Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

ALCOHOL & DRUGS ACTION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 38 years

www.alcoholanddrugsaction.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£1,751,231	£1,723,931	£1,896,832	£1,964,545		£2,341,346
Donations & Legacies	£157,434	£120,688	£84,887	£113,833		£72,328
Other Income
Investment Income	£218	£369	£367	£80		£1,230
Total income	£1,925,222	£1,847,618	£1,994,595	£2,083,118	£2,015,774	£2,417,203
Charitable activities spending	£1,796,318	£1,891,951	£2,044,688	£1,993,963		£2,330,377
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£1,796,318	£1,891,951	£2,044,688	£1,993,963	£1,991,151	£2,330,377
Surplus/deficit	£128,904	-£44,333	-£50,093	£89,155	£24,623	£86,826

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeen

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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	£9,000
Scottish Government	£5,876
The Clothworkers Foundation	£3,520

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Stay Connected
£9,000	18/12/2020 5	The project will fund phones phone top ups and utilities so that people experiencing alcohol or substance misuse and mental health difficulties can better maintain connections with support services ....more The project will fund phones phone top ups and utilities so that people experiencing alcohol or substance misuse and mental health difficulties can better maintain connections with support services and family during COVID-19 measures.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Alcohol & Drugs Action
£3,520	03/07/2020	COVID19 : purchase IT & Communications equipment for a charity that works with alcohol and drug addiction and recovery in Aberdeen
Scottish Government - Alcohol & Drugs Action
£5,876	18/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Comic Relief - Green Light Project (GLP)
£138,941	27/01/2016 36	Sexual exploitation can take many forms with many young people not aware they are being groomed or not in a consensual relationship. Drugs Action has been delivering the Green Light Project, a ....more Sexual exploitation can take many forms with many young people not aware they are being groomed or not in a consensual relationship. Drugs Action has been delivering the Green Light Project, a specialist service for young people affected by sexual exploitation in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.This grant will allow it to continue supporting vulnerable young people at risk of sexual exploitation by helping them understand the risks and improve their ability to make positive choices. It will raise awareness among young people so that they are better informed of the dangers and it will provide training to professionals working with young people to help them identify those at risk.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 39-73

ASHTON, Valerie Jean
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Company Director

BUCKLAND, Roger, Professor
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Retired

CHALMERS, Alan
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Director

FLETCHER, Julie
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Nhs Senior Manager

FRASER, Andrea
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Director

MACPHERSON, Scott
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Lecturer

MOTTRAM, Elaine Elizabeth
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Company Director

WATT, Ruby Margaret Julie, Doctor
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired General Practitioner

WHITTINGTON, Mark
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: University Lecturer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 06/06/1986, number: SC013582
Registered at Companies House on 05/07/1985, number: SC094162

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 59 days late,

Main office

7 Hadden Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NU

Objectives

The company's objects are: To relieve the needs of persons affected by problems relating to drug and alcohol use and in furtherance of this to. i) develop and provide a city centre counselling and advice centre for drug and alcohol users, their friends and relatives in the city of Aberdeen and elsewhere. ii) develop an information resource in the field of drug and alcohol misuse. iii) develop training for professionals and volunteers in conjunction with agencies seeking to support drug misusers and their families. iv) provide a consultative service to community projects, residential establishments, professionals and volunteers. v) co-operate in the development of a common approach to the problem of drug misuse through liaison with relevant bodies. vi) facilitate the development of community responses through the promotion of local awareness of alcohol and drug misuse.

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