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(A) Opta - (Asian) Organisation for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1093552BirminghamHealth and saving lives
Income£22k2025-02-28
Spending£22ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause39th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2002Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

(A) Opta - (Asian) Organisation for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12332057). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, (A) Opta - (Asian) Organisation for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction reported income of £22k and spending of £22k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £13k to £22k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, (A) Opta - (Asian) Organisation for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taunton Hospital Radio (£22k), The Orchid Charitable Trust (£22k) and Serenje Outreach for Children's Help (£22k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£5,500£11k£16k£22k2021 Income: £13,0302021 Spending: £9,83320212022 Income: £8,8152022 Spending: £10,90820222023 Income: £02023 Spending: £020232024 Income: £02024 Spending: £15820242025 Income: £22,0002025 Spending: £21,9712025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Substance use /misuse and mental health

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