Relationship Therapy North

Registered charity 1062246 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELATE KEIGHLEY AND CRAVEN, RELATE PENNINE KEIGHLEY AND CRAVEN, Relate Cross Pennine

Relationship counsellingSex TherapyTherapeutic counselling for young peopleFamily counselling Education and learningTherapeutic support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuseTelephone counselling

Objects

4.(A) THE OBJECTS OF THE CENTRE ARE:4.1 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE BENEFITS OF SECURE COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS DERIVED FROM COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS;4.2 TO SEEK TO ENHANCE, THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF ADULTSAND CHILDREN BY:4.2.1 INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFIT OF COMMITTED COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY LIFE; AND4.2.2 WORKING TO PREVENT POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS;4.3 TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING, ADVICE, EDUCATION, GUIDANCE AND RELIEF TO ADULTS AND/OR CHILDREN IN RELATION TO ANY ASPECT OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE OR WORK WHICH: =4.3.1 MAY PREJUDICE THEIR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL WELL BEING; OR4.3.2 INFLUENCE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THEIR PRESENT OR FUTURE FAMILY OR COUPLE RELATIONSHIP;4.4 TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;4.5 TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND4.6 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ALL OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS AND TO MAKE THE RESULTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: KEIGHLEY DISTRICT, ILKLEY AND BINGLEY, CRAVEN DISTRICT, INCLUDING SKIPTON, SETTLE, GRASSINGTON, BENTHAM AND INGLETON AND THE DISTRICTS OF CALDERDALE AND KIRKLEES.

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

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Latest income

£376k

Latest spending

£363k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,238 for the year ended 31 March 2025, maintaining total funds of £224,185. The trustees confirm that reserves represent just under four months of running costs, which aligns with their stated policy of maintaining between three and six months of operating costs. Despite significant structural changes and the loss of national revenue, the charity remains solvent with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of operating costs (held: £224k)

“The directors’ policy is to build and maintain general reserves of between three and six months of operating costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One director received £75 for supervision work.

“We can confirm that one of the directors was paid £75 for Supervision work (2024: None).” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A director received £75 for supervision work.

“We can confirm that one of the directors was paid £75 for Supervision work (2024: None). We can confirm that there are no related party transactions that require disclosure in the accounts.” — page 14

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Barbara SHUTTLEWORTH · trustee of 5 other charities
Ged Drugan · trustee of 3 other charities
Grant Lowe · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees · Lancashire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£376k	£363k
31/03/2024	£363k	£320k
31/03/2023	£344k	£336k
31/03/2022	£305k	£326k
31/03/2021	£327k	£306k

Common questions

Is Relationship Therapy North financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,238 for the year ended 31 March 2025, maintaining total funds of £224,185. The trustees confirm that reserves represent just under four months of running costs, which aligns with their stated policy of maintaining between three and six months of operating costs. Despite significant structural changes and the loss of national revenue, the charity remains solvent with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council	—	£65	Children and Young People's Serv - Central Depts.
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council	—	£65	Children and Young People's Serv - Central Depts.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£326k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£19k
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire	1	£12k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	1	£5k
LANGDALE TRUST	1	£4k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Relationship Works.

Relationship Works income £877k
The Relationships Counselling, Therapy and Mediation Service income £1.1m
SUNDERLAND COUNSELLING SERVICE income £6.6m
AXIS COUNSELLING income £1.7m
Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd income £194k
The Family & Relationship Centre income £765k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Relationship Therapy North	£376k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
Relationship Works FY2025	£877k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The Relationships Counselling, Therapy and Mediation Service FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUNDERLAND COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025	£6.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
AXIS COUNSELLING FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd FY2025	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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