RELEASE LEGAL EMERGENCY AND DRUGS SERVICE LIMITED

Charity Number: 801118
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Release is the national centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law providing free and confidential specialist advice to the public and professionals via our national legal and drugs helpline. The charity also provides the following frontline services: therapeutic counselling, expert witness (reports and testimony) and legal outreach surgeries, as well as a number of free publications.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£659,460

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Donations and legacies £8.70k
Charitable activities £641.46k
Other trading activities £119
Investments £7.67k
Other £1.51k

Total expenditure:
£869,060

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Raising funds £24.58k
Charitable activities £844.48k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £24.58k
Charitable expenditure £844.48k

People

17 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

40 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 May 1985: Standard registration
  • 29 March 2019: Funds received from 256818 THE NORTHMOOR TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RELEASE (Working name)
  • RELEASE LEADS (Working name)
Company number:
01966619 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Horne Trustee 23 September 2024
None on record
Peter Krykant Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record
Imani Robinson Trustee 07 March 2023
None on record
Donnchadh Greene Trustee 08 February 2022
None on record
Bisola Akintoye Trustee 08 February 2022
None on record
Professor Toby Seddon Trustee 08 February 2022
None on record
Natasha Dhumma Trustee 05 December 2016
None on record
DAVID ROWNTREE Trustee 10 April 2013
None on record
AMBER MARKS Trustee 10 April 2013
None on record
ROGER GOLLAND Trustee 24 July 2012
TONBRIDGE MUSIC CLUB
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £766.50k £803.22k £588.86k £938.72k £659.46k
Total expenditure £741.58k £707.34k £633.55k £751.03k £869.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £510.16k £628.82k £396.72k £732.65k £8.70k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £481 £119
Income - Charitable activities £255.94k £173.96k £189.50k £203.04k £641.46k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £394 £451 £70 £1.59k £7.67k
Income - Other £0 £0 £2.57k £969 £1.51k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £5.00k £0 £1.47k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £725.71k £682.58k £617.59k £730.92k £844.48k
Expenditure - Raising funds £15.88k £24.76k £15.11k £19.53k £24.58k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £12.75k £11.00k £13.25k £13.97k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £854 £591 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £73.37k £54.24k £35.12k £32.54k £12.41k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £362.31k £470.13k £443.23k £636.14k £456.32k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £23.54k £16.35k £15.02k £17.66k £27.31k

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 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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 INCORPORATED 28/11/1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/10/1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/04/1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/04/2015

Charitable objects

(1) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM POVERY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS INCLUDING BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM DRUG ABUSE, BY THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL AND WELFARE ADVICE, AND ASSISTANCE AND ALL OTHER SERVICES NECESSARY FOR THE RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS, AS DEFINED HEREIN. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF WORK ABOVE-MENTIONED AND IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO NEW TRENDS IN THOSE AREAS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
61 Mansell Street
LONDON
E1 8AN
Phone:
02073242979
Email:
admin@release.org.uk
Website:

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