Registered charity · London
Adfam National
- 6 trustees
- Income £861k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.adfam.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Adfam National
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£861k£808k
- 2024£650k£678k
- 2023£464k£598k
Earlier years
- 2022£532k£574k
- 2021£694k£618k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 48%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY SUBSTANCE USE AND GAMBLING BY MAKING HELP, SUPPORT AND ADVICE AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES,FRIENDS AND CARERS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED IN THIS WAY. (2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE USE AND GAMBLING ON FAMILIES. (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE HARMS THAT SUBSTANCE USE AND GAMBLING CAN CAUSE TO OTHERS. (4) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE AND GAMBLING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PEER SUPPORT,TRAINING, INFORMATION AND OTHER INTERVENTIONS. (5) TO PROMOTE SUPPORT FOR ANY OTHER VULNERABLE GROUP THAT FALLS INTO THE CHARITY'S MAIN OBJECTS THAT THE DIRECTORS DECIDE TO SUPPORT ON AN AD HOC BASIS.
Grants received
34 grants · £2,657,926 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,211,454 (10 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £382,400 (2 grants)
- Department of Health and Social Care · £198,985 (2 grants)
- John Ellerman Foundation · £185,000 (2 grants)
- Comic Relief · £114,753
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department of Health and Social Care
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Paul John Hayes Chair since 2022
- Dr Ruth Mcgovern since 2024
- James Corrie Hill since 2026
- James William Armstrong since 2014
- Katharine Rosemary Hawker since 2026
- Mark Guymer since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- James William Armstrong since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Paul John Hayes Chair since 2022
- Dr Ruth Mcgovern since 2024
- James Corrie Hill since 2026
- James William Armstrong since 2014
- Katharine Rosemary Hawker since 2026
- Mark Guymer since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 2.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1067428
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/02/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/11/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/12/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 AUG 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 03328628 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02038179410 · admin@adfam.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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