UKSO
UKSO
What is the United Kingdom Service Office
To quote the World Services Sales Policy:
Our mission is to provide services and support which facilitate the continuation and growth of Narcotics Anonymous… this policy has been founded upon two fundamental principals: equitable literature distribution, and overall fellowship continuity and growth through a centralised provision of services.
The UKSO consists of two sections: Service Ltd., a legal entity known as a limited company, which takes care of the commerce bit; and the UKSO Committee - a sub-committee of Region - which represents the fellowship. The committee meets once a month and oversees the running of the company.
What is Service Ltd
Service Ltd is what you get when you call, write or visit the NA office. It’s based in London at 202 City Road. It has three Special Workers, working 42 hours between them. It deals with a turnover which has nearly doubled in the last five years to over £100,000 per annum.
Why do we need a Limited Company
To deal with the business world, the Charity Commission recommends the limited company format as the best way of separating the legal responsibilities of trading from the fellowship.
The UKSO Committee
The UKSO Committee is a sub-committee of the UK Region; just like the PI committee or Clean Times or Hospitals & Institutions. We have only one designated role: the Chairperson, the other members take on roles on an ad-hoc basis, be it painting the office, or advising the special workers on how to deal with a copyright infringement. Their main function is, however, to oversee the running of Service Ltd.
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Further Information
You can find more information about narcotics anonymous from the links below
2010 Membership Survey (currently under development)
Enquiries
If you are a professional or from the press or media please contact our
UK Public Information Service Committee
They will be able to address your enquiry and will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Helpline from Home
We now have a call-divert system which can route calls away from the Helpline during busy periods (ie: if all lines were engaged) and out of office hours, to the homes of volunteers. So, we are looking for volunteers from the whole Region, who can do a shift from their home.
Check out the rota here.
If you have already trained at the Helpline in the past, you could start soon. Otherwise, training workshops are always coming up. If you are a Recovering Addict with at least one year's cleantime, you can start training now. Please call the Helpline and ask for your number to be passed on to the Rota Co-ordinator.