release legal emergency and drugs service limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Release Legal Emergency And Drugs Service Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£659,460

Latest Expenditure

£869,060

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 128.1%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 97.2%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 4.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £8,704

Charitable Activities £641,458

Other Trading £119

Investments £7,666

Other Income £1,513

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £844,481

Raising Funds £24,579

Governance £13,967

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£659,460	£869,060	£844,481	£441,419	£322,319	17 / 40
2023	£938,722	£751,033	£730,915	£651,019	£591,614	16 / 20
2022	£588,864	£633,551	£617,590	£463,330	£416,506	14 / 20
2021	£803,224	£707,344	£682,580	£508,017	£300,000	14 / 20
2020	£766,496	£741,583	£725,707	£412,137	£357,929	14 / 25