THE CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Registered charity 1156168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CSTA

The Craniosacral Therapy Association supports health and well-being through the practice of craniosacral therapy. It produces leading edge research to develop the therapy and inform the public. The association regulates Craniosacral Therapists in a balanced, just manner - maintaining professional standards of training and practice to protect the therapy and its users.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH THROUGH THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN ORGANISATION FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY;2) TO ENSURE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY PRESCRIBING THE STANDARDS OF COMPETENCE AND SUITABILITY FOR THE ELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO MEMBERSHIP, AND BY REGULATING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS ACCREDITED BY CSTA, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND SUPERVISION AND TO ESTABLISH AND UPHOLD A CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION;3) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY AND TO ACT AS A STIMULUS FOR PERSONS UNDERTAKING RESEARCH CONCERNING CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £82,280 exceeding expenditure of £77,615. Unrestricted reserves stood at £78,183, which the trustees consider adequate to meet their policy of maintaining six to twelve months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investment
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Koval-Radley
• Beatrice Doubble
• Carol Mather
• Lizette Villaverde
• Vicki Sampieri Ms

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

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

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