THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AROMATHERAPISTS

Registered charity 1165766 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IFA

The IFA is the first and largest governing body for aromatherapy having pioneered aromatherapy in the NHS. We regulate and accredit standards for the benefit of the public. We are accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), a body accountable to parliament and referred to by the NHS and a consultant stakeholder in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Objects

THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE OF AND EXPERTISE IN AROMATHERAPY BY EDUCATION TEACHING AND TRAINING AND OTHER LAWFULLY CHARITABLE MEANS.

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 · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£564k

Latest spending

£377k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £143,866 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,441,106. The trustees confirm that the charity remains financially stable with controlled expenses and a solid membership base. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters came to attention that would prevent the accounts from being understood properly.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £75,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received remuneration between £75,001 and £80,000” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received remuneration between £75,001 and £80,000” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.4m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level, which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £340k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£564k

Total spending

£377k

Reserves (reported)

£882k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~28.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Georgina Chester-Moore
Georgina Hennessy
Jon Tay Seng Tong
Kate Rourke
Kyoto Wood
Leticia Marinho dos Anjos Pais
Rui Parkinson
Salvatore Battaglia

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

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Canada · Chile · China · Finland · Hong Kong · Japan · Malaysia · Netherlands · Singapore · South Korea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£564k	£377k
31/12/2024	£538k	£394k
31/12/2023	£580k	£416k
31/12/2022	£483k	£362k
31/12/2021	£550k	£302k

Common questions

Is THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AROMATHERAPISTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £143,866 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,441,106. The trustees confirm that the charity remains financially stable with controlled expenses and a solid membership base. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters came to attention that would prevent the accounts from being understood properly. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AROMATHERAPISTS earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £75,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AROMATHERAPISTS ("IFPA").

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AROMATHERAPISTS ("IFPA") income £156k
PATIENT INFORMATION FORUM income £359k
ASSOCIATION OF ANAESTHETISTS (GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND) income £8.7m
THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE income £104k
FACIAL THERAPY SPECIALISTS INTERNATIONAL income £106k
EFT INTERNATIONAL income £117k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AROMATHERAPISTS	£564k	£75,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AROMATHERAPISTS ("IFPA") FY2025	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PATIENT INFORMATION FORUM FY2025	£359k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF ANAESTHETISTS (GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND) FY2025	£8.7m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE FY2024	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FACIAL THERAPY SPECIALISTS INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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