# BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTIC COUNCIL

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185487
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [05034324](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05034324)
- **Registered:** Sept. 25, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1185487


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH PSYCHOANALYTIC COUNCIL, UNIT 7, ARCHWAY BUSINESS CENTRE, 19-23 WEDMORE STREET, LONDON
- **Phone:** 020 7561 9240
- **Email:** hello@bpc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bpc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PSYCHOANALYTIC AND PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING, AND THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND OF PSYCHOANALYTIC AND PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING AND ITS THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS THROUGH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,• THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF; AND• ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PSYCHOANALYTICALLY INFORMED THERAPIES

**Activities:** BPC protects the public through maintaining its public register of psychoanalytically informed practitioners who meet its fitness to practice standards.Its mission is to advance the health of the public and create a society that values human relationships and the use of psychoanalytic theories of mind to support emotional wellbeing, good mental health, and effective social policy.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| ALAN COLAM |  | May 26, 2016 |
| Angela Greatley |  | Nov. 2, 2019 |
| Asim Butt |  | Sept. 13, 2025 |
| Ben Lloyd |  | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Dr Frances Roper |  | April 28, 2023 |
| Joao Botas |  | July 18, 2025 |
| LEE SMITH |  | Feb. 2, 2018 |
| NIKKY STERNHELL |  | April 5, 2019 |
| Richard Serlin |  | Dec. 14, 2018 |
| Sally Beeken |  | Nov. 2, 2019 |




