Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

BEREAVEMENT CARE

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY BEREAVEMENT BY OFFERING SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GRIEVING; INCREASING AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY; TRAINING AND SUPERVISING VOLUNTEERS IN VISITING AND LISTENING SKILLS; CO-OPERATING WITH AND OFFERING TRAINING TO OTHER AGENCIES ENGAGED IN SIMILAR WORK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/22	£36	£33	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	145
31/12/21	£34	£40	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	135
31/12/20	£46	£48	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	135
31/12/19	£52	£46	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/12/18	£47	£45	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	135
31/12/17	£36	£43	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£49	£48	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£60	£46	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£17	£22	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.bereavementcareandsupport.co.uk

admin@bereavementcareandsupport.co.uk

02084275720

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
145 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Development of Bereavement Support
£10,000	29/08/2019 12	Development of Bereavement Support
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bereavement Care
£3,254	04/08/2017	In times of grief it helps to talk - and our trained bereavement visitors will listen in confidence, as the healing process commences.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

GOPALJEET BHACHU (Chair) Appointed: 2023

ALMARENE FREDERICK Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: CAUDWELL YOUTH,

ANTHONY SIMMONDS Appointed: 2023

AVIVA WILFORD Appointed: 2023

JOHN SPENCER Appointed: 2021

LESLIE PAPPOE Appointed: 2019

NEENA BEDI Appointed: 2015

ROBERTA RIESEL Appointed: 2017

RICHARD SEGALOV Appointed: 2020

SADHANA PATEL Appointed: 2023

SHARON DANIELS Appointed: 2023

SHEILA SMALL Appointed: 2023

CHARLOTTE SPENCER Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY NORTHWOOD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2014, number: 1157002

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bereavement Care
The Lodge
64 Pinner Road
HARROW
Middlesex
HA1 4HZ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE LONDON BOROUGH AND DEANERY OF HARROW, AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE ITS SERVICES AVAILABLE. THIS WOULD BE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: OFFERING SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GRIEVING. INCREASING THE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED PEOPLE, OR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS, THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. TRAINING AND SUPERVISING SUITABLE VOLUNTEERS IN LISTENING SKILLS FOR WORKING WITH THE BEREAVED (WHETHER IN THEIR HOMES OR IN OTHER APPROPRIATE PLACES). CO-OPERATING WITH AND OFFERING TRAINING TO OTHER AGENCIES ENGAGED IN SIMILAR WORK.

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