Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

RELATE BIRMINGHAM 

Relate Birmingham is a local charity covering Birmingham, Solihull, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley and South Staffordshire. We offer counselling for individuals, couples, families and young people to help them cope with pressures that lead to relationship breakdown and make positive changes in a confidential environment. We also offer sex therapy, lifeskills, training and mediation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 28 years

www.relatebirmingham.co.uk

info@relatebirmingham.co.uk

01216431638

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£603£499£104£12£835£43710.5368
31/03/22£426£414£12n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£670£572£97£23£719£3166.6269
31/03/20£727£778£-51£67£622£2163.3498
31/03/19£700£710£-10£73£667£2584.4556
31/03/18£727£725£1£63£676£2013.3460
31/03/17£587£625£-38£63£662£2494.8480
31/03/16£575£605£-30£54£700£2845.6500
31/03/15£874£674£200£19£730£2955.3250
31/03/14£549£527£22£17£459£2636300
31/03/13£421£435£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£400£397£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£399£393£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£439£414£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£346£305£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£283£277£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£227£230£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£206£218£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£216£218£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£229£202£27£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 36 employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Relate Birmingham
£119,138 23/10/2018
36
This project will provide 121 and family counselling to support children experiencing a range of difficulties.. The project aims to build confidence, improve communication skills and enable children ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77
  • ANDY LEE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Regional Manager
  • AYOLA BECKFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing & Communications Manager
  • MATTHEW BOOTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Independent Financial Adviser
  • PAM DHANDA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: District Commissioning Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/03/1996, number: 1053946
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/03/1996, number: 03174040
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 39 days late, AR04: 32 days late,
Main office

RELATE BIRMINGHAM
111 BISHOPSGATE STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B15 1ET

Objectives

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 PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGE AND TO MAKE THE RESULTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 3)TO SEEK TO ENHANCE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFIT OF COMMITTED COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE, AND WORKING TO PREVENT POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BIRMINGHAM SUTTON COLDFIELD AND SOLIHULL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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