Relationship Works

Analysis

Relationship Works is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05320576). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Relationship Works reported income of £877k and spending of £443k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £294k to £877k (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Relationship Works sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sympathetic Trust (£876k), Veterans Outreach Support (£877k) and Kent Sexual Assault & Abuse Service (£876k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 41% and donations and legacies 6.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £125k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.