british association for counselling and psychotherapy

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, and the general public. British Association For Counselling And Psychotherapy is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Lutterworth and operates in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Country

Scotland Northern Ireland

Financial Information

Latest Income

£14,256,764

Latest Expenditure

£13,217,908

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 86.7%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 93.5%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 2.9%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £378

Charitable Activities £13,117,109

Other Trading £801,848

Investments £321,233

Other Income £16,196

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £12,364,183

Raising Funds £52,018

Governance £324,956

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £801,707

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£14,256,764	£13,217,908	£12,364,183	£9,734,944	£9,734,944	146 / 200
2024	£13,236,545	£12,391,173	£11,543,715	£8,751,714	£8,751,714	147 / 200
2023	£11,977,299	£11,822,061	£11,042,507	£7,770,669	£6,475,422	140 / 200
2022	£11,194,120	£10,036,220	£9,565,873	£7,936,960	£6,061,020	128 / 200
2021	£10,016,231	£8,772,363	£8,382,709	£6,705,145	£65,000	108 / 40