ADS (ADDICTION DEPENDENCY SOLUTIONS)

Charity number: 702559
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ADS is a progressive 21st century Addiction Charity with drug, alcohol and prescription drug services across the UK.ADS works with individuals, families and communities affected by addiction. By placing clients at the centre of our work and responding to need, we help to transform lives and promote change.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 13 October 2025

Total income: £16,759
Total expenditure: £82,674

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 February 1990: Standard registration
  • 04 August 2014: Funds received from 1047194 ADSIS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ADS (Working name)
  • ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICES (Working name)
  • ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICES (Previous name)
  • THE GREATER MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF ALCOHOL (Previous name)
Company number:
01990365 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JANUSZ KARCZEWSKI-SLOWIKOWSKI Chair
None on record
LADY RHONA BRADLEY Trustee 01 August 2021
None on record
Christine Green Trustee 16 January 2014
THE DAVID LEWIS CENTRE
Received: On time
ALAN WATSON Trustee
None on record
MOIRA STEVENSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 13/10/2025
Total gross income £104.01k £1.13k £995 £12.67k £16.76k
Total expenditure £17.99k £43.93k £57.93k £55.66k £82.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £555 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 13 October 2025 13 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 13 October 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2024 13 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2023 26 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2021 08 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 08 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 FEBRUARY 1986. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION DATED 26 JANUARY 1988 AND 5 DECEMBER 1997 (CHANGE OF NAME). AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 NOVEMBER 2001

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE A BETTER AND MORE SYMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING OF ALCOHOLISM TO STUDY ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS AND TO UNDERTAKE AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH ALL RELEVANT AGENCIES IN THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND AFTERCARE OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALCOHOLISM AND ALCOHOLISM.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE GREATER MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE AND LEEDS.

Contact information

Address:
21 RANGE ROAD
MANCHESTER
M16 8FS
Phone:
01618312400
Email:
ads@adsolutions.org.uk
Website:

www.adsolutions.org.uk Open in new window