Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK 

    Relieves sickness amongst persons affected by the death of a baby or child or when children are bereaved by providing appropriate information and support and educates the public by providing accessible training for the all who work with these families and children.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
    Established: 30 years

    www.childbereavementuk.org

    enquiries@childbereavementuk.org

    01494568900

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    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
    31/08/23£3,880£3,938£-58£1,035£5,018£4,52613.8881,266
    31/08/22£4,220£3,417£803£963£5,112£4,07214.380899
    31/08/21£2,364£2,913£-548£693£4,516£3,55214.673706
    31/08/20£4,923£3,918£1,005£928£4,614£3,2059.895182
    31/08/19£4,416£4,153£263£1,274£3,599£3,1679.2921,420
    31/08/18£3,703£3,551£152£971£3,311£2,5778.7840
    31/08/17£2,903£3,029£-126£808£3,124£2,2528.9720
    31/08/16*£3,391£2,763£628£821£3,138£2,2229.7610
    31/08/15£2,997£2,013£984£600£2,382£1,3608.1350
    31/08/14£1,697£1,849£-152£473£1,366£1,2067.8350
    31/08/13£1,706£1,590£116£453£1,505£1,3149.9250
    31/08/12£1,383£1,221£163£397£1,278£1,22012220
    31/08/11£1,266£1,086£180£394£1,107£99511190
    31/08/10£1,308£867£441£315£927£81711.3170
    31/08/09?£785£1,156£-371£252£486£4534.7150
    30/06/08£791£952£-161£287£672£6097.7160
    30/06/07£741£792£-50£180£833£67710.3150
    30/06/06£791£739£52£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/05£780£830£-50£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/04*£767£699£68£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 30.6%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.3%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
    Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 3%
    Liabilities/Income: 3%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
    Reserves/Spending: 13.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
    Quick Ratio: 4.3
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 88 employees
    • 1,266 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£260,000
    BBC Children in Need£129,409
    DCMS£108,066
    Cheshire Community Foundation£55,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK Cumbria
    £3,558 21/10/2023
    We aim to continue to allow bereaved children aged 4 to 12 and their parents/carers to come together to share their experiences, supported by bereavement support practitioners and trained volunteers.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK London
    £2,188 21/10/2023
    A Day to Remember allows bereaved children aged 4 to 12 and their parents/carers to come together to share their experiences, supported by our bereavement support practitioners and trained volunteers.
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Northern Outreach project: Bereavement Support
    £50,000 11/01/2023
    Child Bereavement UK Cheshire Service wishes to continue helping children, young people, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK Cumbria
    £2,635 22/10/2022
    We would like to provide schools with the knowledge and tools to support pupils, parents and school staff when there is a death in the school community, or a pupil is a bereaved.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK Milton Keynes
    £3,065 22/10/2022
    We aim to equip schools with the knowledge and tools to support pupils, parents and teachers when there is a death in the school community; or when a pupil is bereaved.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK Buckinghamshire
    £2,611 22/10/2022
    We wish to equip schools with the knowledge and tools to support pupils, parents and school staff when there is a death in the school community, or a pupil is bereaved.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK Cheshire
    £4,454 22/10/2022
    We aim to equip schools with the knowledge and tools to support pupils, parents and teachers when there is a death in the school community; or when a pupil is bereaved.
    True Colours Trust - Towards the costs of translating bereavement resources into Ukrainian, Arabic, Persian and Tigrinya
    £10,500 16/08/2022
    Towards the costs of translating bereavement resources into Ukrainian, Arabic, Persian and Tigrinya
    True Colours Trust - Towards the costs of promoting and sharing new resources in Ukrainian to support bereaved children
    £7,500 18/07/2022
    Towards the costs of promoting and sharing new resources in Ukrainian to support bereaved children
    National Lottery Community Fund - Complex bereavement training - traumatic loss and suicide
    £10,000 10/06/2022
    The funding will be used to fund bereavement support workers and staff to attend a Trauma Council and Applied Suicide Intervention Training sessions. The project aims to enhance the ability to ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK
    £2,688 23/10/2021
    We plan to develop online support groups for young people in the Cumbria community who are impacted by bereavement, including those who have lost parents, siblings and grandparents.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK
    £30,500 30/07/2021
    This project will deliver one to one bereavement support in Cheshire. It will lead to improved relationships, higher levels of resilience and stronger emotional wellbeing.
    Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Child Bereavement UK
    £25,000 09/06/2021
    12
    Funding for Child Bereavement UK's Buckinghamshire operation providing bereavement support, a telephone helpline, training for schools and other services, and coordination of the county's Bereavement ....more
    Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff costs for Bereavement Support Practitioner
    £22,564 19/11/2020
    Staff costs for Bereavement Support Practitioner
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Supporting bereaved families and professionals in Cheshire
    £5,000 04/11/2020
    Child Bereavement UK supports families and the professionals who care for them, when a child dies at any age and when children/young people up to the age of 25 are bereaved. Their Cheshire service ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK Cheshire
    £7,467 24/10/2020
    We plan to buy art and craft equipment and recruit new volunteers for our Young People's Advisory Group at Child Bereavement UK.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £90,806 15/09/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement Support in Glasgow for families and professionals.
    £250,000 18/06/2020
    35
    This group will use the funding to continue delivering bereavement support for children and families in Glasgow. Individual and family sessions will be offered along with group support. Bereavement ....more
    Dulverton Trust - Core costs to support bereaved young people
    £30,000 10/06/2020
    Core costs to support bereaved young people
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK
    £98,909 24/04/2020
    36
    This project will deliver support to bereaved young people across Cumbria, resulting in improved communication, resilience and reduced isolation.
    DCMS - Child Bereavement UK
    £17,260 01/04/2020
    36
    Deliver a bereavement education programme to air ambulance crews over three years.
    Staples Trust - Towards CBUK’s core work in supporting children and young people.
    £10,000 03/07/2019
    Towards CBUK’s core work in supporting children and young people who are bereaved.
    Staples Trust - Towards CBUK’s core work in supporting children and young people.
    £10,000 03/07/2019
    Towards CBUK’s core work in supporting children and young people who are bereaved.
    DCMS - Child Bereavement UK
    £15,791 01/04/2019
    36
    Deliver a bereavement education programme to air ambulance crews over three years.
    DCMS - Building Connections Fund
    £21,971 01/04/2019
    This expansion aims to work across London to provide increased support and awareness for bereaved families and children, providing links to other existing support groups and create a network of ....more
    DCMS - Building Connections Fund
    £21,971 02/01/2019
    This expansion aims to work across London to provide increased support and awareness for bereaved families and children, providing links to other existing support groups and create a network of ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing bereaved families together across London
    £55,926 26/11/2018
    24
    Bringing bereaved families together across London
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Child Bereavement UK
    £4,173 19/11/2018
    We need to pay for room hire, food, resources and staffing for family groups that allow bereaved families to get together.
    Dulverton Trust - Supporting bereaved young people in Cheshire
    £25,000 25/10/2018
    Supporting bereaved young people in Cheshire
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK
    £30,000 30/07/2018
    36
    This project will deliver counselling and support to bereaved children in Runcorn. It will lead to improved emotional wellbeing, stronger relationships and resilience.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 25/07/2018
    Bereavement Support for young people in rural areas in Cumbria
    Cumbria Community Foundation - Support for bereaved children and young people in Cumbria
    £8,687 11/04/2018
    Support for bereaved children and young people in Cumbria
    Ministry of Justice - Homicide Peer Support
    £33,999 01/04/2018
    Provision of specialist and peer support for families bereaved through murder or manslaughter.
    DCMS - Child Bereavement UK
    £24,865 01/04/2018
    36
    Deliver a bereavement education programme to air ambulance crews over three years.
    True Colours Trust - towards a research project
    £12,550 12/10/2017
    towards a research project
    True Colours Trust - Work in Manchester
    £50,000 25/05/2017
    Work in Manchester
    Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Bereavement Service Team Lead: Glasgow and contribution towards volunteer training costs
    £42,000 21/03/2017
    Towards the salary costs of the Bereavement Service Team Lead: Glasgow and contribution towards volunteer training costs
    Dulverton Trust - Young People's Advisory Groups
    £20,000 25/10/2016
    Young People's Advisory Groups
    John Ellerman Foundation - Expand YPAG youth group model to more locations
    £75,000 19/05/2016
    36
    towards expanding the YPAG youth group model for bereaved teenagers to more locations
    National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement support for children and families in Greater Maryhill
    £371,318 17/03/2016
    48
    This project will provide early intervention family bereavement support to children, young people (up to the age of 25) and their families living in the north of Glasgow. The project will support ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Child Bereavement UK
    £103,000 09/07/2015
    36
    £103,000 over three years (£33,000; £34,000; £36,000) for the salary and on-costs of a f/t Bereavement Support Team Lead in Newham.
    True Colours Trust - towards the bereavement mapping project.
    £5,080 17/07/2014
    towards the bereavement mapping project.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Buckinghamshire Family Bereavement Support Services (FBSS)
    £333,331 10/08/2010
    48
    This project will provide a range of specialist bereavement support services to families in Buckinghamshire.Buckinghamshire Family Bereavement Support Service (FBSS) offers telephone support/guidance ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 44-63
    • LORNA IRELAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: School Manager (Higher Education)
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/08/1994, number: 1040419
    • Registered at Companies House on 06/05/1994, number: 02926446
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR04: 135 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from CHILDREN ARE BUTTERFLIES LTD on 17/02/2022
    • Asset transfer in from HOLY CROSS UNDER 5'S GROUP on 13/02/2024
    Main office

    Child Bereavement UK
    Unit B
    Knaves Beech Industrial Estate
    Knaves Beech Way
    Loudwater
    HIGH WYC

    Objectives

    A. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILIES PRIMARILY IN INFANT BEREAVEMENT AND THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS THEREOF BUT ALSO IN INFERTILITY AND FOETAL ABNORMALITY. B. THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF SHOCK OR DEPRESSION ARISING FROM BEAREVEMENT AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS THEREOF. C. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONGST ANY PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF INFERTILITY OF FOETAL OR CHILD ABNORMALITY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

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