TRANSFORM DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1100518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Carrying out research, policy analysis and innovative policy development. Challenging government to demonstrate ratonal, fact based evidence to support its policies and expenditure. Promoting alternative, evidence based policies to parliamentarians, government and government agencies. advising NGOs whose work is affected by drugs.Providing an informe clear voice on international and UK drug policy

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Latest income

£272k

Latest spending

£262k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £10,296 for the year, with total income rising to £271,866 and total expenditure reducing to £261,570. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £184,409, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £56,300 required for three months of working capital and liabilities. The charity holds £254,677 in cash assets and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the current or prior year.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £184k)

“a designated fund should be established to meet: the working capital requirements of the charity for a period of 3 months in case future grants are not forthcoming; statutory payments liabilities for all staff; other liabilities. At 31 March 2025, this is calculated as being £56,300.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Transform Drug Policy Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Vicky Unwinchair
Courtney Brown
John Gooch
Karl Burnett
Kenneth Aylmer
Mx Jay Jackson
Rebecca Kelly
Victoria Beere · trustee of 1 other charity

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	£272k	£262k
31/03/2024	£233k	£384k
31/03/2023	£363k	£414k
31/03/2022	£459k	£373k
31/03/2021	£379k	£395k

Common questions

Is TRANSFORM DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £10,296 for the year, with total income rising to £271,866 and total expenditure reducing to £261,570. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £184,409, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £56,300 required for three months of working capital and liabilities. The charity holds £254,677 in cash assets and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRANSFORM DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds TRANSFORM DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRANSFORM DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GLASS-HOUSE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	FY2022	£120k	Towards the costs of their campaign “Anyone’s Child: Families for Safer Drug Control” to allow families whose lives have been devastated by current drug laws to
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£30k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2023	£25k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£20k
THE GLASS-HOUSE TRUST	FY2022	£15k	Towards the charity’s running costs.
THE GLASS-HOUSE TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Towards the charity’s running costs

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2024	£20k	Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control
A B Charitable Trust	04/07/2023	£20k	A grant to Transform Drug Policy Foundation

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
THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION	1	£1.4m
THE NISBET TRUST	1	£31k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£18k
LANGDALE TRUST	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL.

HARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL income £1.3m
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION income £1.4m
EARLY BREAK income £5.2m
BRISTOL DRUGS PROJECT LIMITED income £5.7m
NARCONON TRUST income £179k
BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £9.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRANSFORM DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION	£272k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£1.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION FY2025	£1.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	2	below	—	no doubt
EARLY BREAK FY2025	£5.2m	£80,001 - £90,000	4	within	—	no doubt
BRISTOL DRUGS PROJECT LIMITED FY2025	£5.7m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
NARCONON TRUST FY2021	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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