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Community Discovery and Recovery Services

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Community Discovery and Recovery Services is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

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What are the key facts about Community Discovery and Recovery Services?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,308,796
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,112,802
Registered charity number
1028663
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.cdars.org.uk

Quick answer

Community Discovery and Recovery Services (number 1028663) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Community Discovery and Recovery Services do?

TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ADDICTION , MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITIONS. PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING; THEIR RECOVERY AND RE-INTEGRATION. WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILY AND CARERS. WE OFFER: COUNSELLING, AFTERCARE, OUTREACH, FAMILY SERVICE, DAY PROGRAMME, ETE SKILLS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Community Discovery and Recovery Services

Answers Community Discovery and Recovery Services gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Community Discovery and Recovery Services's highest-paid staff paid?

Community Discovery and Recovery Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Community Discovery and Recovery Services's money come from?

Community Discovery and Recovery Services reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.3m (98%), donations and legacies £15k (1%), investments £10k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.3m · 98%
  • Donations and legacies£15k · 1%
  • Investments£10k · 1%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Community Discovery and Recovery Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Community Discovery and Recovery Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02634372 (Companies House)
Also known as
Community Drug Service
Previous names on the register
Community Drug Service for South London; Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
Where it says it operates
Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Community Discovery and Recovery Services registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Community Discovery and Recovery Services yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Community Discovery and Recovery Services. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Community Discovery and Recovery Services a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Community Discovery and Recovery Services as a registered charity (number 1028663) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Community Discovery and Recovery Services's charity number?
Community Discovery and Recovery Services's charity number is 1028663. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1028663?
Search 1028663 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Community Discovery and Recovery Services do?
TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ADDICTION , MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITIONS. PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING; THEIR RECOVERY AND RE-INTEGRATION. WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILY AND CARERS. WE OFFER: COUNSELLING, AFTERCARE, OUTREACH, FAMILY SERVICE, DAY PROGRAMME, ETE SKILLS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
Does Community Discovery and Recovery Services have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Community Discovery and Recovery Services. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Community Discovery and Recovery Services?
Community Discovery and Recovery Services's website listed in our register data is http://www.cdars.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Community Discovery and Recovery Services's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Community Discovery and Recovery Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Community Discovery and Recovery Services's money come from?
Community Discovery and Recovery Services reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.3m (98%), donations and legacies £15k (1%), investments £10k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Community Discovery and Recovery Services?
The register does not record Community Discovery and Recovery Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Community Discovery and Recovery Services's trustees paid?
Community Discovery and Recovery Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Community Discovery and Recovery Services previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Community Discovery and Recovery Services: Community Drug Service for South London; Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services.
When was Community Discovery and Recovery Services registered as a charity?
Community Discovery and Recovery Services was entered on the register on 16 November 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02634372).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.