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BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Cash
£4M
+33% vs 2022
Net assets
£8M
-2.1% vs 2022
Employees
140
+9.4% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£155K
-86.6% vs 2022
Profile
- Company number
- 02175320
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1987-10-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 86900
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
2-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Accounts
2-year trend · latest 2023-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,194,120 | £11,977,299 | |
| Operating profit | £1,157,900 | £155,238 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,157,900 | £155,238 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £2,717,880 | £3,614,412 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,936,959 | £7,771,668 | |
| Net assets | £7,936,959 | £7,771,668 | |
| Equity | £7,936,959 | £7,771,668 | |
| Average employees | 128 | 140 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The governors are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties around the continuing relevance of the charity or its ability to continue.”
Subsidiaries
- BACP Enterprises Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · deals with income raised from advertisements placed in the Therapy Today Journal (TT), Divisional journals produced by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and member events.
Significant events
- “A record 50 of our policies featured in 18 party manifestos covering all four nations of the UK during the 2024 General Election campaign.”
- “We helped influence an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, which has now been passed into law.”
- “Our Essential guide for leaders providing school-based counselling provision prompted multi-academy trust Cabot Learning Foundation to review job descriptions and pay scales in line with our guidance and recommended salaries.”
- “Our Bridging the gaps report detailed the value of community-based counselling services and the challenges they face in meeting rising demand amid uncertain funding.”
- “Following the shocking racist violence seen on the streets of towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland in the summer, we held an online roundtable discussion on anti-racism.”
- “Our digital marketing campaign generated more than 13,000 enquiries to members listed on our directory from people seeking support.”
- “We re-launched our Therapy Today podcast, which delivers engaging content from our main journal, and our Insight podcast, which focused on topical learning and development themes, in summer 2024.”
- “Our Addictions competence framework has been downloaded 1,192 times following its publication in November 2024.”
- “We've added links from our Ethics hub to member support on topics including international working, online platforms, data protection, employment disputes and to our Good Practice in Action (GPIA) resources.”
- “Three projects are being funded by BACP's research grants, sharing a pot of £120,000.”
- “Along with York St John University, we've funded PhD student Lei Sorvisto to undertake research on the use and implementation of routine outcome measures (ROMs) in the counselling professions.”
- “Our Get help with counselling concerns service responded to 1,754 enquiries, with 92% of people surveyed rating the service as good or excellent.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
10 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKINMUTANDE, Olubumi | Director | 2025-11-06 | Apr 1976 | British |
| BEY, Josephine | Director | 2023-11-02 | Sep 1979 | British |
| CHENERY, David | Director | 2024-06-21 | May 1951 | British |
| CORMACK, Matthew William Brian | Director | 2025-11-06 | Apr 1991 | British |
| FARRELL, Emma | Director | 2023-11-02 | Mar 1986 | British |
| GARVIE, Emily | Director | 2025-05-01 | Oct 1980 | English |
| IRVINE, Ewan | Director | 2022-11-11 | Nov 1969 | Scottish |
| LLOREL-ANTOINE, William | Director | 2025-05-01 | Jan 1983 | British,American |
| STEVENS, Erin | Director | 2025-11-06 | Jul 1985 | British |
| TAYLOR, Paul John, Dr | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1981 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARON, Judith | Secretary | — | 1998-08-31 |
| CLARKE, Laurence William | Secretary | 2002-05-20 | 2014-06-30 |
| DUNNETT, Alan Derek, Dr | Secretary | 2014-08-05 | 2016-11-24 |
| HOLMES, Cristian Shaun | Secretary | 2016-11-24 | 2019-04-10 |
| JAMIESON, Alan | Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2002-05-20 |
| JAMIESON, Alan | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 1998-12-01 |
| JONES, Ian Charles | Secretary | 2024-03-22 | 2024-10-08 |
| LEWIS, Kenneth John | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2001-05-08 |
| ADIMA, Sekinat | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2025-09-25 |
| ARCHER, Constance Ruth | Director | 1997-10-18 | 2000-09-07 |
| ASHCROFT, Richard Edmund, Professor | Director | 2013-11-16 | 2014-05-07 |
| ASPEY, Linda Jane | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2009-10-09 |
| BAILEY, Natalie Fiona | Director | 2016-11-24 | 2025-07-25 |
| BALLANTINE DYKES, Fiona Clare Ansell | Director | 2012-11-17 | 2017-03-24 |
| BARDEN, Nicola | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2009-12-14 |
| BEASLEY, Ronald Edward | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2009-12-14 |
| BELL, Elsa | Director | — | 1994-09-09 |
| BERRY, Mary | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-10-06 |
| BERRY, Mary | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2005-10-15 |
| BOND, Tim | Director | — | 1996-09-06 |
| BRIFFITT, John Freeman | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2008-10-18 |
| BUCKTON, George | Director | 1995-09-08 | 2001-09-05 |
| BURDUS, Linden | Director | 1999-02-05 | 2004-10-14 |
| CAMPBELL, Roberta Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 1994-09-09 | 1998-09-18 |
| CARDEN, Edwin William, Revd | Director | 2015-11-07 | 2018-11-16 |
| CASEMORE, Roger Brian | Director | 1999-09-17 | 2006-10-06 |
| CAVANAGH, Una | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2020-11-05 |
| CHAPPELL, Christian Sophia Grace, Professor | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2018-11-16 |
| CHISHOLM, Jane | Director | 1998-09-18 | 2003-09-18 |
| COOPER, Michael Barry, Professor | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2012-07-13 |
| COWLEY, John Henry | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2011-11-14 |
| DUFFELS, Catharina | Director | — | 1998-09-18 |
| DUNNETT, Alan Derek, Dr | Director | 2010-11-15 | 2016-11-24 |
| ELLIOTT, Valerie | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2021-08-02 |
| EWEKA, Iro, Dr | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| FARMAH, Punam | Director | 2021-11-05 | 2025-06-20 |
| FLUDE, Royston Alexander, Dr | Director | 2013-11-16 | 2016-11-24 |
| GABRIEL, Carol Lynnette, Dr | Director | 2008-10-18 | 2011-11-14 |
| GOLDING, Michael Adrian | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2023-01-20 |
| GREEN, Anthea | Director | 1997-10-18 | 2000-09-07 |
| GREENWOOD, Hannah | Director | 1997-10-18 | 2002-06-23 |
| GRIFFITHS, Noreen | Director | 2002-10-12 | 2009-10-09 |
| HAMILTON, Anna Alison | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2013-11-16 |
| HAWKINS, Amanda | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2014-11-21 |
| HEWITT, Eva | Director | — | 1994-12-02 |
| HILL, Derek Robin | Director | 1994-09-09 | 1999-09-17 |
| HOPE, Derek, Dr | Director | — | 1995-09-08 |
| JACKSON, Barbara Ann | Director | 1995-09-08 | 1998-09-18 |
| JACKSON, Barbara | Director | — | 1994-09-09 |
| JAMIESON, Alan | Director | — | 1994-01-14 |
| JONES, Ian Charles | Director | 2023-11-02 | 2024-10-08 |
| KHAN, Myira | Director | 2016-11-24 | 2019-11-07 |
| KINDER, Andrew John | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2020-12-04 |
| KING, Gail Margaret | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2011-11-14 |
| LANGDON, Judith | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2002-10-12 |
| LEPPARD, Marc Anthony | Director | 2023-11-02 | 2024-10-25 |
| LI, Alwyn | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2024-03-22 |
| LILLEY, Alan | Director | — | 1994-09-09 |
| LINDSAY, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1993-10-08 | 1997-10-18 |
| LINDSAY, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 1993-09-10 |
| LORD, Anne | Director | 1994-09-09 | 2002-10-12 |
| MACWHINNIE, Lynn | Director | 1999-09-17 | 2001-05-02 |
| MASANI, Neela | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2021-07-30 |
| MAY, Julie, Dr | Director | 2018-11-16 | 2022-11-11 |
| MCDEVITT, Craig | Director | 1998-09-18 | 2002-10-12 |
| MCDEVITT, Craig | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1995-09-08 |
| MCDEVITT, Craig | Director | 1993-10-08 | 1994-09-09 |
| MCQUIRE, Alec John, Reverend Doctor | Director | 2009-10-09 | 2010-06-14 |
| MUSGRAVE, Arthur John | Director | 1995-11-17 | 1999-07-21 |
| PITTS, Graham Ronald | Director | — | 1993-09-10 |
| POTTER, Val | Director | 2002-03-08 | 2005-10-15 |
| POTTER, Val | Director | 1999-09-17 | 2001-12-17 |
| POTTER, Val | Director | 1995-09-08 | 1997-10-18 |
| RAFFLES, Kathy | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2010-11-15 |
| REEVES, Andrew Ronald, Dr | Director | 2013-11-16 | 2019-11-07 |
| ROBERTS, Heather Lesley | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2021-07-30 |
| SAMUEL, Julia Aline | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2004-10-14 |
| SCHWENK, Elspeth May, Dr | Director | 2008-10-18 | 2016-07-15 |
| SIBBALD, Moira Ramsay | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2021-07-30 |
| SIBBETT, Caryl Helen, Dr | Director | 2011-11-14 | 2020-12-04 |
| SMITH, Kate, Dr | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2023-10-05 |
| SPEARMAN, Penny Susan | Director | — | 1995-09-08 |
| STAFFORD, Faith Caroline, Dr | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2015-11-07 |
| STIRUM, Vanessa Julia | Director | 2016-03-04 | 2022-04-22 |
| SYME, Gabrielle Brooke, Dr | Director | 1996-09-06 | 1999-09-17 |
| THURSTON, Mhairi | Director | 2011-11-14 | 2020-12-04 |
| TIMMERMAN, Robert | Director | — | 1992-09-03 |
| TINSLEY, Maureen | Director | — | 1994-09-09 |
| TOLAN, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2010-11-15 |
| VENKATRAMAN, Charlotte, Dr | Director | 2023-11-02 | 2024-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No PSC data extracted yet.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 341 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-09 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-09-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | second filing of director appointment with name |
| 2024-09-20 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2024-09-19 | CH03 | officers | change person secretary company with change date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2023-03-31
3.50
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.181 × 6.56 = +1.19
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.014 × 6.72 = +0.09
- Book equity / Total liabilities 2.119 × 1.05 = +2.22
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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