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INSTITUTE OF ALCOHOL STUDIES

Registered charity 1112671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IAS

Provides information on Alcohol Policy to government, political parties, professional bodies, media & general public. Monitors media. Undertakes research. Publishes journals on the subject. Publishes fact sheets. Provides information via web site. Active in European Umbrella Group - Eurocare. Organises seminars/conferences.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£466k
Latest spending
£449k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £17,959, which is below its stated policy maximum of £69,969. The charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £17,349, having received £466,457 in income and incurred £449,108 in expenditure. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern with risks sufficiently mitigated.

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 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“During the year 2025, one employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer's national insurance and pension costs) falling in the £80,000 - £90,000 band.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“During the year 2025, one employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer's national insurance and pension costs) falling in the £80,000 - £90,000 band.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: none
“The main source of IAS funding had been from a guaranteed support grant from the Alliance House Foundation.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maximum of £69,969 (held: £18k)
“The IAS Reserves Policy allows the Charitable Company to carry forward up to a maximum of 15% of Income received in any financial year to the next financial year, which is currently the maximum of £69,969.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£580k
Total spending
£580k
Reserves (reported)
£610
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belgium · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£466k£449k
31/03/2024£580k£580k
31/03/2023£621k£620k
31/03/2022£515k£515k
31/03/2021£542k£542k

Common questions

Is INSTITUTE OF ALCOHOL STUDIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £17,959, which is below its stated policy maximum of £69,969. The charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £17,349, having received £466,457 in income and incurred £449,108 in expenditure. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern with risks sufficiently mitigated. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of INSTITUTE OF ALCOHOL STUDIES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE1£1.3m
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION1£266k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£195k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£150k
FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES1£135k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£120k
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION1£120k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£55k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MEDICAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INSTITUTE OF ALCOHOL STUDIES£466k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
MEDICAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL FY2026£227k—0unclear—no doubt
ALCOHOL RESEARCH UK FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
ALLIANCE HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£395k£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
TRANSFORM DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION FY2025£272kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£932k——above—no doubt

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