AA Information

AA has been helping alcoholics to recover from alcoholism since 1935. During that time, AA has supported thousands of people to re-establish relationships with themselves and others.

Our 2020 membership survey found that there are over 4.2 million attendances at AA meetings each year in the UK . For the first time, the majority of AA members, 55%, have been in the fellowship for over 10 years. The 2020 results support the findings of the Cochrane report that AA is as effective, if not more so, than other established treatments. 

Female membership of AA has increased by 22% over the past 49 years since AA GB conducted the first membership survey in 1972. Current membership is 53% male and 47% female, the highest proportion of females recorded in an AA GB survey. 

The majority of AA members, 58%, are in full-time employment with 26% retired. 

AA is free, confidential and available to anyone who is worried about their drinking. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism. 

AA began in 1935 in Akron, Ohio and has approximately 3 million members worldwide. 

AA in Great Britain began at London's Dorchester hotel in March 1947.  

In 2022,  AA Great Britain celebrated its 75-year anniversary. 

Visit the AA website, www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk , for more information about AA and how to find a meeting.