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Scottish Drugs Forum

SC008075Registered charity from 26 August 1987
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 91 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
Postcode G1 3LN
Website www.sdf.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The objects for which the Company is established are:- the advancement of the education of persons working in the field of drug use and the public generally in difficulties arising from drug use and related or linked problems and issues; the support of all organisations offering a service aimed at the preservation and safeguarding of the health and well being of people who use drugs and related or linked problems and issues; the eliciting and representation of the opinions and experiences of members, services, people who use services and people who have experienced drug harms more widely; and the improvement of communication and understanding across the drugs field in Scotland and communication with colleagues internationally with the aim of improving Scotland's response to drug use and related harms.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To improve Scotland’s approach to drug-related issues. We influence this through our work by striving for compassionate, inclusive, evidence-informed policy and practice
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 01 Jan 1992
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 50
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the advancement of health"
Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems", "Other defined groups", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £2,296,676 £1,948,122 09 Aug 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £3,614,758 £3,239,576 26 Jul 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £2,927,244 £2,841,154 30 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £2,877,939 £3,184,257 03 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £3,135,056 £3,044,488 16 Sept 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Hugh Hill
George Webster
Julie McAdam
George Burton
Patriicia Tracey
Aileen O'Gorman
Carole Hunter
Gary Rutherford
Mark McCann
Katharine Ainslie
Cara McDermott
Gareth Brown
John Anderson
Lucy Christopher
From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.
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