ALCOHOL & DRUGS ACTION
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Cash
£989k
+38.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£939k
+17.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
88
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£139k
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,694,160 | £2,948,240 | £3,145,501 | +6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £80,980 | £136,920 | £139,216 | +1.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £80,980 | £136,920 | £139,216 | +1.7% | |
| Net profit | £80,980 | £136,920 | £139,216 | +1.7% | |
| Cash | £630,031 | £712,418 | £989,312 | +38.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £664,534 | £798,454 | £938,670 | +17.6% | |
| Net assets | £664,534 | £798,454 | £938,670 | +17.6% | |
| Equity | £664,534 | £798,454 | £938,670 | +17.6% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 84 | 88 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £2,088,310 | £2,159,824 | £2,276,904 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 4.6% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 4.6% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.2% | 17.1% | 14.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.6% | 20.0% | 21.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.09x | 4.10x | 3.97x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ALCOHOL & DRUGS ACTION 2016-01-25 → present
- DRUGS ACTION 1995-08-29 → 2016-01-25
- ABERDEEN COMMUNITY DRUG ADVICE AND COUNSELLING SERVICE 1985-07-05 → 1995-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTINGTON, Mark | Secretary | 2023-10-03 | — | — |
| BROWN, Callum | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jun 1994 | British |
| CHALMERS, Alan | Director | 2021-01-26 | Aug 1959 | British |
| FLETCHER, Julie | Director | 2023-06-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| FLETT, Elaine Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-30 | Mar 1951 | British |
| GROVER, Victoria Louise | Director | 2026-07-07 | Feb 1981 | British |
| MACPHERSON, Scott | Director | 2024-03-26 | Dec 1977 | British |
| MORTIMER, Gary | Director | 2025-09-23 | Jul 1961 | British |
| SHARP, Emma Marie | Director | 2026-06-23 | Sep 1979 | British |
| WHITTINGTON, Mark | Director | 2022-03-27 | Apr 1960 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMING, Alexander James | Secretary | 2013-02-05 | 2018-06-30 |
| PATERSON, Keith | Secretary | 1997-04-16 | 1999-02-23 |
| RATTRAY, Caroline Anne | Secretary | 1999-08-30 | 2001-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, William Alexander | Secretary | 2008-01-29 | 2013-02-05 |
| VALENTINE, Helen Catherine | Secretary | 2018-06-30 | 2023-10-03 |
| WILLIAMSON, Richard Gordon Dyce | Secretary | 2001-01-18 | 2008-01-29 |
| STRONACHS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1997-04-16 |
| ALLAN, Robert | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2010-01-26 |
| ARTHUR, Gaye | Director | 1990-04-23 | 1991-01-28 |
| ASHTON, Valerie Jean | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2025-01-28 |
| BARRY, Anne Marie | Director | 1997-04-16 | 1999-10-28 |
| BELL, Julian Peter | Director | 1992-09-14 | 1997-04-16 |
| BERKELEY, John Sanford | Director | — | 1989-02-10 |
| BROWN, Colin Macarthur | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2018-01-30 |
| BRUCE, Kim May | Director | 2021-01-26 | 2022-09-27 |
| BRUNT, Peter William, Professor | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2006-07-25 |
| BUCHAN, Lorna | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2009-03-31 |
| BUCHAN, Robbie | Director | 1989-12-11 | 1991-01-27 |
| BUCK, Darren Paul | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2021-08-03 |
| BUCKLAND, Roger, Professor | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2025-01-28 |
| CAMERON, Maria | Director | — | 1988-12-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Doris Margaret | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2017-01-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Edith Harvey | Director | 1996-07-03 | 1997-07-10 |
| COOPER, John Michael | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1999-02-18 |
| COOPER, Rosemary Moir | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2020-09-29 |
| CRAIG, Dermot | Director | 2021-01-26 | 2022-03-27 |
| CREMER, Sean Matthew | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2019-06-05 |
| CRONKSHAW, Graham | Director | 1991-01-21 | 1994-11-30 |
| CUMMING, Alexander James | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2018-08-08 |
| DICK, Ian, Reverend | Director | — | 1989-09-04 |
| DICKSON, Stuart | Director | 1991-01-21 | 1992-03-23 |
| DUNBAR, Lesley Gail | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1996-08-25 |
| FLETT, Hazel Kathleen | Director | 1997-11-19 | 2000-02-25 |
| FLETT, Hazel | Director | 1990-06-04 | 1993-08-31 |
| FRASER, Andrea | Director | 2024-01-30 | 2026-01-27 |
| FRASER, Andrea | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2020-03-22 |
| GAITLEY, Roger | Director | — | 1989-03-02 |
| GORMAN, Brian | Director | 1998-05-05 | 1999-10-27 |
| HALKET, Anne | Director | — | 1989-08-07 |
| HARPER, Hugh Alexander Barrie | Director | 1999-01-14 | 1999-07-22 |
| HAY, Alison Mary | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2017-09-26 |
| IRVING, Susan Ann | Director | 1992-12-14 | 1996-04-01 |
| JAMIESON, William | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2010-01-26 |
| JOSS, Angela Rennie | Director | 2021-01-26 | 2021-10-18 |
| LAWRIE, Thane | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2021-06-23 |
| LEYS, Michael Cheyne | Director | 1991-01-21 | 1994-10-31 |
| LYNCH, Cathal Edward | Director | 1997-09-10 | 2006-01-31 |
| MACCOLL, Alan Ewan | Director | 1991-01-21 | 1993-01-01 |
| MACDONALD, Fiona | Director | 1998-04-22 | 2001-09-25 |
| MACKAY, Barbara Christina | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2019-05-31 |
| MACPHERSON, Wilma Roy | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| MALLOCH, Kate | Director | 2021-05-21 | 2022-05-10 |
| MANN, Andrew Charles, Rev | Director | 1996-08-14 | 2000-12-10 |
| MCALLISTER, Dennis | Director | — | 1990-06-04 |
| MCCRAE, Alan James | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2001-03-24 |
| MCKAY, Carol | Director | 1989-03-02 | 1989-10-11 |
| MCKAY, Graeme David | Director | 1994-03-09 | 1998-11-25 |
| MCPHAIL, Stephen | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2019-03-20 |
| MICHAEL, Beverley | Director | 1989-12-11 | 1991-10-31 |
| MITRA, Satyavada Venkata Anita | Director | 2024-12-01 | 2026-03-02 |
| MURPHY, Mary Bernadette | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1998-01-14 |
| MUTCH, Lynn Patricia | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2010-01-26 |
| NEILL, Alison Douglas | Director | 1997-09-10 | 1998-10-01 |
| OLDMAN, Irene Joan | Director | 1991-01-21 | 1996-07-01 |
| PATERSON, Douglas Mccallum | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2016-10-25 |
| PITTENDRIGH, Shona | Director | — | 1989-10-11 |
| RATTRAY, Caroline Anne | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2002-11-14 |
| RIDDELL, Rebecca Ellen | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2021-01-26 |
| ROBB, Archibald | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2009-03-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Ewan | Director | — | 1989-02-13 |
| SANDISON, Steven | Director | 1989-04-10 | 1991-10-31 |
| SIMPSON, Lesley | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2006-07-25 |
| SLATER, Ronald | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1996-03-01 |
| STARK, Ronald David, Dr | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2010-09-30 |
| STIRTON, June Elizabeth | Director | 1998-11-25 | 2002-05-15 |
| STOUT, Sandra | Director | 1992-12-14 | 1995-02-13 |
| STRICKLAND, Karen, Dr | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2017-09-26 |
| SUTHERLAND, Russell Alexander | Director | — | 1991-10-31 |
| TAYLOR, William Alexander | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2013-03-26 |
| VALENTINE, Helen Catherine | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2023-08-30 |
| WATT, Ruby Margaret Julie, Doctor | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2026-01-27 |
| WELLS, June Lillian | Director | 1996-01-11 | 1999-07-08 |
| WILLIAMSON, James | Director | 1990-06-04 | 1990-12-10 |
| WILLIAMSON, Richard Gordon Dyce | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2008-01-29 |
| WILLIS, John Robert | Director | 2016-01-26 | 2024-01-19 |
| WILSON, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2015-05-26 |
| GEORGE MATHERS & CO SOLICITORS & ESTATE AGENTS | Corporate Director | 1993-04-26 | 1998-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 309 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.