Relationships Milton Keynes Ltd

Registered charity 1018848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELATE (MILTON KEYNES), RELATE (MILTON KEYNES) MARRIAGE GUIDANCE, RELATE MK

Principally engaged in supporting marriage and family life by providing couple and relationship counselling, family counselling, young peoples counselling, psychosexual therapy and relationship education and training programmes.

Objects

A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE BENEFITS OF SECURE COUPLE RELATIONSHIP, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL SEXUAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING OF INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS DERIVED FROM COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS;B) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGE AND TO MAKE THE RESULTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC;C) TO SEEK TO ENHANCE THE GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFIT OF COMMITTED COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE AND WORKING TO PREVENT POVERTY, HARDSHIP, AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE MILTON KEYNES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Milton Keynes, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£327k
Latest spending
£271k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £193,879 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £61,519 to £123,038. The charity reported a surplus of £56,158 for the year and confirmed it can meet liabilities as they fall due on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Counselling income (47% of income)
“Counselling income 153,168” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and 6 months (reserves figure: £194k)
“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should generally be expended within 3 and 6 months. This amounts to a figure of between £61,519 and £123,038 in general funds.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 13
“The company received a covenant of £59,028 (2024 - £49,988) and a management charge of £6,000 (2024 - £4,400) from its subsidiary, MK Community Shop (Shenley) Limited.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: MK Community Shop (Shenley) Limited
“Relate Milton Keynes is the ultimate controlling party of MK Community Shop (Shenley) Limited, a registered company (Number 02798238).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £97,000 — contracts £97,000 (3); 30% of the £326,873 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £87,200 — contracts £87,200 (2); 28% of the £308,792 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£327k£271k
31/03/2024£309k£243k
31/03/2023£221k£221k
31/03/2022£218k£236k
31/03/2021£236k£232k

Common questions

Is Relationships Milton Keynes Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £193,879 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £61,519 to £123,038. The charity reported a surplus of £56,158 for the year and confirmed it can meet liabilities as they fall due on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£10kRelationship support during COVID-19 lockdown
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2015£4kSkills for Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2005£56kCounselling Service

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RELATIONSHIPS MEDWAY AND NORTH KENT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Relationships Milton Keynes Ltd£327k—0above—no doubt
RELATIONSHIPS MEDWAY AND NORTH KENT FY2025£82k—0unclear—no doubt
The Family Mediation Trust FY2025£395k—0unclear—no doubt
Relationship Works FY2025£877k—0above—no doubt
MILTON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FY2025£20k—0unclear—no doubt
FOUNDATIONS: SUPPORTING FAMILIES FY2025£336k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.