01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC004192
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 20
- Postcode
- EH2 3DT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provision of advice, information, counselling and support to anyone over the age of 18+ who is worried about their own or someone else's alcohol use. Our catchment area is Edinburgh & the Lothians. We also provide a counselling service from within HMP Edinburgh.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. To promote a comprehensive and co-ordinated community service designed to meet the special needs of those with alcohol problems and those affected by drinking problems. 2. To promote education in all aspects of alcohol, alcohol dependency and alcohol related problems. 3. To co-operate in appropriate research into alcohol dependency and alcohol related problems. 4. To act as liaison between, and support of, those working in the fields of alcohol dependency and alcohol related problems. 5. To promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes, and to that end to bring together in the Council representatives of voluntary agencies and statutory authorities engaged in the furtherance of the above purposes or any of them.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £393,071 | £379,693 | 20 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £375,913 | £366,624 | 20 | 12 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £371,831 | £314,055 | 20 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £351,592 | £335,741 | 20 | 14 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £367,413 | £339,554 | 20 | 20 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 91 Rose Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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