International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (Issdp)

Analysis

International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (Issdp) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (Issdp) reported income of £22k and spending of £11k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,223 to £22k (+254%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (Issdp) 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 The Orchid Charitable Trust (£22k), Cranwell and Byards Leap Village Hall (£22k) and (A) Opta - (Asian) Organisation for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction (£22k).