With You

What With You does

WithYou (legally 'We Are With You') is a UK-registered charity (England No. 1001957, Scotland SC040009, company number 02580377) headquartered at 79 Clerkenwell Road, Farringdon, London. Founded in 1967 and rebranded from Addaction in 2019, the organisation provides free and confidential drug, alcohol and mental health support to adults and young people across England and Scotland through more than 80 local services, serving over 100,000 people per year (14,000+ in Scotland alone). Its service portfolio spans adult drug and alcohol support (one-to-one, structured group work, harm reduction including needle and syringe programmes), young person's services, mental health support, residential rehabilitation pre/post support (including the Chy women-only residential service in Cornwall), the Armed Forces Community Programme (UK-first Ministry of Defence Gold ERS recognition), the THRIVE integrated domestic abuse and substance use partnership, and the Individual Placement Support (IPS) employment programme. Access channels include a 7-day webchat service, the DRINKLINE and Know the Score phone helplines, online self-referral, professional referral pathways, and a searchable local service finder; WithYou Anywhere Highland extends this to Scotland's most remote communities as a fully commissioned virtual service.

Name

With You

Legal name

We Are With You

Website

https://wearewithyou.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

WithYou is a UK charity operating 80+ local services across England and Scotland that provides free, confidential drug, alcohol, and mental health support to adults and young people, serving over 100,000 people annually through in-person hubs, webchat, phone helplines, and specialist programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Substance Use and Mental Health Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Drug and alcohol support
• Mental health services
• Substance use treatment
• Harm reduction services
• Addiction recovery support

Headquarters

HQ city

Farringdon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters, including one-time gifts, in-memory donations, and regular monthly contributions. The charity encourages donations through its website and fundraising activities.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses for workplace support programs and charitable giving, such as the partnership with British Steel to provide drug and alcohol education in the workplace.
3. Trusts and Foundations: Grant funding from trusts and foundations allows innovation in drug, alcohol and mental health-related services and directs funds to where most needed.
4. Government Contracts: Public funding for delivering drug, alcohol and mental health services, including contracts with NHS Scotland, Health and Social Care Partnerships, and local commissioning teams across England and Scotland.
5. Fundraising Events: Community fundraising activities including marathon runs, challenge events, skydives, and other sponsored activities that generate voluntary income.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WithYou is a UK charity that provides free and confidential support to adults and young people facing challenges with drugs, alcohol, and mental health. It operates over 80 local services across England and Scotland, supplemented by digital channels (webchat, phone helplines) and specialized programmes including armed forces support, residential rehabilitation, employment support, and integrated domestic abuse services.

Product overview

WithYou is a charity providing free, confidential drug, alcohol, and mental health support services across England and Scotland. The organization operates over 80 local hubs offering a portfolio of services including: adult drug and alcohol support, young person's services, mental health services, and specialized programmes such as the Armed Forces Community Programme. Core access channels include a Webchat service (available 7 days a week), DRINKLINE telephone helpline, professional referral services, and a searchable Local Service Finder. Specialized offerings include WithYou Anywhere Highland (virtual drug/alcohol service), the THRIVE integrated domestic abuse and substance use partnership, and Individual Placement Support for employment. The organization also provides harm reduction services, residential rehabilitation support, and community initiatives including sponsorship of the Recovery Connects alcohol-free music festival and the Small Hours animated film.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drug and Alcohol Support Services for Adults Free and confidential support for adults facing challenges with drugs and alcohol, including one-to-one support, structured group-work programmes, and harm reduction services such as needle and syringe programmes.
• Young Person's Services Specialized drug, alcohol, and mental health support tailored for young people (under 18), addressing challenges specific to younger age groups and providing age-appropriate intervention and harm reduction education.
• Mental Health Services Mental health support services integrated with drug and alcohol support, providing holistic care for individuals facing multiple co-occurring challenges.
• Webchat Service Free, confidential online chat service where trained Recovery Workers provide advice and support seven days a week, accessible to anyone seeking help with drugs, alcohol, or mental health.
• Local Service Finder Searchable directory enabling users to find local WithYou services across England and Scotland, with filters for age range and distance.
• Professional Referral Service Service allowing healthcare professionals, social workers, GPs, and other practitioners to refer clients or patients to WithYou's drug, alcohol, and mental health services.
• DRINKLINE Free phone helpline staffed by trained advisors providing expert advice for individuals worried about their drinking or a loved one's drinking, available Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm.
• Know the Score Scottish Government-funded service providing free, confidential support and information about drug use, available via phone (0800 587 5879) and website.
• Armed Forces Community Programme Specialist drug and alcohol support programme designed specifically for military personnel, veterans, reservists, and their families, including the 'Rebuild' project for women veterans. Holds Ministry of Defence Gold Award in Employer Recognition Scheme.
• WithYou Anywhere Highland UK's first fully commissioned virtual drug and alcohol service, bringing recovery support to people in Scotland's most remote Highland communities through digital delivery.
• Intensive Pre and Post Residential Support Specialist service supporting individuals before and after residential rehabilitation, helping them prepare for and maintain recovery through residential treatment programmes.
• Individual Placement Support (IPS) Employment support programme helping individuals in recovery gain and maintain employment, with dedicated lived experience employment specialists.
• THRIVE Partnership England's first Integrated Domestic Abuse and Substance Use partnership, combining WithYou's drug/alcohol support with Harbour (domestic abuse services) and Intuitive Thinking Skills (peer-led education) in Redcar and Cleveland.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,000+ people helped annually in Scotland
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bird & Blend Tea Co.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026National ChariTEA partnership (January-March 2026) where all online proceeds from Bird & Blend's Duvet Day tea blend are donated directly to WithYou. Partnership includes pop-up events in Glasgow store.
• TRNSMT FestivalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presence at Scotland's biggest music festival (Glasgow Green, 19-21 June 2026) with staffed stall in Wellbeing Area, providing harm reduction advice and practical support.
• British SteelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Workplace partnership bringing drug and alcohol education directly into the British Steel workplace at Scunthorpe. WithYou staff deliver training sessions, with former clients (like Matt Pawlowski from Double Impact) co-delivering training. Includes Individual Placement Support (IPS) programme for employees.
• Oscar Wyndham Lewis / Small Hours FilmminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Sponsorship of award-winning animated short film Small Hours, exploring themes of drug and alcohol use, recovery, and support. Film created by artist with lived experience.
• THRIVE Partnership (Harbour, Intuitive Thinking Skills)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024England's first Integrated Domestic Abuse and Substance Use partnership in Redcar and Cleveland. WithYou serves as lead partner, working with Harbour (domestic abuse charity offering safe accommodation) and Intuitive Thinking Skills (peer-led education and behavioural change provider) to address complex, overlapping needs.
• Scottish GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment funding partner for delivery of drug and alcohol services in Scotland. WithYou delivers services on behalf of the Scottish Government including Drinkline and Know the Score phone helplines.
• NHS ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership delivery of drug and alcohol services across Scotland alongside NHS Scotland, health and social care partnerships, and other third sector organizations.
• Argyll and Bute Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint funding of community spaces like Connect Bute in Rothesay, Isle of Bute. ADP funding supports WithYou services in Argyll and Bute, with referrals rising 49% in two years.
• Health and Social Care Alliance ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitated the National Collaborative that created the Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use in Scotland, hosted by WithYou.
• Double Impact (Scunthorpe Recovery Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for workplace training delivery in North Lincolnshire, with Double Impact staff co-delivering drug and alcohol education sessions alongside WithYou.
• Recovery CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity co-founded by WithYou recovery worker Shaun Kenny, behind Recovery Connects alcohol-free music festival in Glasgow. WithYou is a main sponsor. Festival attracts 2,500+ attendees.
• AbbeycareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrug and alcohol rehabilitation provider and main sponsor of Recovery Connects festival alongside WithYou.
• Book Relief UKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to launch book lending library at Chy residential rehab in Cornwall. Book Relief UK provided £500 funding for rehab book club.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Humankind (formerly Lifeline Project): North of England-headquartered substance misuse charity working with adults and young people on drug, alcohol and recovery services, overlapping WithYou's local-authority commissioning model and target population.
• The Forward Trust: UK charity delivering drug and alcohol treatment, prison-based rehabilitation, and employment programmes, providing directly comparable substance-use and recovery services to similar vulnerable populations.
• Cranstoun: Charity offering substance use, domestic abuse, sexual violence and criminal justice services in the UK, mirroring WithYou's integrated THRIVE-style partnership model and trauma-informed approach.
• Turning Point: Long-established UK charity providing integrated drug, alcohol, mental health and learning disability support across 300+ locations, competing head-to-head with WithYou on integrated local-authority and NHS tenders.
• Change Grow Live: UK charity operating ~300 drug and alcohol, mental health, housing and employment services, delivering directly comparable substance-use recovery, group work and harm reduction services to similar UK local-authority commissioners.
• Phoenix Futures: UK charity specialising in residential and community drug and alcohol rehabilitation, with directly overlapping residential rehab (Chy vs Phoenix houses), recovery housing and family support services.
• Recovery Focus (including Richmond Fellowship): Umbrella charity encompassing Richmond Fellowship and Bradsthorpe, providing mental health, substance use and forensic services across England, with overlapping mental health and substance use portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Mind (National Mind): Largest UK mental health charity with ~125,000+ service users, offering advice, local Mind network services and campaigning that overlaps WithYou's mental health support and information offering but at broader scale.

Regional players

• Scottish Drugs Forum: Scotland's national drugs information and training charity, overlapping WithYou's harm reduction training, drug-death prevention and Scottish substance-use policy advocacy in the same Scottish geography.

Emerging players

• We are Rethink Mental Illness: UK mental health charity supporting people severely affected by mental illness, with overlapping service user segments (co-occurring conditions) and similar local-service/peer-support operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wearewithyou
• Facebookfacebook.com/wearewithyoucharity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/we-are-with-you
• Instagraminstagram.com/withyou

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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