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BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPIES

Registered charity 1098704 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BABCP

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Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£3.6m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £259,798 and total unrestricted reserves of £3,061,531, which the trustees confirm is easily above their stated policy target of six months' running costs. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' running costs (held: £3.1m)
“The trustees have set a target of a minimum of six months' running costs as free reserves” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£3.6m
Cost of raising funds
£617k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
50

Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£3.9m£3.6m
30/04/2024£3.6m£2.9m
30/04/2023£2.6m£2.0m
30/04/2022£2.2m£1.5m
30/04/2021£1.8m£1.4m

Common questions

Is BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPIES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £259,798 and total unrestricted reserves of £3,061,531, which the trustees confirm is easily above their stated policy target of six months' running costs. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.