Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

DRUGLINK LIMITED

Residential Detox and Rehabilitation Resettlement and Supported HousingCounsellingCommunity OutreachSchool education programmesHealth and Wellbeing educationSocial Enterprise - Coffee Ethic

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £25,233 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 38 years

www.druglink.co.uk

druglink@druglink.ltd.uk

01923260727

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£2,051	£2,067	£-16	£4	£69	£-25	-0.1	43	12
31/03/22		£1,547	£1,558	£-11	£0	£86	£86	0.7	34	12
31/03/21		£1,485	£1,301	£183	£0	£97	£96	0.9	33	7
31/03/20		£1,142	£1,387	£-245	£0	£-87	£-131	-1.1	28	9
31/03/19		£1,272	£1,401	£-129	£0	£158	£-119	-1	32	12
31/03/18	*	£1,339	£1,344	£-5	£0	£287	£9	0.1	28	0
31/03/17		£1,839	£1,847	£-9	£0	£292	£30	0.2	45	0
31/03/16		£1,672	£1,723	£-51	£0	£301	£293	2	47	0
31/03/15		£1,296	£1,488	£-192	£7	£352	£327	2.6	32	0
31/03/14		£1,582	£1,547	£36	£7	£544	£489	3.8	31	0
31/03/13		£1,415	£1,393	£23	£8	£508	£258	2.2	32	0
31/03/12		£845	£845	£-1	£13	£486	£239	3.4	19	0
31/03/11	*	£763	£706	£57	£6	£486	£256	4.3	19	0
31/03/10		£740	£766	£-26	£7	£419	£277	4.3	19	0
31/03/09		£638	£640	£-2	£9	£445	£330	6.2	16	0
31/03/08	*	£503	£540	£-38	£7	£447	£317	7	13	0
31/03/07		£621	£685	£-64	£10	£484	£299	5.2	15	0
31/03/06	*	£1,046	£998	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,157	£1,107	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,184	£1,022	£163	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 88%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -36%
Reserves/Spending: -0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

43 employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£17,646
The Clothworkers Foundation	£12,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,817

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Druglink
£12,000	22/09/2022	purchase a vehicle for a charity supporting people experiencing alcohol and substance misuse in Hertforshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Druglink
£1,817	23/10/2021	Our project aims to equip clients who leave Druglink with move-on boxes filled with essential items and supports them with additional counselling afterwards.
National Lottery Community Fund - Diversion Courses relaunch
£8,996	12/03/2021 2	The funding will used to purchase computers to support the delivery of interactive educational and awareness courses for those charged with alcohol or drug offences. The project aims to encourage ....more The funding will used to purchase computers to support the delivery of interactive educational and awareness courses for those charged with alcohol or drug offences. The project aims to encourage personal responsibility and promote behaviour change.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Early Intervention and Mental Wellbeing Project
£5,000	20/07/2020	Grant to Druglink
National Lottery Community Fund - Druglink Diversion Scheme
£8,650	09/05/2019 12	The project will run interactive support sessions and develop their website for people experiencing drug and alcohol addiction. This will enable them to have access to services they would not ....more The project will run interactive support sessions and develop their website for people experiencing drug and alcohol addiction. This will enable them to have access to services they would not normally use and provide support.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Oxygen Wellbeing and Counselling Hub
£5,000	19/07/2018 36	Grant to Druglink
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Druglink
£50,000	22/05/2017	Building for a charity which works with alcohol and substance misusers in Hemel Hempstead
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Druglink Ltd
£25,000	29/06/2012	the salary costs of the Nascent House Project Worker

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-70

DAVID SWARBRICK (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

JAMES CONOLLY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Banker

JESSICA SHARP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager

KERRY LAVENTURE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Speak Up Manager

KEVIN COHEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Moneybroker

NICHOLAS PEDRITHES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager

PADRAIG DOWD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

RACHEL BUSSE-REID Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Radiographer

RAY KNOWLES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Property Investor

SANDRA CUTTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Counsellor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/10/1986, number: 295384
Registered at Companies House on 23/09/1986, number: 02057706

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR11: 3 days late, AR08: 26 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

TREFOIL
RED LION LANE
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP3 9TE

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DANGERS ARISING FROM THE HABITUAL OR OCCASIONAL CONSUMPTION OF NARCOTIC, STIMULANT AND HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCES. 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE FIELD OF DRUG MISUSE. 3. TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS RESULTING FROM THE MISUSE OF DRUGS. 4. TO PROMOTE EITHER ALONE OR WITH OTHERS, RESEARCH INTO DRUG MISUSE AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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