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Amethyst Resource Centre for Alcohol and Drug Education

RegisteredRegistered charity number 235564BuckinghamshireHealth and saving lives
Income£39k2025-12-31
Spending£37ksame year
Spent / received120%5-year average
Size in its cause48th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered1965Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Amethyst Resource Centre for Alcohol and Drug Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in August 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Amethyst Resource Centre for Alcohol and Drug Education reported income of £39k and spending of £37k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £56k to £39k (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Amethyst Resource Centre for Alcohol and Drug Education sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freezone Retreat (£39k), The Croydon Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Health (£39k) and Labour of Love World Ministries (£39k).

Income and spending

£0£14k£28k£43k£57k2021 Income: £56,2172021 Spending: £56,03520212022 Income: £39,5362022 Spending: £56,87420222023 Income: £36,2352023 Spending: £47,44920232024 Income: £30,1932024 Spending: £45,04620242025 Income: £38,7862025 Spending: £36,6782025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

ARCADE provides interactive life-skills based alcohol and drug education projects. Our main target group are 9-13 years of age and their parents. the 3 main aims of our work are :- To build self esteemDevelop decision making skills and Provide age appropriate factual alcohol and drug information.

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