Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 12

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
Over half the Board have joined recently

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		£11,977	£11,822	£155	£0	£7,771	£7,771	7.9	140	200
31/03/22		£11,194	£10,036	£1,158	£0	£7,937	£7,937	9.5	128	200
31/03/21	*	£10,016	£8,772	£1,244	£26	£6,705	£6,705	9.2	108	40
31/03/20		£9,357	£9,435	£-77	£22	£5,057	£5,057	6.4	114	300
31/03/19		£8,588	£8,947	£-359	£0	£5,265	£5,265	7.1	110	300
31/03/18		£8,447	£8,318	£129	£0	£5,614	£5,595	8.1	106	0
31/03/17		£8,588	£7,617	£971	£0	£5,510	£5,479	8.6	104	0
31/03/16		£8,205	£7,831	£374	£0	£4,395	£4,364	6.7	114	0
31/03/15		£7,828	£7,720	£108	£142	£4,139	£4,101	6.4	116	0
31/03/14		£7,815	£7,656	£159	£117	£3,943	£3,899	6.1	119	0
31/03/13		£6,956	£6,985	£-30	£84	£3,745	£3,664	6.3	109	0
31/03/12		£6,506	£6,271	£234	£108	£3,481	£3,481	6.7	98	0
31/03/11	*	£6,268	£5,926	£342	£77	£3,285	£3,285	6.7	93	0
31/03/10		£5,944	£5,697	£247	£144	£2,884	£2,884	6.1	91	0
31/03/09		£5,633	£5,382	£251	£167	£2,356	£1,810	4	85	0
31/03/08		£5,151	£5,072	£79	£137	£2,328	£2,328	5.5	75	0
31/03/07		£4,672	£4,601	£71	£100	£2,276	£2,276	5.9	73	0
31/03/06		£4,189	£4,082	£107	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£3,692	£3,598	£95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£3,356	£3,464	£-108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 55%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years

www.bacp.co.uk

bacp@bacp.co.uk

01455883336

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

140 employees
200 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-61

SEKINAT ADIMA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Counsellor

DR CHARLOTTE VENKATRAMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

EMMA FARRELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

EWAN IRVINE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Counsellor

JOSEPHINE BEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

JOSEPHINE BEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

MARC LEPPARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

PUNAM FARMAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Counsellor In Private Practice

NATALIE FIONA BAILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Counsellor Psychotherapist

IAN JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1988, number: 298361
Registered at Companies House on 08/10/1987, number: 02175320

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 23 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 36 days late,

Main office

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING
15 ST. JOHNS BUSINESS PARK
LUTTERWORTH
LE17 4HB

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR COUNSELLORS AND/OR PSYCHOTHERAPISTS WORKING IN EITHER PROFESSIONAL OR VOLUNTARY SETTINGS WHETHER FULL OR PART TIME WITH A VIEW TO RAISING THE STANDARDS OF THE COUNSELLING PROFESSIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF COUNSELLING AND/OR PSYCHOTHERAPY. (II) TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTION THAT THE COUNSELLING PROFESSIONS CAN MAKE GENERALLY AND PARTICULARLY IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHOSE PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIETY IS IMPAIRED BY PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH NEEDS OR DISABILITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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