PEOPLE AND DRUGS LIMITED

Registered charity 1118360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Youth Project offering recreational and educational activities, projects and intervention for young people age 11- 25.This will include information, advice and guidance through our Employability Project, accreditations and awards as well as Teen Bar evening activities, with an emphasis on raising awareness on health related issues that affect young people.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF THOSE PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PERSONS, IN AND AROUND THE BLYTH VALLEY WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT UPON OR ALREADY BECOME SO ADDICTED OR DEPENDENT UPON ILLICIT DRUGS OF ANY DESCRIPTION.

Area of benefit: BLYTH VALLEY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£269k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with the small companies regime, but the document provided is primarily a youth project annual report rather than a full set of statutory financial statements containing balance sheet figures or income/expenditure details. Consequently, specific financial health metrics such as reserves, fundraising costs, or staff emoluments are not explicitly stated in the provided text.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2026

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £45,175 — grants £45,175 (2); 17% of the £268,603 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Government income: £40,225 — grants £40,225 (2); 14% of the £295,719 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (2); 5% of the £192,937 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2026£269k£281k
30/04/2025£296k£281k
30/04/2024£193k£248k
30/04/2023£212k£246k
30/04/2022£254k£226k

Common questions

Is PEOPLE AND DRUGS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with the small companies regime, but the document provided is primarily a youth project annual report rather than a full set of statutory financial statements containing balance sheet figures or income/expenditure details. Consequently, specific financial health metrics such as reserves, fundraising costs, or staff emoluments are not explicitly stated in the provided text. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PEOPLE AND DRUGS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE AND DRUGS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BAND TRUST, THE JOICEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAND TRUSTFY2023£30kDisadvantaged
THE BAND TRUSTFY2022£20kSpecific grantee
THE JOICEY TRUSTFY2026£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East01/04/2026£5kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East26/03/2026£20kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East19/03/2026£2kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East05/02/2026£10kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East22/01/2026£1kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East30/10/2025£35kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East09/10/2025£10kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East07/08/2025£10kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East26/06/2025£6kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East29/05/2025£1kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East02/04/2025£2kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East20/02/2025£10kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East23/01/2025£1kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East23/01/2025£7kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2025£18kTeen Bar sessions for 11 to 18 year olds
Community Foundation North East28/11/2024£3kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East12/09/2024£5kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East08/08/2024£5kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East18/07/2024£10kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East11/07/2024£5kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East23/05/2024£1kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2023£10kSilx Teen Bar Thursday evening session
Community Foundation North East01/03/2023£5kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East10/11/2022£8kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd
Community Foundation North East10/11/2022£5kGrant to People and Drugs Ltd

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEOPLE AND DRUGS LIMITED£269k——unclear—no doubt
THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£1.2m——within—no doubt
CARMARTHEN YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG PEOPLE COUNT FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG PEOPLE CORNWALL FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
PHOENIX COMMUNITY & YOUTH PROJECT FY2026£80k—0below—no doubt

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