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Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    STARS CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES 

    Established: 16 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
    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
    30/04/22?£185£276£-91n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/20£138£121£18n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/12/19£110£130£-20n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/12/18£172£151£21£0£0£0n/a06
    31/12/17£168£128£41£0£0£0n/a04
    31/12/16£87£82£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£89£78£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£111£105£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£112£110£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£97£100£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£92£109£-17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£103£91£12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09£42£50£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£11£1£10£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Cambridgeshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 1 volunteer

    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
    BBC Children in Need£90,148
    DCMS£68,000
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£1,250
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Stars Children's Bereavement Support Services - 16/04/21
    £1,250 11/05/2021
    Core Funding
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £65,000 05/08/2020
    "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
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to STARS Children's Bereavement Support Services
    £3,000 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - Grant to fund bereavement counselling for 57 effected by Covid 19 from Cambridgeshire. Support will enable young people to manage their emotions, reduce anxiety and address the effects of ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £3,000 26/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to STARS Children's Bereavement Support Services
    £87,148 26/06/2019
    36
    This project provides counselling for children and young people in the Fenland area affected by complex bereavement. The project will improve family relationships and increase emotional wellbeing and ....more
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Tailored counselling sessions and group sessions
    £500 13/11/2018
    Towards tailored counselling sessions and group sessions.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/02/2008, number: 1122625
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    14 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    3.1.1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY, ADVICE, SUPPORT, THERAPY AND COUNSELLING INCLUDING THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES AND CARERS;3.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH CHILD BEREAVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BEREAVED;3.1.3 TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF CHILD BEREAVEMENT AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    CAMBRIDGESHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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