Collective Voice

What Collective Voice does

Collective Voice is the national charity working to improve England's drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system. Operating as an alliance of drug and alcohol treatment and recovery charities (registered charity number 1184750), the organisation advocates for system-level policy reform and represents the role of the voluntary sector in delivering treatment. Its primary activities are policy advocacy directed at UK central government (DHSC, OHID, Ministry of Justice, HM Treasury), engagement with local authority commissioners and Combatting Drugs Partnerships, and convening sector stakeholders through formal forums (CYP Forum, Women's Treatment Working Group, Tier 4 Forum), webinars, and events.

The organisation's 'products' are knowledge and influence assets rather than technology. Recent outputs include the 'From Hope to Delivery: Five Essential Next Steps' policy platform, the 'Womanifesto' from the Women's Treatment Working Group, Residential Treatment Myth Busters (delivered as images, PDFs, and PowerPoints for training use), a Practical Guide for commissioners on residential treatment access, and formal responses to government consultations and audits (including the National Audit Office report on prison drug harms). Distribution is achieved via a website, newsletter, Twitter/X and LinkedIn presence, working groups, coalition submissions (with Adfam, Alcohol Change UK, Alcohol Health Alliance, NHSAPA), and direct policy engagement.

Collective Voice is a non-commercial nonprofit; there is no commercial pricing. Revenue is sourced from public health grants, government funding programmes, and charitable donations, with member organisations being drug and alcohol treatment charities across England. The organisation is led by Chief Executive Dr Will Haydock and Director Oliver Standing, and partnerships span strategic bodies including the NHS Addictions Provider Alliance, the English Substance Use Commissioners Group, CLERO, Clinks, Community Pharmacy England, MEAM, and Agenda Alliance. All activity is geographically scoped to England.

Name

Collective Voice

Legal name

Collective Voice

Website

https://collectivevoice.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Collective Voice is the national charity alliance representing drug and alcohol treatment and recovery charities in England. It advocates for system reform, publishes policy guides and commissioning tools, and convenes sector forums to improve England's drug and alcohol treatment system.

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Product category

Substance Abuse Treatment Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAO

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYHLAJAKAD

International & Local Implementing NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

Keywords

• Drug alcohol treatment
• Policy advocacy services
• Charity sector alliance
• Treatment sector convening
• Recovery system advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel

Revenue model

1. Charitable Grants and Government Funding: Collective Voice operates as a charity funded primarily through public health grants, government funding programs, and charitable donations. Their member organizations include drug and alcohol treatment charities across England.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Collective Voice is the national charity advocating for improvements to England's drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system. It functions as an alliance of treatment charities, convening sector stakeholders through forums and working groups, publishing policy recommendations and practical guides for commissioners, and engaging directly with central and local government to influence policy, funding, and commissioning decisions.

Product overview

Collective Voice is a national charity (not a technology company) that serves as the national alliance of drug and alcohol treatment and recovery charities in England. The organization does not offer a unified technology product or platform. Instead, it provides policy advocacy, publishes research and practical guides (including the Five Essential Next Steps policy document, Residential Treatment Myth Busters educational resources, and the Practical Guide for commissioners), and facilitates forums such as the Women's Treatment Working Group, Tier 4 Forum, and Children and Young People Forum. The publications and forums work together to advocate for system improvements and share knowledge across the treatment sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• From Hope to Delivery: Five Essential Next Steps A policy publication outlining five key steps for Government action to improve alcohol and drug treatment services in England, intended for policymakers, commissioners, and sector stakeholders.
• Residential Treatment Myth Busters Educational resources presenting 10 common misconceptions about residential rehab with counter-evidence, available in image, PDF, and PowerPoint formats for training and induction use by commissioners and providers.
• Improving Access and Outcomes in Residential Treatment: A Practical Guide A practical guide for commissioners and local providers with 10 recommendations to improve accessibility and outcomes of residential treatment at a local system level.
• Womanifesto A manifesto from the Women's Treatment Working Group containing recommendations for a gender-responsive drug and alcohol treatment system, covering women-only spaces, motherhood and maternity support, and co-designed women's pathways.
• Collective Voice Forums (CYP Forum, Women's Treatment Working Group, Tier 4 Forum) Sector forums bringing together drug and alcohol treatment charities and stakeholders to share knowledge, develop practice, and coordinate advocacy across specific sub-sectors (children and young people, women's treatment, Tier 4/residential providers).

Quantifiable outcome

• More people in treatment than at any point since 2009-10 following targeted investment (2022-2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Agenda AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 August 2024Collective Voice joined Agenda Alliance, a coalition of over 100 organizations working to influence policy for women and girls with multiple complex unmet needs. This partnership strengthens Collective Voice's work on women's treatment and multiple disadvantage.
• AdfamsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2021Joint submission to Spending Review 2021 with Adfam, Alcohol Change UK, Alcohol Health Alliance, and NHSAPA.
• Alcohol Change UKsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2021Joint submission to Spending Review 2021 as part of coalition of alcohol and drug charities.
• Alcohol Health AlliancesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2021Joint submission to Spending Review 2021 as part of alliance working on alcohol-related harms.
• NHS Addictions Provider AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey strategic partner for bringing addiction treatment providers together to share learning and collaborate on sector improvements.
• English Substance Use Commissioners GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with commissioning professionals to improve commissioning capacity and share good practice across local authorities.
• College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (CLERO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership ensuring lived experience is central to treatment system design and delivery.
• ClinkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with Clinks on criminal justice related policy and supporting charities working in justice settings.
• Community Pharmacy EnglandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting community pharmacy involvement in harm reduction and treatment delivery.
• Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partnership addressing multiple disadvantage, aligning with Collective Voice's commitment to supporting people with complex needs.
• Choices (Rehab Network)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Choices rehab network to facilitate conversations with residential providers across the country.
• Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned open letter coordinated by ADPH calling on PM and Chancellor to protect public health funding.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Turning Point: One of the largest UK social enterprise providers of drug and alcohol treatment services. Comparable as a major sector player that Collective Voice represents and convenes, though it operates as a provider rather than a membership alliance.
• Change Grow Live: Large UK charity delivering drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment services. Comparable as a dominant treatment provider whose interests Collective Voice advocates for, though at a very different scale and operating model.

Emerging players

• Centre for Social Justice: Independent UK think tank producing policy work on addiction, poverty, and complex need. Comparable as a policy-research voice competing for the same government attention on drug and alcohol strategy, though broader in remit than Collective Voice.

Direct peers

• College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (CLERO): Membership body for lived-experience recovery organisations in the UK. Direct peer because it represents recovery-focused charities and partners with Collective Voice to embed lived experience into treatment system design.
• Alcohol Change UK: National UK charity campaigning for better alcohol policy and reduced harm. Direct peer because it works the same policy-advocacy channels (Spending Review submissions, DHSC consultations) and was a co-signatory on Collective Voice's 2021 Spending Review response.
• Adfam: UK national charity supporting families affected by drugs and alcohol and advocating for better policy. Adfam is a direct peer, having co-submitted the Spending Review 2021 response with Collective Voice, and operating in the same policy advocacy niche.
• Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM): Coalition of organisations addressing multiple disadvantage for adults facing complex needs. Direct peer because it operates as a coalition partnership with overlapping policy interests in treatment for vulnerable adults, and is a named Collective Voice partner.
• NHS Addictions Provider Alliance (NHSAPA): Alliance of NHS-affiliated addiction treatment providers. Listed as a strategic partner of Collective Voice, operating the same convening and sector-representation model for addiction providers and commissioners.
• Alcohol Health Alliance: Coalition of organisations working to reduce alcohol-related harm in the UK. Comparable as a UK-wide advocacy coalition targeting the same government departments on overlapping substance misuse policy issues.
• Clinks: UK membership body for charities working with people in the criminal justice system. Direct peer because it convenes a voluntary-sector coalition, runs forums, and advocates on prison treatment policy — areas where Collective Voice also works.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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