Relationship Counselling-East Anglia

Registered charity 1096975 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELATE CAMBRIDGESHIRE, RELATE CAMBRIDGE

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Objects

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;2. TO SEEK TO ENHANCE, THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY:2.1 INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFIT OF COMMITTED COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY LIFE; AND 2.2 WORKING TO PREVENT POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS;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:3.1 MAY PREJUDICE THEIR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL WELL BEING; OR3.2 INFLUENCE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THEIR PRESENT OR FUTURE FAMILY OR COUPLE RELATIONSHIP;4. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND5. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ALL OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS AND TO MAKE THE RESULTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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

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

Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £19,766 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds falling to £104,310. The trustees maintain a designated reserve of £100,000, which they consider adequate to cover three months of running costs. The charity ceased trading on 2 December 2025 following a merger with Talk, Listen, Change (TLC).

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 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
• 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
• 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

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Relationship Counselling-East Anglia (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund — “Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Funded counselling for RAF personnel and veterans, and their families.” (source page)
• Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity — “Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity Funded counselling for Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel, veterans and reservists.” (source page)
• Army Central Fund — “Army Central Fund Funded counselling for army personnel and their families.” (source page)
• Seafarers' Charity — “Seafarers' Charity Funded counselling for fishing and merchant navy seafaring communities.” (source page)
• IMarEST Guild of Benevolence — “IMarEST Guild of Benevolence Funded counselling for the marine community and their families.” (source page)
• Grocery Aid — “Grocery Aid Funded counselling for anyone who works for a supermarket, wholesaler, manufacturer, convenience store, independent grocer, or p…” (source page)
• Licensed Trade Charity — “Licensed Trade Charity Funded counselling for those who work or have worked in the licensed hospitality sector.” (source page)
• Bank Workers Charity — “Bank Workers Charity Funded counselling for current and former bank employees and their families.” (source page)
• Retail Trust — “Retail Trust Funded counselling for children and young people of retail sector employees.” (source page)
• Charity for Civil Servants — “Charity for Civil Servants Funded counselling for civil servants and their families.” (source page)
• Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association — “Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association Funded counselling for members of the Chartered Accountant community.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Callaghan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barbara SHUTTLEWORTH · trustee of 5 other charities
• Grant Lowe · trustee of 4 other charities
• Maxine Sharman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michelle Hill · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY COUNSELLING.

• COMMUNITY COUNSELLING income £48k
• LET'S TALK RELATIONSHIPS income £449k
• ANCHOR-THE COUNSELLING PRACTICE income £363k
• Reach Counselling Limited income £96k
• Relationships Plymouth income £71k
• JCounselling Charity income £72k

Side by side with its peers

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