THE METANOIA INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1050175 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Metanoia Institute provides education and training in psychological therapies and allied professions e.g. coaching psychology.Metanoia Institute provides counselling to the wider community through its counselling and psychotherapy service staffed by students.Metanoia Institute undertakes research in the psychological therapies.

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Latest income

£7.5m

Latest spending

£7.0m

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £488,285 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with incoming resources increasing by 25% to £7,456,419. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £3,204,955, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenses (£1,725,000). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating expenses (held: £3.2m)

“The Trustees have reviewed the Institute’s reserves policy and have decided to set free reserves at the equivalent of three months operating expenses, which approximates to £1,725,000.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02918520

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

OWEN, Caitlyn Louise — director, appointed 23/04/2026on trustee list
MARCHANT, David — director, appointed 16/04/2026on trustee list
SHAH, Sanjay — director, appointed 16/04/2026on trustee list
MCGRATTAN, Gillian Alexandra — director, appointed 27/01/2025on trustee list
SALWAY, Heather Jessie — director, appointed 09/01/2025on trustee list
BAMFORD, Anthea Jane — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
GLEN, Sally-Ann, Professor — director, appointed 01/09/2022on trustee list
TIMMINS, Nafeesa Mitha — director, appointed 03/02/2022on trustee list
OLALEYE, Dotun, Mr. — director, appointed 10/05/2016not on trustee list
BEKVALAC, Sandra — secretary, appointed 06/01/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £155k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£7.5m

Total spending

£7.0m

Reserves (reported)

£5.4m

Employees

214

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Sally-Ann Glenchair
Anthea Jane Bamford
Caitlyn Owen
DOTUN OLALEYE ACCA
David Marchant · trustee of 1 other charity
Gillian Alexandra McGrattan
Heather Salway
Nafeesa Mitha Timmins
SANJAY SHAH · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Cheshire East · Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£7.5m	£7.0m
31/08/2024	£6.0m	£5.8m
31/08/2023	£6.0m	£5.7m
31/08/2022	£5.2m	£5.5m
31/08/2021	£5.4m	£4.9m

Common questions

Is THE METANOIA INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £488,285 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with incoming resources increasing by 25% to £7,456,419. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £3,204,955, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenses (£1,725,000). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY (INCORPORATING THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS).

THE BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY (INCORPORATING THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS) income £2.1m
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY income £15.3m
THE MANOR HOUSE CENTRE FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING income £243k
PSYCHOSYNTHESIS AND EDUCATION TRUST income £1.3m
INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOSEXUAL MEDICINE income £182k
THE MINSTER CENTRE income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE METANOIA INSTITUTE	£7.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTICAL SOCIETY (INCORPORATING THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS) FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FY2025	£15.3m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE MANOR HOUSE CENTRE FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING FY2025	£243k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PSYCHOSYNTHESIS AND EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOSEXUAL MEDICINE FY2024	£182k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.