Counselling charity Relate goes into administration

Charity on verge of insolvency amid collapse in funding from NHS, school and local authority contracts

Britain's biggest relationship counselling charity is on the verge of insolvency after failing to overcome financial difficulties caused by a collapse in funding from NHS, school and local authority contracts.

Relate has been put into administration, with staff told that it has four to six weeks to find a buyer or merger partner if it is to stay afloat. The 26 local branches of the charity, which are each independent, are not affected.