The Institute of Family Therapy

Analysis

The Institute of Family Therapy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01621020). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Institute of Family Therapy reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £670k to £1.1m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 41%. 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, The Institute of Family Therapy sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teignbridge Community and Voluntary Services (£1.1m), Vetlife (£1.1m) and East European Resource Centre (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £144k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.