Activities

As described by the charity on the register

ARA provides services to help people who have drug,alcohol and gambling addiction problems. ARA also provides services to help people with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.

Latest income

£6.2m

Expenditure

£4.7m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £2.8m £2.7m
2022-03-31 £2.8m £2.6m
2023-03-31 £3.2m £3.1m
2024-03-31 £4.1m £3.9m
2025-03-31 £6.2m £4.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £68k
Charitable activities £6.1m
Trading £10k
Investment income £32k
Total income £6.2m

Spending

Charitable spend £4.7m
Raising funds £0
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £11k
Total expenditure £4.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £537k
Total funds £3.2m
— restricted £617k
— unrestricted £2.6m
— endowment £0
Total assets £3.2m
Cash £1.3m

People

Employees 76

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.