--- title: "West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service — charity SC005776 | CharityCompare" description: "West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service (charity SC005776): income £867k (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/west-lothian-drug-alcohol-service retrieved: 2026-10-07T05:44:19.628Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC005776Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) WL # West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.wldas.com/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC005776) Work at West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=west-lothian-drug-alcohol-service&type=claim&name=West%20Lothian%20Drug%20%26%20Alcohol%20Service) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £866,909 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £843,285 Registered charity number SC005776 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) Register contact address detail (not service area) West Lothian Website [www.wldas.com](http://www.wldas.com/) Quick answer West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service (number SC005776) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service do? West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service provides counselling/support and psychological therapies to young people and adults experiencing difficulties with substance use. It also provides harm reduction interventions including Take Home Naloxone and Needle Exchange and safer injecting advice, dry blood spot testing, bereavement counselling and Art Therapy. Individual sessions and groupwork programmes are available to all clients. There is also a volunteering programme with our Progressing Forward Steering Group. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service Answers West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Where does West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service's money come from? West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service reported £852k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £834k (98%), investments £13k (2%), trading and fundraising events £4,679 (1%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£834k · 98% - Investments£13k · 2% - Trading and fundraising events£4,679 · 1% ### Registration details Registered as a charity 20 October 2000 Where it says it operates West Lothian ## What causes is West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service registered for? the prevention or relief of povertythe advancement of educationthe advancement of health ## Why is there no Clarity Score for West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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How do I check charity number SC005776? Search SC005776 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service do? West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service provides counselling/support and psychological therapies to young people and adults experiencing difficulties with substance use. It also provides harm reduction interventions including Take Home Naloxone and Needle Exchange and safer injecting advice, dry blood spot testing, bereavement counselling and Art Therapy. Individual sessions and groupwork programmes are available to all clients. There is also a volunteering programme with our Progressing Forward Steering Group. Does West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service? West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service's website listed in our register data is http://www.wldas.com/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. Where does West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service's money come from? West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service reported £852k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £834k (98%), investments £13k (2%), trading and fundraising events £4,679 (1%). When was West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service registered as a charity? West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service was entered on the register on 20 October 2000. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC005776).