BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1150806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BPF

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY, JUNGIAN ANALYSIS AND CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY.POST QUALIFYING COURSES AND ACADEMIC COURSES, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY LINKS.CLINICAL SERVICES.SCIENTIFIC LIFE, PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH.MEMBERSHIP SERVICES.

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Latest income

£2.8m

Latest spending

£3.4m

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £503,771 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £604,645 remain within the stated policy target range of £500,000 to £1,000,000, and the auditor has concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“Between £130,000 and £140,000” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (£500,000 to £1,000,000) (held: £605k)

“BPF is committed to maintaining free reserves equivalent to 3 to 6 months’ operating costs, being £500,000 to £1,000,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: A number of the directors received fees in respect of professional services rendered as psychotherapists during the year amounting to £8,995

“A number of the directors received fees in respect of professional services rendered as psychotherapists during the year amounting to £8,995 (2024: £5,320).” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Psychotherapy Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£2.8m

Total spending

£3.4m

Cost of raising funds

£9k

Reserves (reported)

£2.4m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (09/03/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (26/01/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (30/04/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Jean Knoxchair
Daniel Thorneloe
Dr Gilles Allen
Janet McGregor Hepburn
Joao Botas · trustee of 1 other charity
Katherine Moss
Kelly Jennings-Robinson
Melanie Catling
Poul Rohleder
Sally Warren
Saranja Sivachelvam

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£2.8m	£3.4m
30/09/2024	£3.1m	£3.8m
31/03/2023	£1.4m	£1.7m
31/03/2022	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/03/2021	£1.2m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £503,771 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £604,645 remain within the stated policy target range of £500,000 to £1,000,000, and the auditor has concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST.

CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST income £1.9m
BCPC income £659k
THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO HEALTH AND RELATED PUBLIC SERVICES,IN THE E.C. AND E.F.T.A. COUNTRIES income £101k
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £13.4m
CENTRE FOR FREUDIAN ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH income £128k
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY income £14.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION	£2.8m	£130,001 - £140,000	—	within	—	no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BCPC FY2025	£659k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO HEALTH AND RELATED PUBLIC SERVICES,IN THE E.C. AND E.F.T.A. COUNTRIES FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£13.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRE FOR FREUDIAN ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH FY2025	£128k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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