OSCR Scottish charity profile

Alcohol & Drugs Action

ActiveCharity number SC013582
Registered6 June 1986
Main locationAberdeen
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
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
84
Postcode
AB11 6NU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Support people (individuals and families) affected by substance misuse through counselling. group meetings, advocacy and outreach

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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£2,948,240£2,811,320842 October 2025
31 March 2024£2,797,767£2,716,787843 October 2024
31 March 2023£2,417,203£2,330,3778422 December 2023
31 March 2022£2,015,774£1,991,1518431 October 2022
31 March 2021£2,083,118£1,993,9638423 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
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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