THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED

Registered charity 226745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC038023 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a minor net deficit of £5,630 for the year, driven by unrealised losses on investments, despite an 18% increase in total income. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are below the stated prudent reserve target of 1.25 years of expenditure, resulting in a calculated deficit against that policy benchmark.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
This is within £422,769 of the target level.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£981k
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£2.2m£2.1m
30/09/2024£1.8m£2.1m
30/09/2023£1.8m£1.9m
30/09/2022£1.9m£1.8m
30/09/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a minor net deficit of £5,630 for the year, driven by unrealised losses on investments, despite an 18% increase in total income. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are below the stated prudent reserve target of 1.25 years of expenditure, resulting in a calculated deficit against that policy benchmark. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.