The National Association for Children of Alcoholics
Analysis
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The National Association for Children of Alcoholics reported income of £499k and spending of £400k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £283k to £499k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The National Association for Children of Alcoholics sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK (£499k), Stroud Beresford Limited (£499k) and The Halo Project (£498k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Nacoa provides information and support for everyone affected by a parent's drinking. Our work is about planning a positive future for the 2.6M children who live with parents who drink too much in the UK today; providing them with an opportunity to see that the world can be different from the one they know, that they can break the cycle of addiction and go on to live happy and fulfilled lives.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the UK | London | £499k |
| Stroud Beresford Limited | Gloucestershire | £499k |
| The Halo Project | Middlesbrough | £498k |
| The Prison Phoenix Trust CIO | Oxford | £499k |