British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Registered name: BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy made £15.3m revenue and £134k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s revenue grew 7% to £15.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £134k profit and 157 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in Lutterworth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lutterworth, East Midlands
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.2m | £12m | £14.3m | £15.3m |
| Cost of sales | £10m | £11.8m | — | — |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £155k | — | — |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £155k | £1m | £30k |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £155k | £1m | £30k |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £155k | £983k | £134k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £155k | £983k | £134k |
| Employees (average) | 128 | 140 | 146 | 157 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.3% | 1.3% | 6.9% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | 10.3% | 1.3% | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £87.5k | £85.6k | £97.6k | £97.2k |
| Profit per employee | £9k | £1.1k | £6.7k | £851 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7% | — | ▲7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼86.6% | — | ▼86.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.4% | — | ▲7.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.7m | £3.6m | — | — |
| Net assets | £7.9m | £7.8m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £6.1m | £5.7m | — | — |
| Current assets | £7.6m | £8.7m | — | — |
| Debtors | £2.2m | £2.4m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £387k | £751k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £97.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £851
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 157
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £134k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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