BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Registered charity 277825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B A P

To advance education and research in the science of psychopharmacology.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE SCIENCE OF PYSCHOPARMACOLOGY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£904k

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £31,694 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £2,773,246. The trustees confirm that systems are in place to review risks and that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis. No material uncertainties or serious governance failures are disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The BAP Reserves Policy is defined in terms of the investments in bonds and unit trusts and excludes the value of the BAP office building at 36 Cambridge Place, Cambridge. The BAP will aim to maintain a minimum of two-and-a-half years’ expenditure in reserves.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two-and-a-half years’ expenditure (held: £2.8m)

“The BAP will aim to maintain a minimum of two-and-a-half years’ expenditure in reserves.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Complaints handling
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 31/12/2025)

Total income

£904k

Total spending

£1.0m

Cost of raising funds

£18k

Reserves (reported)

£2.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~32.9 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 (63% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Catherine Harmerchair
Carmine Pariante · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Alexandra Pike
Dr Anthony Christopher Vernon
Dr Beata Renata Godlewska
Dr David Stephen Dickens
Dr Digby Quested
Dr Jonathan Peter Rogers
Dr Paris Alexandros Lalousis
Dr Rebecca Clare Strawbridge
Dr Riccardo De Giorgi
Dr Susannah Murphy
Naomi Anne Fineberg
Professor Angela Charlotte Roberts
Professor Hannah Frances Clarke
Professor Mitul Ashok Mehta
Professor Pradeep Jonathan Nathan
Professor Valeria Mondelli

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£904k	£1.0m
31/12/2024	£901k	£836k
31/12/2023	£740k	£748k
31/12/2022	£699k	£664k
31/12/2021	£486k	£348k

Common questions

Is BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £31,694 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £2,773,246. The trustees confirm that systems are in place to review risks and that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis. No material uncertainties or serious governance failures are disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION.

BRITISH INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION income £65k
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY income £15.3m
THE BRITISH NEUROPSYCHIATRY ASSOCIATION income £115k
BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £9.9m
BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION income £2.8m
THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY income £283k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY	£904k	—	0	unclear	0.0%	no doubt
BRITISH INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION FY2025	£65k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FY2025	£15.3m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH NEUROPSYCHIATRY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2025	£9.9m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.8m	£130,001 - £140,000	—	within	—	no doubt

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