THE GUILD OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

Registered charity 1093686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GUILD OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

To promote through psychotherapy the relief of psychological disorders in members of the public, by education, training, research and by clinical procedure.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THROUGH PSYCHOTHERAPY OFFERED BY ITS MEMBERS, THE RELIEF OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE OR DISORDER IN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING FOR: A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN, AND THE UNDERTAKING OF RESEARCH CONNECTED WITH PSYCHOANALYTICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR TRAINEES, STUDENTS, MEMBERS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH SHALL COVER AS WIDE A RANGE OF THEORIES WITHIN THE PSYCHOLSLYTICAL AND PSYCHODYNAMIC MODELS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE PRACTICABLE AND PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT: (I) NO ONE OR MORE THEORIES WITHIN THE SAID MODELS SHALL BE DEEMED MORE AUTHORITATIVE THAN ANY OTHER SUCH THEORY OR THEORIES; (II)NO MEMBER, TRAINEE OR STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED AT ANY TIME TO PRACTICE PSCHOANANLYTICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY SOLEY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRICINPLES OF ANY ONE OR MORE THEORY OR THEORIES WITHIN THE SAID MODELS TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY OTHER SUCH THEORY OR THEORIES; AND (B) TO PROVIDE (SUBJECT TO CRITERIA ESTABLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL) PSYCHOTHERAPY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD COMMERCIAL MARKET RATES AND FOR WHOM THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IS UNABLE TO OFFER SUCH PROVISION ON A TIMELY BASIS WHERE THE CHARGE TO THE INDIVIDUAL IS LESS THAN SUCH CURRENT COMMERCIAL MARKET RATES. SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS O PARAGRAPH 3(A) AND 3(B) HEREOF INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ORGANISATION AND RUNNING OF ANY INSTITUTION THAT MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE OBJECTIVES HEREIN SET OUT.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £35,294 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £181,110. This reserve level exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months' expenditure, which is calculated at £150,000 based on current spending. The charity holds a significant fixed asset in the form of a long leasehold property valued at £500,000.

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 6 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2022 (received 04/08/2023, 5 days after the 30/07/2023 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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Guild of Psychotherapists (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• City Bridge Trust — “The Guild of Psychotherapists is supported by the City of London Corporation’s charity, City Bridge Trust.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Benedict Paul Michael Tunstallchair
• David Stockwell
• ELIZABETH STEPHEN
• Elizabeth O'Loughlin
• Fiona Joy Yaron-Field
• KATE TRENCH
• Lucas Siorvanes
• Mariana Dodig
• Nichola Koratjitis
• Nuno Antunes
• Phoebe Jeffery
• Sarah Parry
• Susan Caroline Thomas

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GUILD OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

• THE GUILD OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS income £70k
• THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION income £2.1m
• THE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION income £54k
• GUILD CARE income £27.5m
• MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS income £28.2m
• MENTAL AID LTD income £57k

Side by side with its peers

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