BIRMINGHAM TRUST FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

Registered charity 1055137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B T P P, BTPP, BTPP LTD

Training School/Child Psychotherapy

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTICE, BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£808k

Latest spending

£984k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £175,619 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a depletion of unrestricted reserves to £427,770. The trustees identified significant financial risks due to a new funding model with reduced income and increased costs, noting that urgent action was required to prevent reserves from running out. Despite these pressures, the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, citing implemented cost-saving measures and external grant support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one years running costs (held: £428k)

“The charities reserve policy is to maintain at least one years running costs in reserves.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity has experienced changes to its funding structure from August 2024 which will have a significant impact on its activities and its ability to continue as a going concern for more than 12 months unless significant cost savings are made. The charity trustees are confident that sufficient cost savings can be made to enable the charity to continue and therefore the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee was compensated for teaching and expenses in the year this amounted to £6,906.

“During the year one trustee was compensated for teaching and expenses in the year this amounted to £6,906 (2024:£4,461).” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03160605

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.

DA COSTA, Kanese — director, appointed 22/04/2024not on trustee list
BEECH, Suzanne — director, appointed 18/02/2011on trustee list
WILLEY, David — director, appointed 18/02/2011on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£808k

Total spending

£984k

Reserves (reported)

£428k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID WILLEYchair
Dr MARY HONEYMAN
Kanese Louise A N Da Costa
SUZANNE BEECH

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Shropshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£808k	£984k
31/07/2024	£863k	£970k
31/07/2023	£783k	£772k
31/07/2022	£806k	£673k
31/07/2021	£834k	£551k

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM TRUST FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £175,619 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a depletion of unrestricted reserves to £427,770. The trustees identified significant financial risks due to a new funding model with reduced income and increased costs, noting that urgent action was required to prevent reserves from running out. Despite these pressures, the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, citing implemented cost-saving measures and external grant support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JD FOUNDATION	1	£561k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£355k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£182k
THE LINBURY TRUST	1	£150k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£135k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k
FRIENDS FOUNDATION	1	£93k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION.

BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION income £2.8m
BCPC income £659k
EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT income £1.1m
WALTHAM FOREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRAINING TRUST LIMITED income £816k
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY income £1.1m
FRIENDS OF BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST income £271k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BIRMINGHAM TRUST FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY	£808k	—	—	unclear	—	noted
BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.8m	£130,001 - £140,000	—	within	—	no doubt
BCPC FY2025	£659k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT FY2025	£1.1m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	above	—	no doubt
WALTHAM FOREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRAINING TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£816k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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