Derbyshire Addictions Advice Service

Registered charity 1159537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAAS, DERBYSHIRE ALCOHOL ADVICE SERVICE

Promote prevention and early identification of addiction, assist those in Derbyshire affected by addiction and advance education and awareness. Support recovery and positive change for anyone impacted by addiction including families and friends.Provide support for Veterans, serving UK Armed Forces members and their families, addressing health, wellbeing, education, employment and social inclusio

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Latest income
£969k
Latest spending
£906k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £496,925, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of at least £350,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £62,892 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £969,290 against total expenditure of £906,398.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £350,000 (held: £497k)
“a general reserve of at least £350,000 should be maintained. This should ensure that the Charity would be able to discharge its financial commitments over the course of at least 3 months”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/04/2025)

Total income
£969k
Total spending
£906k
Reserves (reported)
£350k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (59% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/04/2025£969k£906k
01/04/2024£801k£799k
01/04/2023£794k£737k
01/04/2022£682k£667k
01/04/2021£704k£706k

Common questions

Is Derbyshire Addictions Advice Service financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £496,925, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of at least £350,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £62,892 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £969,290 against total expenditure of £906,398. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government21/03/2025£99kArmed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust) FY24/25
UK government16/02/2024£135kCovenant Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2021£499kSTAND TO Derbyshire Veteran Community Support Services
UK government12/02/2021£35kCovenant Fund
UK government13/11/2020£35k£10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
UK government15/09/2020£25kCoronavirus Community Support Fund