DRUGSCIENCE LTD

Registered charity 1150449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON DRUGS, ISCD LTD

Advance education of public in harms of drug taking to prevent & mitigate suffering caused by drug harms & assoc behaviours. Promote good health of public through advice to public & practitioners impacted by drug taking in any way. Promote research in subject of drugs & drug taking for public benefit & into effects on public & society in general, whether physical, medical, psychological or social.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HARMS OF DRUG TAKING TO HELP PREVENT AND MITIGATE THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY DRUG HARMS AND ASSOCIATED BEHAVIOURS;2. TO PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY DRUG TAKING IN ANYWAY;3. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN THE SUBJECT OF DRUGS AND DRUG TAKING AND INTO ITS EFFECTS ON THE PUBLIC AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL, WHETHER PHYSICAL, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL OR SOCIAL.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £255,395 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £947,403 to £692,008. The trustees' report notes that the priority is to secure financial stability and develop funding avenues to ensure the organisation can continue to meet its charitable objectives. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~20.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (57% 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: 21.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Countess Dinah Esther Ashley-Cooper
• Jeff Smith
• Owen Medler
• Prof Joanna Nuttall
• Professor David Nutt
• Robert Velarde
• Robin Firth

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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