honour the work of the many people and agencies that work hard every day in the area of both prevention and treatment.
One of the ways we can do this is by wearing our Courage and Bravery badge with pride.
It’s also a great way for us to raise awareness and some funds. Please click on the link here to get your courage and bravery badge:
The Recovery Month 2014 gives recovery service providers and individuals in recovery the opportunity to celebrate and congratulate the hard work that goes into making recovery possible. Many of the events taking place this September for Recovery Month 2014 will be found on your Recovery Event Calendar so if you are planning something let us know and we will spread the word. You can find your calendar here:
The charity is regularly asked to be involved in events across the UK. Whilst it is not always possible or appropriate for us to attend, we do when and where possible. We also offer to share
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http://www.ukrecoverywalk.org/calendar
these responsibilities/engagements with the members of Greater Manchester Recovery Federation (GMRF) from this year’s Host Committee. These speaking engagements are an excellent way to raise the profile of our own organisation but also to help spread the message of development from other social enterprises and fledgling recovery community organisations. It is also an opportunity to spend time with individuals, groups, and networks, and to speak to people who are working and receiving services in the area. These events are a great opportunity for teams/groups/individuals on the front line to get to know us, as well as share any successes, concerns and general information. They're also a chance for us to ask questions and find out any new developments, events or organisations around the country.
We think you will agree that this year has been outstanding in terms of our profile raising, campaigning and advocacy work. Of course, none of our achievements would have been possible without our loyal and generous supporters and individuals who have dedicated their time and, of course, the financial contributions of our sponsors.
Looking towards our strategy for the future of the charity, we hope to develop several things including a UK-‐wide leadership/mentor programme and forum, whose aim will work towards unifying the addiction recovery movement by developing a consensus on issues for national and local focus. We believe we have achieved more than we intended in our first year and feel confident that we can take this forward.
We believe that if we continue to follow the well-‐trodden path and footsteps of our friends
in the US that it is only a matter of time before we see new recovery support institutions such as recovery community centres, recovery residences, recovery collegiate programmes, recovery ministries, and more recovery cafés sprouting in communities across the UK.
On behalf of the trustees and our members we would like to thank our staff and our excellent volunteers for their continuing hard work and dedication. In addition, we are exceptionally fortunate that we have so many long-‐standing supporters, individuals and organisations who support, attend and promote the UK Recovery Walk each and year whose continued good will and positive encouragement is invaluable. We would also like to give special thanks to our Patron, Kevin Kennedy, whose time and support has been highly appreciated in order to raise awareness and further our movement.
Finally, it is our wishes to see thousands of people turn out for recovery across the nation as part of September’s recovery month, in walks, projects and celebrations all over the UK. We
hope to that you will join us at the largest gathering of recovering people in Europe at this year’s Walk in Greater Manchester, where we will celebrate with people in recovery, their families, friends and allies, who are now healthy and well, taking part again in all aspects of life and helping each other to celebrate their growing visibility and sustain their recovery.
Each year thus far, and in years to come, I’m sure we will be joined by a vast array of elected officials, celebrities, public officials, and allies. We hope you will join us for the Walk in Greater Manchester in September, or be participants in your local events, raising the national profile of the growing recovery movement.
Annemarie Ward, July 2014
UK Recovery Walk Charity (SC043961)
Accounts
for the year ended 30 April 2014
Charity Accounting & Finances
Information
Accountants GN Accounting Services Ltd
Kyle House
64 Glentanar Road
Glasgow
G22 7XS
Business address Flat 2/2
3 Kelvinside Grove
Glasgow
G20 6PL
Bankers Triados Bank
Deanery Road
Bristol
Avon
BS1 5AS
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Glasgow Byres Road Branch
339 Byres Road
Glasgow
G12 8QP
Contents
Page
Accountants' report 1
Income and Expense Account 2
Balance sheet 3
Notes to the accounts 4
Accountants' Report on the
Unaudited Accounts to
UK Recovery Walk Charity
As described on page 3 you have approved the accounts for the year ended 30 April 2014 set out on pages 2 to 4. In accordance with your instructions we have compiled these unaudited accounts from the accounting records and information and explanations supplied to us.
Gerald Neil
GN Accounting Services Ltd
Kyle House
64 Glentanar Road
Glasgow
G22 7XS
16 July 2014
Income and Expense Account for the year ended 30 April 2014
Period
ended
£ £
Income
Donations 10,170
Sponsership 15,000
Bank deposit interest 3 _______
25,173
Expenses
Wages 5,897
Venue Hire 1,000
Printing, postage and stationery 1,370
Web Development Costs 1,200
Subsistence 1,110
Travelling and subsistence 2,874
Hotels 1,079
Mileage 1,465
Parking Fees 37
Accountancy 360
Bank charges 70
Sundry expenses 2
Royalties paid 1,100 _______
(17,564) _______
Surplus 7,609
_______
Balance sheet as at 30 April 2014
Notes £ £
Current assets
Debtors 2 1,000
Triados Bank Account 5,010
RBS Bank Account 1,959
_______
7,969
_______
Current liabilities (note 3)
Accruals 360
_______
Net current assets 7,609
_______
Total assets less current
liabilities 7,609
_______
Capital account
Surplus for the year 7,609
_______
I approve these accounts and confirm that I have made available all relevant records and information for their preparation.
Annemarie Ward On behalf of UK Recovery Walk Charity SC043961
Date: 16th July 2014
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 April 2014
1. Accounting policies
1.1. Accounting convention
The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention modified when necessary to include the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
2. Debtors
£
Advance Wages. D Drinkwater 1,000
_______
3. Current liabilities
£
Accounting Fee Accrual 360
______
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