THE RELAY TRUST

Registered charity 1170596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£8.6m
Latest spending
£7.0m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,630,241 as of 30 September 2023, with no stated reserves policy target. The Trustees have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern because they intend to transfer the charity's trade, assets, and liabilities to a newly incorporated charitable company in 2024.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£76k)
In the band £80,001 - £90,000 — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2023 No. 2 — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
As a result of this, these accounts have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. See Note 1.2 for further details.
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees and related parties
During the year, unrestricted donations totalling £7,623,180 (2022 - £4,852,568) were received from Trustees and other related parties. — page 32
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lubbock Fine LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2022 and FY2023 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£8.6m
Total spending
£7.0m
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Guinea · Kenya · Sierra Leone · Sudan · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.6m£7.0m
30/09/2023£9.5m£8.6m
30/09/2022£6.4m£6.4m
31/03/2021£2.9m£1.6m
31/03/2020£676k£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE RELAY TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,630,241 as of 30 September 2023, with no stated reserves policy target. The Trustees have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern because they intend to transfer the charity's trade, assets, and liabilities to a newly incorporated charitable company in 2024. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Lubbock Fine LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE RELAY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

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