ABSTRACT
Community Therapy (CT) is a UK charity established in 1964 to provide psychological therapies to people with drug, alcohol and mental health challenges. Access to the service was through referral by family doctors, local social services departments and National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. CT's main income was obtained through fund raising and the organization had enjoyed a high-profile royal patron until the early 1990s when this patron, having decided to reduce commitments, withdrew their patronage. The expense of adopting the latest fund raising techniques was proving difficult due to increased competition for both trust funds and high value donor contributions. Local councils, as contractors for CT services, were refusing to increase grant income to cover the costs of ensuring CT had an infrastructure capable of managing the range of client needs. Services in Public (SIB) were a major provider of a range of public services across local government, health and the prison services.
