Relate - Administration

Relate, a relationship support charity with 23 locations across England and Wales, entered administration on 26 November.

Originally known as the National Marriage Guidance Council, the charity has been running since 1938 and has been heavily reliant on government contracts. As a result, it was negatively impacted by the loss of its contract with the Department for Work and Pensions, its main partner for eight local authority areas in the North East of England, which came to an end in July 2022.

Philip Reynolds and Ian Corfield of FRP Advisory were appointed joint administrators and said that around 200 people remain employed at the charity, while approximately 80 employees have been made redundant.

The administrators also said that the central charity, as well as its network of 23 local charities, will continue to trade while the administrators consider restructuring options. However, the fate of Relate’s counselling service is less clear.

National Westminster Bank has a registered charge against the charity. BDB Pitmans is assisting the charity.