THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION

Registered charity 1009826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

Publication of society journals. Professional training grants (Fellowships, PhD students,Bursaries) Specific policy projects. The setting up of addictions professionals' organisations. We hold an annual conference and support other conferences. Communicate policy projects' findings to policy makers & research findings to practitioners. Maintain the society website/online resources

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.7m

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £258,823 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £5,128,249 to £4,869,426. The trustees note that free reserves of £1,073,219 are slightly below the stated policy target of £1,200,000, but confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee earned between £60,001-£70,000 per annum in the current year (2024: nil employees earned between £60,001-£70,000). Nil employees earned between £70,001-£80,000 per annum in the current year (2024: one employee earned between £70,001-£80,000). One employee earned between £80,001-£90,000 per annum in the current year (2024: nil employees earned between £80,001-£90,000).” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“One employee earned between £60,001-£70,000 per annum in the current year (2024: nil employees earned between £60,001-£70,000). Nil employees earned between £70,001-£80,000 per annum in the current year (2024: one employee earned between £70,001-£80,000). One employee earned between £80,001-£90,000 per annum in the current year (2024: nil employees earned between £80,001-£90,000).” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.9m; policy: at least £1,200,000 in free reserves)

“This leaves a total of £1,073,219 in free reserves (compared with £1,371,554 at the end of 2023/24), which is slightly lower than the Trustees' policy to maintain at least £1,200,000 as contingency reserves.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024) to £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2025).
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 2 (FY2025).
Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Dr Rob Calder — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Professor Owen Bowden-Jones — President (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
DSIT	PS25101 - Addiction Healthcare Goals - Flagship Research Leadership Scheme - Administration and Disbursements Services	08/09/2025	£610k

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.7m

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Owen Bowden-Joneschair
Dr Clarissa Edwards
Dr Gemma Maria June Taylor
Dr Iain David Smith
Dr Inge Kersbergen
Dr Kyla Hayley Thomas
Dr Louise Ann Sell · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Lucy Troup
Dr Sarah Louise Welch
Dr Sharon Cox
Dr Stephen Philip Sharman · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Karen Ersche
Professor Leonie Sarah Brose
Professor Matthew James Field

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.4m	£1.7m
31/03/2024	£1.4m	£1.4m
31/03/2023	£1.4m	£1.3m
31/03/2022	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/03/2021	£1.2m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £258,823 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £5,128,249 to £4,869,426. The trustees note that free reserves of £1,073,219 are slightly below the stated policy target of £1,200,000, but confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
INSTITUTE OF ALCOHOL STUDIES	1	£441k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITED	1	£67k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITED	1	£16k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LIMITED.

THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LIMITED income £612k
NARCONON TRUST income £179k
BREAKEVEN income £2.2m
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH income £133k
ADFAM NATIONAL income £861k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION	£1.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	2	below	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LIMITED FY2024	£612k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NARCONON TRUST FY2021	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BREAKEVEN FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025	£133k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.