01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013582
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 90
- Postcode
- AB11 6NU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The company’s objectives are to relieve the needs of persons affected by problems relating to drug and alcohol use and in furtherance of this to: i) develop and provide a city centre counselling and advice centre for drug and alcohol users, their friends and relatives in the city of Aberdeen and elsewhere. ii) develop an information resource in the field of drug and alcohol use. iii) develop training for professionals and volunteers in conjunction with agencies seeking to support drug users and their families. iv) provide a consultative service to community projects, residential establishments, professionals and volunteers. v) co-operate in the development of a common approach to the problem of drug use through liaison with relevant bodies. vi) facilitate the development of community responses through the promotion of local awareness of alcohol and drug use.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are: To relieve the needs of persons affected by problems relating to drug and alcohol use and in furtherance of this to. i) develop and provide a city centre counselling and advice centre for drug and alcohol users, their friends and relatives in the city of Aberdeen and elsewhere. ii) develop an information resource in the field of drug and alcohol misuse. iii) develop training for professionals and volunteers in conjunction with agencies seeking to support drug misusers and their families. iv) provide a consultative service to community projects, residential establishments, professionals and volunteers. v) co-operate in the development of a common approach to the problem of drug misuse through liaison with relevant bodies. vi) facilitate the development of community responses through the promotion of local awareness of alcohol and drug misuse.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £3,145,501 | £79,742 | £3,048,642 | £3,220 | £13,897 | £0 | £3,006,285 | £0 | £3,006,285 | £0 | 90 | 29 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £2,948,240 | £15,335 | £2,914,219 | £6,404 | £12,282 | £0 | £2,811,320 | £0 | £2,811,320 | £0 | 90 | 2 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,797,767 | £88,102 | £2,694,160 | £4,757 | £10,748 | £0 | £2,716,787 | £4,757 | £2,712,030 | £0 | 90 | 3 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,417,203 | £72,328 | £2,341,346 | £2,299 | £1,230 | £0 | £2,330,377 | £0 | £2,330,377 | £0 | 90 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,015,774 | £47,806 | £1,964,490 | £3,438 | £40 | £0 | £1,991,151 | £0 | £1,991,151 | £0 | 90 | 31 October 2022 |
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
- 7 Hadden Street, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.alcoholanddrugsaction.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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