Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTIC COUNCIL 

BPC protects the public through maintaining its public register of psychoanalytically informed practitioners who meet its fitness to practice standards.Its mission is to advance the health of the public and create a society that values human relationships and the use of psychoanalytic theories of mind to support emotional wellbeing, good mental health, and effective social policy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£712£618£94£0£441£4418.6790
31/03/22£640£525£115£0£347£3477.9690
31/03/21£561£540£21£1£232£2325.2790
31/03/20£544£525£19£0£211£2114.8720
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 59%
Liabilities/Income: 88%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 5 years
(20 years as a company)

www.bpc.org.uk

hello@bpc.org.uk

02075619240

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 90 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 52-75
  • ALAN COLAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
  • DR POUL ROHLEDER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Clinical Psychologist And Psychotherapist
  • SALLY BEEKEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2019, number: 1185487
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/02/2004, number: 05034324
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTIC COUNCIL
UNIT 7
ARCHWAY BUSINESS CENTRE
19-23 WEDMORE STREET
LONDON

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PSYCHOANALYTIC AND PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING, AND THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND OF PSYCHOANALYTIC AND PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING AND ITS THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS THROUGH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,• THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF; AND• ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PSYCHOANALYTICALLY INFORMED THERAPIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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