SearchLight Counselling & Therapy

Registered charity 1079270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELATE WEST SURREY

Relationship Counselling for individuals and couples, Family Counselling, Young Persons Counselling, Psychosexual Therapy and Learning and Education service.

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Latest income
£481k
Latest spending
£545k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with unrestricted reserves of £76,463 and total reserves of £82,435, following an operating loss of £89,605. The trustees report that the year was challenging due to the collapse of Relate National and reduced grant income, but the charity remains committed to building a sustainable future as an independent entity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SearchLight Counselling & Therapy (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£481k£545k
31/03/2024£478k£481k
31/03/2023£452k£451k
31/03/2022£443k£451k
31/03/2021£419k£375k

Common questions

Is SearchLight Counselling & Therapy financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with unrestricted reserves of £76,463 and total reserves of £82,435, following an operating loss of £89,605. The trustees report that the year was challenging due to the collapse of Relate National and reduced grant income, but the charity remains committed to building a sustainable future as an independent entity. 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 Fund27/11/2024£6kCharity Laptops
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2021£10kCovid-19 Adult Relationship Counselling
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kCovid-19 Webcam Counselling Project