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THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICE

Registered charity 1108595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide psycho-social and counselling, advice, information and support to help people affected by substance misuse to make positive change. The charity operates at tier 2 and 3 of the treatment system as defined by models of care.

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Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£5.6m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a sound financial position with free reserves and a surplus for the year of £148,675. Per the trustees' report, the charity has maintained its minimum reserves target and holds unrestricted funds of £2,313,267, supported by cash reserves of £3,867,418. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“£90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 24,857” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum reserves target (held: £2.3m)
“the Board sets a minimum reserves target. This target has been achieved and maintained. The mechanism for calculating the minimum reserves target sits within a comprehensive reserves policy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Alcohol and Drug Service — Deregistered, 8 registered locations.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£5.4m
Total spending
£5.6m
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
114

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£5.4m£5.6m
31/03/2025£5.5m£5.3m
31/03/2024£5.0m£5.1m
31/03/2023£5.3m£4.1m
31/03/2022£4.5m£3.4m

Common questions

Is THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a sound financial position with free reserves and a surplus for the year of £148,675. Per the trustees' report, the charity has maintained its minimum reserves target and holds unrestricted funds of £2,313,267, supported by cash reserves of £3,867,418. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Who funds THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICE as a grant recipient include J W CHAPMAN EARLESMERE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
J W CHAPMAN EARLESMERE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2020£10kThe Recovery Games
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2018£9kThe Recovery Games

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION1£63k
THE NISBET TRUST1£31k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST1£20k
LANGDALE TRUST1£12k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY1£10k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE MACKIE FOUNDATION1£10k
THE ECONOMIST CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PHOENIX.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICE£5.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear0.5%no doubt
PHOENIX FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
ESSENTIAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES FY2025£344k—0unclear—no doubt
EACH COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FY2025£2.2munclear3unclear—no doubt
Via Community Ltd FY2025£36.7m£182,500—unclear—no doubt
CANOLFAN FELIN FACH CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt

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