International Psychoanalytical Association

Analysis

International Psychoanalytical Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 261a City Road. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training 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 03496765). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Psychoanalytical Association reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.5m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Psychoanalytical Association 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 Karimia Association Limited (£3.5m), Lench's Trust (£3.5m) and Gaddum Centre (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.