The Alcohol and Drug Service

Analysis

The Alcohol and Drug Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hessle. It was registered in March 2005, 21 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05375809). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Alcohol and Drug Service reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.5m to £5.4m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. 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 Alcohol and Drug Service sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Vincent's Charitable Trust (£5.4m), The Jordan Charitable Foundation (£5.4m) and Everton in the Community (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 people.