The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
Analysis
The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03258939). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.2m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include General Osteopathic Council (£3.2m), The Mayhew Home (£3.2m) and The Beit Trust (£3.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, trading 2.2% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £632k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Trading 2.2%
- Investments 1.2%
- Other 0.6%
In the charity's own words
The UKCP promotes the art and science of psychotherapy for the public benefit; it promotes research and education in psychotherapy and disseminate the results of any such research. It also promotes high standards of training and practice in psychotherapy and the wider provision of psychotherapy for the public benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| General Osteopathic Council | London | £3.2m |
| The Mayhew Home | London | £3.2m |
| The Beit Trust | Woking | £3.2m |
| The Federation of European Microbiological Societies | Cambridge | £3.2m |