BSCAH

Registered charity 1108372 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSECH, THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL HYPNOSIS

To promote for the benefit of the public the study, teaching and use of hypnosis in the fields of medicine, dentistry and psychology.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE STUDY, TEACHING AND USE OF HYPNOSIS IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND PSYCHOLOGY.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £188,849 to £152,063 during the year, driven by a net expenditure on charitable activities. The trustees consider the remaining free reserves of £38,300, alongside designated funds, to be adequate to meet current needs and foreseeable obligations.

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 5 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Martin Wallchair
• ALLAN HARGREAVES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andy Newton
• Dr Alys Einion
• Dr Maureen Tilford
• Dr Paulina Trevena
• Dr Shamsh Suleman

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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