British Association for Psychopharmacology

Analysis

British Association for Psychopharmacology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1979, 47 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. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Association for Psychopharmacology reported income of £904k and spending of £1.0m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £486k to £904k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Association for Psychopharmacology sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Albert Dock Trust (£903k), Action for A-T (£905k) and Pink Ribbon Foundation (£903k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, trading 25%, donations and legacies 7.6% and investments 4.7%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.