Company · Welwyn Garden City
The Recover Team Limited
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Sarah Law 2020-2023 View profile
- Kevin Finbarr Crowley 2014-2018 View profile
- Christopher Nigel Hill 2014-2018 View profile
- Alison May Levy 2014-2018 View profile
- David Biddle 2013-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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RECOVER COMMUNITY BASED RECOVERY
Social enterprise that offers a drug and alcohol recovery service through furniture upholstery.
About
- What it does
- Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 07/10/2013
- Registered office
- Welwyn Garden City
- Also a registered charity
- The Recover Team Limited
- Previous names
- CRI Social Enterprise Holdings Limited (until 06/08/2014)
Ownership
Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Huw John Phillip Thomas ceased 2023-11-29
25-50% voting · notified 2018-11-08 - Matthew William Buckley ceased 2023-11-29
25-50% voting · notified 2018-11-08 - Susan Valerie Johnson ceased 2023-11-29
25-50% voting · notified 2018-11-08
Group
- The Recover Team Limited
is controlled by Huw John Phillip Thomas
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-11-08, ceased 2023-11-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Huw John Phillip Thomas.
2 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
17 grants · £609,767 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £255,629 (4 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £220,000 (3 grants)
- Hertfordshire Community Foundation · £118,040 (8 grants)
- The Baring Foundation · £12,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £4,098
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
4 directors on the board
- Huw John Phillip Thomas Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew William Buckley Director · appointed 2018
- Susan Valerie Johnson Director · appointed 2018
- Anne Pritchard Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Huw John Phillip Thomas Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew William Buckley Director · appointed 2018
- Susan Valerie Johnson Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Matthew William Buckley Director · appointed 2018
- Susan Valerie Johnson Director · appointed 2018
- Anne Pritchard Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Huw John Phillip Thomas Director · appointed 2018
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08722235
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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