Association for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 29 July 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03018026
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £758,070
Latest expenditure: £702,841
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 7 EXECUTIVE SUITE, ST JAMES COURT, WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6PS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.aft.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £758,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £702,841

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £471,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,991

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £491,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £522,223

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £370,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £303,113

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 4 May 2021
Date Accounts Received: 4 May 2021
Total Gross Income: £293,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £265,990

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £758,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £702,841
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £471,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,991
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £491,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £522,223
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 134

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £370,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £303,113
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 24

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 4 May 2021
Total Gross Income: £293,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £265,990
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 180
Income Other Trading Activities: 154214
Income Charitable Activities: 571895
Income Investments: 8348
Income Other: 23433
Income Total Income And Endowments: 758070
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £306,605
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £396,236
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 702841
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 41202
Expenditure Support Costs: 472519
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £377,665
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £427,593
Assets Total Liabilities: £35,446
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £392,147
Creditors One Year Total Current: 35446
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £341,588
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 392147
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 392147
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Association for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-07-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/02/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/05/2003NOW 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: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 314510
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY THERAPY AND SYSTEMIC PRACTICE IN THE UK

Charity Name Id: 314485
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AFT

Charity Name Id: 314482
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: A F T - A F T LTD

Charity Name Id: 314496
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AFT THE ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY THERAPY AND SYSTEMIC PRACTICE

Charity Name Id: 314524
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY THERAPY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries