Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Limited

Analysis

Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keighley. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03430925). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Limited reported income of £3.8m and spending of £3.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.8m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen (£3.8m), Wooden Spoon Society (£3.8m) and United Purpose (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 7.4% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £337k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 97 people.