Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +9

    THE CORONERS' COURTS SUPPORT SERVICE 

    The Coroners' Courts Support Service supports practically & emotionally the families and other witnesses attending The Coroner's Courts, thereby making the experience less onerous. The charity liases with other parties appearing before the court to ensure their understanding of its role & methodology. Families are referred to other agencies for help with coming to terms with their bereavement.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 20 years

    www.coronerscourtssupportservice.org.uk

    info@ccsupport.org.uk

    07836737432

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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
    31/03/23£254£406£-152n/an/an/an/an/a343
    31/03/22£275£346£-71n/an/an/an/an/a403
    31/03/21£476£304£172n/an/an/an/an/a326
    31/03/20£442£420£22n/an/an/an/an/a398
    31/03/19£472£329£143n/an/an/an/an/a366
    31/03/18£317£371£-54£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£260£298£-38£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£161£223£-61£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£180£154£26£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14?£312£139£173£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/12£57£74£-17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/11£40£69£-29£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/10£85£41£44£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/09£21£24£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/08£32£29£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/07*£36£26£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/06*£25£19£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/05£19£9£10£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    Who works here?
    • 343 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,

    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
    DCMS£118,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£88,600
    CHK Foundation£40,000
    Dulverton Trust£30,841
    Tudor Trust£21,200
    Esmee Fairbairn£17,356
    The Grocers' Charity£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Operational Support
    £10,000 06/01/2023
    The funding will be used to cover the staff costs to deliver their service the group provides face to face and helpline support to people during the process of a coroner’s inquest. The project aims ....more
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to The Coroner's Court Support Service
    £2,500 08/12/2022
    towards the salary of a volunteer coordinator at an organisation supporting people dealing with a coronors inquest into the death of a loved one
    Dulverton Trust - CCSS Coordinator
    £30,841 28/10/2021
    CCSS Coordinator
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £2,000 21/01/2021
    as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
    CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
    £40,000 06/10/2020
    unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £118,000 28/08/2020
    "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 - London Funders-Wave 2-Coroners' Courts Support Service Helpline & PMART Prtnrshp
    £69,000 26/05/2020
    6
    The funding will be used to support the London Pandemic Multi Agency Response Teams (PMART) Service in dealing with COVID related deaths in the community. The service will provide emotional and ....more
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £17,356 05/05/2020
    6
    towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
    The Grocers' Charity - 2020 The Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £5,000 18/03/2020
    Supporting ending social exclusion for elderly people
    National Lottery Community Fund - Developing Skills and Service Delivery
    £9,600 12/09/2019
    12
    Developing Skills and Service Delivery
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £19,200 23/04/2019
    24
    over two years as continuation funding towards the running costs of a national helpline for bereaved individuals and families going through the inquest process
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £101,950 04/04/2017
    36
    Towards the salary costs of a Northern regional manager to manage and expand services supporting bereaved families and witnesses when they attend an inquest at the Coroner’s Court.
    Ministry of Justice - Coroners Court Support Service
    £29,394 01/04/2017
    To provide funding to allow the CCSS to roll out their service to all coroners courts in England and Wales.
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £82,000 11/10/2016
    24
    over two years as continuation funding towards the salary of the Southern Co-ordinator and the running costs of a phone support line for this charity providing support and guidance to bereaved ....more
    Ministry of Justice - The Coroners' Court Support Service
    £70,000 01/04/2016
    12
    To recruit and train volunteers who provide emotional support to those attending coroners' inquests.
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £92,466 05/06/2013
    Towards the salary and costs of the co-ordinator post responsible for setting up volunteer schemes to assist relatives in four additional coroners' courts.
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Coroners' Courts Support Service
    £60,000 07/05/2013
    24
    over two years towards the salary of an additional co-ordinator and evaluation costs at this national service which uses volunteers to offer support to witnesses and family members attending ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2004, number: 1105899
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • 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
    18 returns made; AR07: 130 days late, AR06: 206 days late,
    Main office

    Westminster Coroner's Court
    33 Tachbrook Street
    Pimlico
    LONDON
    SW1V 2JR

    Objectives

    TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF FAMILY AND/OR WITNESSES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND SUFFERING BEREAVEMENT AND/OR TRAUMA BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CORONER'S COURT AND ITS PROCESSES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WESTMINSTER, SOUTHWARK, ST PANCRAS, HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM, CROYDON, EAST LONDON, NORTH LONDON AND CITY OF LONDON.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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