NORTHERN COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE

Registered charity 1081184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of education and clinical services in the fields of acupuncture, chinese herbal medicine and nutrition

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

Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £166,353 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling significantly below the stated policy target. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves dropped to £20,295 against a target of £185,000, prompting a financial recovery plan focused on cost control and recruitment stabilization. Despite these challenges, the trustees and auditors maintain that the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees. whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: . £60,001 to £70,000 . 7 1” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees. whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: . £60,001 to £70,000 . 7 1” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Tuition fees (92% of income)

“For 2024-25, the SoFA showed i income of £1,164,692, of which £1,070, 009 (92%) was generated from tuition fee ‘income of taught awards.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £185,000 (held: £20k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be- maintained at a level of not less than £185, 000 each year.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Fraud incident involving unauthorized expense payments by a finance team member, addressed by resignation and strengthened controls.

“During the year the college identifi ied a case of financial misconduct .involving a member of the finance team. The individual had paid themselves unauthorised expenses, which were not’approved in accordance with the college's financial controls.” — page 10

“The appointment of Harriet Lansdown as s interim College Principal was questioned by the-Charity Commission. “This was addressed by the College and was resolved with an order from the Charity Commission.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Charity Commission engagement regarding the appointment of a trustee as interim Principal.

“During the year the college identifi ied a case of financial misconduct .involving a member of the finance team. The individual had paid themselves unauthorised expenses, which were not’approved in accordance with the college's financial controls.” — page 10

“The appointment of Harriet Lansdown as s interim College Principal was questioned by the-Charity Commission. “This was addressed by the College and was resolved with an order from the Charity Commission.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Henton & Co LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£1.3m

Reserves (reported)

£36k

Employees

29

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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

Adebola Badiru
David Jay
Dr Thomas Michael Cummings
GRAHAM WEBB
Harriet Lansdown
Kate Wicklow
Margaret Helen Thomas
NICHOLAS ESMOND HAINES
Olga Crosse
Sebastian Maciocia
Stuart Hall · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£1.2m	£1.3m
30/06/2024	£1.1m	£1.2m
30/06/2023	£1.0m	£1.0m
30/06/2022	£1.1m	£1.2m
30/06/2021	£1.1m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is NORTHERN COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £166,353 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling significantly below the stated policy target. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves dropped to £20,295 against a target of £185,000, prompting a financial recovery plan focused on cost control and recruitment stabilization. Despite these challenges, the trustees and auditors maintain that the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Henton & Co LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of NORTHERN COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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 BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£481k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£44k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST	1	£28k
THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION	1	£28k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	1	£27k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£24k
HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES	1	£11k
GREATGREEN LIMITED	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED.

NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED income £380k
THE NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED income £4.7m
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE (UK) LIMITED income £352k
NORTH CLWYD ANIMAL RESCUE income £1.8m
NORTH LONDON BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED income £3.0m
THE NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND HOSPICE income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTHERN COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE	£1.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED FY2024	£380k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025	£4.7m	—	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE (UK) LIMITED FY2025	£352k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH CLWYD ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH LONDON BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED FY2024	£3.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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