The General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain) Limited

Analysis

The General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 1969, 57 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 00587316). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain) Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.2m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain) Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Chesterfield F C Community Trust (£2.2m), The Karuna Trust (£2.2m) and Sefton Carers Centre (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 47%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.