BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF MINDFULNESS-BASED APPROACHES

Registered charity 1211302 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAMBA

For the public benefit, to advance good general health and wellbeing among the general public and to relieve ill-health among those suffering depression or anxiety-based disorders, in particular, but not exclusively, by: upholding the highest standards of practice in the field of mindfulness in both practice and in teaching, training, and supervision.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE GOOD GENERAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO RELIEVE ILL-HEALTH AMONG THOSE SUFFERING DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY-BASED DISORDERS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A. UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF MINDFULNESS IN BOTH PRACTICE AND IN TEACHING, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION, ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED MINDFULNESS-BASED APPROACHES;B. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS.C. COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN MINDFULNESS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES, AND ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF MINDFULNESS SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.D. PROVIDING ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR MINDFULNESS PRACTITIONERS, TRAINERS AND SUPERVISORS WHO MEET THE ORGANISATION’S ESTABLISHED STANDARDS, AND TO CONDUCT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS OF THOSE LISTED WITH THE ORGANISATION TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THESE RECOGNISED STANDARDS.

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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Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £63,392.73 against expenses of £47,738.21, resulting in a net surplus of £3,481.48 for the year. The trustees describe the year as financially stable, with unrestricted reserves carried forward totaling £13,238.27. The charity has not yet adopted a formal reserves policy as it is a newly established entity.

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 3 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
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sophie Ann Sansomchair
• Chikanayo Ada May Okorafor
• Jeremy Andrew Shackleford
• Mari Thorman
• Peter John Anthem

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.

• BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY income £15.3m
• BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY income £904k
• BRITISH INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION income £65k
• MINDAPPLES income £44k
• LONDON MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CENTRE income £166k
• BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £1.4m

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