The Family & Relationship Centre

Analysis

The Family & Relationship Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03209287). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Family & Relationship Centre reported income of £765k and spending of £939k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £983k to £765k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Family & Relationship Centre sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Heart and Lung Foundation (£765k), The James Frederick and Ethel Anne Measures Charity (£765k) and The Ralph Levy Charitable Company Limited (£764k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £375k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.