PSYCHOSYNTHESIS AND EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1077365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PET

- Providing counselling services, including subsidised low cost counselling, to the general public.- Educating the general public on humanistic and transpersonal personal growth and development.- Provide accredited training for counsellors and psychotherapists.- Develop and disemminate the psychosynthesis model.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small loss of £19,031 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following a surplus in the prior year. The trustees confirm the entity remains a going concern, with unrestricted reserves held at £328,335, which the document notes are 'stretched post-pandemic' and below the target of holding an operating and cash flow reserve equal to the annual expenditure budget.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Programmes and courses (62% of income)
“Programmes and courses 776,193”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Holding an Operating Reserve (current assets) of the annual expenditure budget and a Cash Flow Reserve (cash in hand only) of the annual expenditure budget (held: £328k)
“The policy has three elements: 1. Monitoring the Balance Sheet to ensure total capital and reserves exceeds any winding up liabilities. 2. Holding an Operating Reserve (current assets) of the annual expenditure budget. 3. Holding a Cash Flow Reserve (cash in hand only) of the annual expenditure budget.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Diana Whitmore received remuneration of £10,954 (2024: £12,829) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to trainer fees and expenses.
“Diana Whitmore received remuneration of £10,954 (2024: £12,829) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to trainer fees and expenses.” — page 29
“Sue Fox received remuneration of £720 (2024: £1,332) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to tutor fees.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sue Fox received remuneration of £720 (2024: £1,332) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to tutor fees.
“Diana Whitmore received remuneration of £10,954 (2024: £12,829) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to trainer fees and expenses.” — page 29
“Sue Fox received remuneration of £720 (2024: £1,332) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to tutor fees.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Christopher Connolly received £1,002 (2024: £757) of expenses reimbursed during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to trustee expenses reimbursed.
“Diana Whitmore received remuneration of £10,954 (2024: £12,829) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to trainer fees and expenses.” — page 29
“Sue Fox received remuneration of £720 (2024: £1,332) during the year. The amounts payable were in relation to tutor fees.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Field Sullivan Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£328k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/08/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/08/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/08/2022£912k£1.1m
31/08/2021£854k£975k

Common questions

Is PSYCHOSYNTHESIS AND EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small loss of £19,031 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following a surplus in the prior year. The trustees confirm the entity remains a going concern, with unrestricted reserves held at £328,335, which the document notes are 'stretched post-pandemic' and below the target of holding an operating and cash flow reserve equal to the annual expenditure budget. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Field Sullivan Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£20kExploring Anxiety In Nature

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PSYCHOSYNTHESIS AND EDUCATION TRUST£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FY2025£15.3m——below—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE RESEARCH SOCIETY FOR PROCESS ORIENTED PSYCHOLOGY (UK) LTD FY2025£216k—0within—no doubt
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£73.8m£210,000 - £219,999—unclear—no doubt
Ty Elis Counselling Services FY2026£383k——unclear—no doubt

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