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CONTROLLING CHEMSEX

Registered charity 1197081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONTROLLING CHEMSEX CIC, CONTROLLING CHEMSEX CIO

Promote and protect the health of individualssuffering from involvement in Chemsex behaviours with a particular focus on the LGBTQ community by:- Providing advice, information and support to them and others affected by their involvement;- Providing psychosexual therapy;- Raising awareness in society of the issues arising from Chemsex.

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Latest income
£125k
Latest spending
£102k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,471 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £36,334. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves are equivalent to 4.5 months of operating costs, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (82% of income)
“Grants 20,000 82,173 102,173 99,017” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £36k)
“The Trustees assessed the minimum desirable level of unrestricted funds would be equivalent to three months of expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Accounting fees paid to Sadler Advisory Limited, controlled by trustee John Sadler.
“During the period accounting fees of £336 were paid for services to Sadler Advisory Limited at arms’ length rates (2024: £1,184), in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 s185. The services provided are payroll services. Sadler Advisory Limited is controlled by John Sadler ACA, a trustee. John Sadler did not benefit personally from this relationship.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Controlling Chemsex (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£125k£102k
29/02/2024£107k£96k
28/02/2023£85k£79k

Common questions

Is CONTROLLING CHEMSEX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,471 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £36,334. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves are equivalent to 4.5 months of operating costs, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of three months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CONTROLLING CHEMSEX?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONTROLLING CHEMSEX as a grant recipient include MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2026£1k