Association for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy

Charity number: 1063639
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The principal activity of the Association in the year under review was to benefit the public by the promotion, by all available means, of the scientific study, practice, research and teaching of family therapy and to bring together those of whatsoever professional discipline who are concerned with the care and treatment of families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£758,070

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Donations and legacies £180
Charitable activities £571.90k
Other trading activities £154.21k
Investments £8.35k
Other £23.43k

Total expenditure:
£702,841

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Raising funds £306.61k
Charitable activities £396.24k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £306.61k
Charitable expenditure £396.24k
Retained for future use £55.23k

People

10 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

120 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 July 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • A F T - A F T LTD (Working name)
  • AFT (Working name)
  • AFT THE ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY THERAPY AND SYSTEMIC PRACTICE (Working name)
  • ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY THERAPY AND SYSTEMIC PRACTICE IN THE UK (Working name)
  • THE ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY THERAPY (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Parveen Kaur Chair 18 September 2023
None on record
Marianne Le Coyte Grinney Trustee 02 June 2025
None on record
Clare Teslin Cribb Trustee 02 June 2025
None on record
Simon Mark Cornwell Trustee 18 September 2023
None on record
Yvonne Pamela Rose Trustee 18 September 2023
None on record
Baber Saeed Siddiqi Trustee 08 February 2023
None on record
Jasmin Izagarin Trustee 29 September 2022
None on record
Sezer Fahri Trustee 06 July 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £293.03k £370.90k £491.55k £471.86k £758.07k
Total expenditure £265.99k £303.11k £522.22k £626.99k £702.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £180
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £154.21k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £571.90k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £8.35k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £23.43k
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £396.24k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £306.61k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £41.20k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £427.59k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £35.45k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 07 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 07 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 May 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/02/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/05/2003 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18/09/2014 as amended on 13 Mar 2023 as amended on 02 Jun 2025

Charitable objects

TO BENEFIT PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS OF THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND TEACHING OF FAMILY THERAPY AND TO BRING TOGETHER THOSE OF WHATSOEVER PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE CARE OR TREATMENT OF FAMILIES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
7 EXECUTIVE SUITE
ST JAMES COURT
WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY
WARRINGTON
WA4 6PS
Phone:
01925444414
Email:
finance@aft.org.uk
Website:

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