The Person Centred Association

Registered charity 1044077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAPCA, THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERSON-CENTRED APPROACH

Promote the development of Person-Centred Psychology in general and the Person-Centred Approach (PCA) throughout Great Britain.

Objects

The objects of the TPCA are: 3.1 The Person Centred Association (TPCA) is a non-religious, non-profit making and non-politically aligned association whose purpose is to promote the development of Person-Centred and Experiential Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Person-Centred Approach (PCA) throughout the United Kingdom 3.2 In pursuit of its purpose, TPCA will advance education in Person-Centred and Experiential Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Person-Centred Approach (PCA) by such means as the Trustee Group (TG), shall decide on behalf of the membership. 3.3 TPCA operates with the principles of the Person-Centred Approach 3.4 TPCA seeks to be inclusive, anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive. TPCA recognises the value and the human rights of all people, regardless of culture, religious affiliation, ethnicity, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, financial or social standing, educational attainment or special needs. 3.5 TPCA represents the diversity of understanding/articulation of Person-Centred Therapy and the Person-Centred Approach Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of TPCA for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008]

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £53,143, which the trustees consider adequate for the charity's ongoing work. The charity reported a net surplus of £3,870 for the year, increasing its total cash funds to £57,424. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to its continuing operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 31/05/2023, 120 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 19/03/2022, 47 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Drurychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carys Jones
• Charlotte Farish-Edwards
• David Hansen
• Dr River Potter
• Jessica Grasham
• Louise Wilson
• Matt Willis

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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• THE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION income £54k
• UK PCEA income £337k
• P A K S income £1.3m
• THE HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS CHARITABLE TRUST income £80k
• BRITISH PAKISTANI PSYCHIATRISTS ASSOCIATION income £41k
• THE PROTECTED AREAS FOUNDATION income £261k

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