British Psychotherapy Foundation

Analysis

British Psychotherapy Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2013, 13 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 08238969). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, British Psychotherapy Foundation reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.4m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.8m (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Psychotherapy Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Spring North Ltd. (£2.8m), Bosence Farm Community Limited (£2.8m) and The Eikon Charity (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 3.9% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 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.