Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd

Registered charity 1120017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELATE BOURNEMOUTH POOLE & CHRISTCHURCH

RELATE BOURNEMOUTH PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING, FAMILY COUNSELLING, SEX THERAPY, SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES, LIFESKILLS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND MEDIATION.

Objects

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.(FOR MORE DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF ARTICLES)

Area of benefit: BOURNEMOUTH

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 · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£194k

Latest spending

£194k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £22,850 exceed the stated policy target of £19,500, representing three months of fixed costs. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total income of £193,627 and total expenditure of £194,477. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with legal requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (reserves figure: £23k)

“The reserves policy should reflect three months running costs, which currently stands at £19,500 (3 months of £6,500 fixed costs).” — page 10

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
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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Government income: £70,000 — grants £70,000 (1); 35% of the £197,226 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (02/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Cookchair
ANNE CLARKSON
Dorothy Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
Jackie Reeves
Nicole Jessop
Pauline Wheeler

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£194k	£194k
31/03/2024	£150k	£173k
31/03/2023	£197k	£182k
31/03/2022	£186k	£172k
31/03/2021	£159k	£164k

Common questions

Is Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £22,850 exceed the stated policy target of £19,500, representing three months of fixed costs. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total income of £193,627 and total expenditure of £194,477. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with legal requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	FY2023	£19k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/02/2026	£20k	RAFT - Reaching Families Adrift
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2024	£20k	Connecting under Pressure
UK government	25/06/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/06/2018	£10k	Communication Works
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/06/2016	£10k	Families in Need Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/10/2014	£7k	Good Relationships
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/12/2006	£10k	Domestic Violence Training Development

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
THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£10k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	1	£5k
LANGDALE TRUST	1	£4k
GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

RELATIONSHIPS MEDWAY AND NORTH KENT income £82k
Relationship Therapy North income £376k
The Relationships Counselling, Therapy and Mediation Service income £1.1m
Relationships Milton Keynes Ltd income £327k
Surrey Counselling and Mediation income £332k
BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION income £72k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Relationship and Family Therapy (RAFT) Ltd	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RELATIONSHIPS MEDWAY AND NORTH KENT FY2025	£82k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Relationship Therapy North FY2025	£376k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The Relationships Counselling, Therapy and Mediation Service FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Relationships Milton Keynes Ltd FY2025	£327k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Surrey Counselling and Mediation FY2025	£332k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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