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BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

Registered charity 298361 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING

To promote & provide education & training for counsellors &/or psychotherapists working in either professional or voluntary settings, to raise the standards of counselling/psychotherapy for the benefit of the community. To educate the public in the part that counselling/psychotherapy can play in society.

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

Latest income
£14.3m
Latest spending
£13.2m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £983,230, increasing net assets to £9,734,944. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £6.1 million, which is considered within the acceptable range of the stated policy target of £6.6 million (covering core services for six months). The charity reports a healthy financial position with total income of £14.2 million against expenditure of £13.2 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (82% of income)
“Membership subscriptions continue to be the primary source of income £11,718k in 2024/25 (£10,494k in 2023/24) accounting for 82% of total income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6.1m; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The level of free reserves at £6.1m is considered to be within an acceptable range of the policy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Deputy Chair (Sekinat Adima) received £2,833 in expenses/remuneration.
“S Admima (Deputy Chair from 18/04/24; removed as Deputy Chair 25/07/25) 2,833” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: BACP Enterprises Ltd
“BACP is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. BACP is a registered charity with the Charity Commission and incorporates BACP Enterprises Ltd, its wholly owned subsidiary.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£14.3m
Total spending
£13.2m
Cost of raising funds
£52k
Reserves (reported)
£9.7m
Employees
146

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£14.3m£13.2m
31/03/2024£13.2m£12.4m
31/03/2023£12.0m£11.8m
31/03/2022£11.2m£10.0m
31/03/2021£10.0m£8.8m

Common questions

Is BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £983,230, increasing net assets to £9,734,944. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £6.1 million, which is considered within the acceptable range of the stated policy target of £6.6 million (covering core services for six months). The charity reports a healthy financial position with total income of £14.2 million against expenditure of £13.2 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY1£15k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST1£2k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY£14.3m——below—no doubt
THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY FY2025£3.2m——above—no doubt
BCPC FY2025£659k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION FY2024£2.1m—2unclear—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.