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Alcohol & Drugs Action

SC013582Registered charity from 06 June 1986
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 7 Hadden Street
Aberdeen
Postcode AB11 6NU
Website www.alcoholanddrugsaction.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
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.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Support people (individuals and families) affected by substance misuse through counselling; group meetings, advocacy and outreach
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 06 Jun 1986
Main Operating Location: Aberdeen
Number of Staff: 84
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
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"
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 £2,083,118 £1,993,963 23 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £2,015,774 £1,991,151 31 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £2,417,203 £2,330,377 22 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £2,797,767 £2,716,787 03 Oct 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £2,948,240 £2,811,320 02 Oct 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
Gary Mortimer
Julie Fletcher
Callum Brown
Scott Macpherson
Alan Chalmers
Elaine Flett
Mark Whittington
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