Finance Score: -13

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -7

THE BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICE (SOUTH WEST)

TO PROVIDE A COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLICATED GRIEF ISSUES AS A RESULT OF TRAUMATIC LOSS AND/OR 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 17 years

www.bcsplymouth.co.uk

enquiries@bcsplymouth.com

07792903219

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/22	*	£24	£38	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£22	£36	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20	*	£45	£32	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	*	£42	£36	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/18	*	£40	£35	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	17
31/03/17		£38	£33	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£27	£27	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£29	£26	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£40	£28	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£26	£27	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11?	*	£29	£23	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/09		£15	£18	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/08		£21	£15	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Devon, Plymouth City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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 - Running the BCS
£9,158	08/04/2022	The funding will be used to provide counselling support to people suffering from complex grief or traumatic loss. The project aims to improve the participants emotional wellbeing to help them move ....more The funding will be used to provide counselling support to people suffering from complex grief or traumatic loss. The project aims to improve the participants emotional wellbeing to help them move forward with their lives.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement Counselling Service
£10,000	29/11/2018 12	The funding will provide early interventional grief counselling. The project aims to support participants who have experienced traumatic bereavement.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	26/09/2018	Bereavement Counselling for complex grief and traumatic loss
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bereavement Counselling Service
£4,849	29/11/2017	Help sustain a project that rebuilds lives after tragedy, and promotes increased health and well-being in those affected by complex grief.
National Lottery Community Fund - South West Bereavement Support Group for traumatic loss
£9,720	11/04/2017 12	This group will use the funding to deliver a bereavement counselling pilot project which will help people who are living with mental health problems. This will lead to improved mental health and ....more This group will use the funding to deliver a bereavement counselling pilot project which will help people who are living with mental health problems. This will lead to improved mental health and wellbeing of local people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-75

JENNIFER SUSAN HARVEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

PENNY MCFARLANE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Drama Therapist

SUSAN SCALES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SIMON WILLIAM RICKETTS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

TRISH JONES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Tax Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/07/2007, number: 1120156
Registered at Companies House on 15/11/2006, number: 05999017

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR22: 24 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR19: 20 days late, AR18: 154 days late, AR16: 28 days late, AR14: 40 days late, AR13: 6 days late, AR12: 16 days late, AR11: 1 days late,

Main office

Falcon House
Eagle Road
Langage
Plymouth
PL7 5JY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLICATED GRIEF ISSUES AS A RESULT OF TRAUMATIC LOSS AND/OR BEREAVEMENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE SOUTH WEST REGION OF ENGLAND

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