Addictions North East

Analysis

Addictions North East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05028930). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Addictions North East reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £500k to £2.0m (+302%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Addictions North East sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cabwi Awarding Body (£2.0m), Noa Girls (£2.0m) and Global Action Plan (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 92%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £683k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.