# DAFS (DRUG & ALCOHOL FAMILY SUPPORT)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1209751
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 27, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1209751


## Contact

- **Address:** 18 LAMBERHURST GROVE, KENTS HILL, MILTON KEYNES
- **Postcode:** MK7 6JB
- **Phone:** 07795521719
- **Email:** Valerie.Forsey@dafsmk.co.uk
- **Website:** www.dafsmk.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH, CARING FOR OR THE PARENT OF SOMEONE WITH ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL, PRIMARILY BY: A) THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, 1 TO 1 SUPPORT, GROUP SUPPORT, PROVIDING ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, OR THROUGH REFERRAL TO MENTORING FOR MORE IN-DEPTH HELP;B) THROUGH SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THEIR LOVED ONES ADDICTION;C) THE PROVISION OF GROUP SUPPORT OR REFERRAL TO COUNSELLING AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS OF SOMEONE WITH ADDICTION.

**Activities:** Through lived experience, we support family members struggling with an addicted loved one, also those who have lost a loved one in addiction. We provide confidential & non-judgemental peer-led support, via in-person group meetings, 1:1 sessions & an online community. We provide enhanced knowledge & learning through guest speaker sessions. We operate in Milton Keynes, Bedford & Leighton Buzzard.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Buckinghamshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Milton Keynes



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £19446 | £14975 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Wendy Green** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 21, 2025
- Gail Massey — appointed June 1, 2024
- Jacqueline Straughan — appointed June 1, 2024
- Janet White — appointed June 1, 2024
- Simon Green — appointed Feb. 9, 2025
- Wendy Biley — appointed June 1, 2024