GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHODYNAMICS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SOCIAL WORK

Registered charity 290726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity?s objects are to promote psychodynamic and systemic thinking in social work for the benefit of social workers, social work students, other practitioners and interested parties, and the welfare of the public.

Objects

TO PROMOTE PSYCHODYNAMIC AND SYSTEMIC THINKING IN SOCIAL WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIAL WORKERS, SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, OTHER PRACTITIONERS AND INTERESTED PARTIES AND THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC.

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.

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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports a strong financial position with unrestricted funds increasing to £164,760. Income is primarily derived from journal royalties, and the organization maintains sufficient cash reserves to support its charitable activities and interim staffing transitions.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 18

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 8

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£104k£101k
31/12/2024£84k£92k
31/12/2023£77k£85k
31/12/2022£70k£88k
31/12/2021£82k£65k

Common questions

Is GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHODYNAMICS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SOCIAL WORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports a strong financial position with unrestricted funds increasing to £164,760. Income is primarily derived from journal royalties, and the organization maintains sufficient cash reserves to support its charitable activities and interim staffing transitions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GROUP ANALYTIC SOCIETY ,INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GROUP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHODYNAMICS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN SOCIAL WORK£104k——unclear—no doubt
GROUP ANALYTIC SOCIETY ,INTERNATIONAL FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GUILD OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS FY2025£333kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE THINK AHEAD ORGANISATION FY2025£9.0m——above—no doubt
DESIGN IN MENTAL HEALTH LIMITED FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. FY2025£319kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

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