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WORLD CONFEDERATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY

Registered charity 234307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WCPT's mission is to improve the quality of global health care by representing physical therapy and physical therapists internationally, collaborating with national and international organisations, supporting communication and information exchange among Regions and Member Organisations of WCPT and by encouraging high standards of physical therapy research, education and practice.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £452,560 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total net assets of £1,316,714. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £398.7k are appropriate against a stated policy target of £400k, and the organisation is considered financially sustainable with adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £400k (held: £399k)
“World Physiotherapy reviews the target level of reserves each year and was set at £400k in December 2025.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: WCPT Trading Limited
“World Physiotherapy has a subsidiary limited company, which exists to collect costs and income for congress events held every two years. It was incorporated on 7 December 2012 and is registered at Companies House for England & Wales, company registration number 08322671.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Abu Dhabi · Afghanistan · Albania · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium · Benin · Bermuda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.6m£3.2m
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2023£2.4m£2.6m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.7m
31/12/2021£1.5m£1.6m

Common questions

Is WORLD CONFEDERATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £452,560 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total net assets of £1,316,714. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £398.7k are appropriate against a stated policy target of £400k, and the organisation is considered financially sustainable with adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PRIVATE PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORLD CONFEDERATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY£3.6m——unclear—no doubt
THE PRIVATE PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£207k—0above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN NEUROLOGY FY2024£274k—0unclear—no doubt
PELVIC, OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGICAL PHYSIOTHERAPY (POGP) FY2025£395k—0unclear—no doubt
The Physiotherapy Benevolent Fund FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON FY2024£44.4m——above—no doubt

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