Relationships Wessex Ltd

Charity number: 1079585
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity provides a range of services to promote and support relationships. These services include counselling for couples, individuals,families, children and young people. Psychosexual Therapy, Lifeskills training and development and mediation. These services are offered in various locations throughout Dorset and South Wiltshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £476,920
Total expenditure: £468,940

Total income includes £60,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 February 2000: Standard registration
  • 05 November 2014: Funds received from 267075 RELATE DORSET MARRIAGE GUIDANCE
  • 07 August 2025: Funds received from 1112739 FAMILY COUNSELLING TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RELATE DORSET AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE LIMITED (Previous name)
  • RELATE DORSET LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Matthew Tom Garland Trustee 05 March 2025
None on record
Susanna Frances Hill Trustee 25 November 2024
None on record
Mary Jean Chamberlain Trustee 02 October 2024
None on record
Karen Judith Delafield Trustee 12 September 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £237.08k £296.68k £239.65k £294.27k £476.92k
Total expenditure £295.76k £336.32k £355.26k £391.22k £468.94k
Income from government contracts £80.66k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £60.00k £32.34k N/A £75.32k £60.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 10 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 10 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 5 MAY 1998 AS AMENDED ON 12 MAY 2003. as amended on 02 Apr 2025

Charitable objects

A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS AND WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENRICHING FAMILY LIFE. B) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF MARRIED LIFE AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULT OF ALL SUCH RESEARCH. C) TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN AND TO PREVENT POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAK-UP OF THE MARRIAGE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

DORSET AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
RELATE DORSET
UNIT 2
POUNDBURY BUSINESS CENTRE
MIDDLE FARM WAY
POUNDBURY DORCHESTER
DT1 3WA
Phone:
01305268690
Email:
enquiries@relatedorset.org.uk
Website:

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