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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

KINGSTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 

Kingston Bereavement Service was established in 1988 to provide counselling, advice, support and understanding of bereavement for people living, working, studying or registered with a GP in Kingston upon Thames.We have two main projects, the Adult Bereavement Service Project and the Saying Goodbye for children and young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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£120£141£-21n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/22*£142£158£-17n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/21*£125£159£-34n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/03/20*£158£182£-25n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/03/19£207£172£34n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£207£175£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£199£167£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£154£147£7£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.kingstonbereavementservice.org.uk

info@kingstonbereavementservice.org.uk

02085471552

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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 23 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
The London Community Foundation£19,900
Wates Foundation£10,000
Co-Operative Group£2,755
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Kingston Bereavement Service
£10,000 15/12/2020
5
.. the Saying Goodbye Project which provides 1:1 counselling to children and young people who've been bereaved. Also the provision of information and support to parents and carers of children and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Saying Goodbye Project
£2,755 24/10/2020
We intend to utilise the services of an experienced provider of training in Childhood Bereavement, and this would be via an online platform.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Kingston Bereavement Service
£9,900 09/10/2020
The funding is for delivering bereavement counselling and peer support groups for adults, also a reciprocal referral system and training for other agencies. As a response to Covid-19 we've adapted ....more
Wates Foundation - Kingston Bereavement Service
£10,000 20/05/2020
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic we are anticipating an increase in the number of referrals to KBS. The funding will go towards core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Adult Bereavement Service Project
£261,987 02/12/2015
48
This project is a continuation and development that will provide support to people living in Kingston-upon-Thames who have been bereaved and are struggling to re-engage with their lives. The project ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Saying Goodbye Project
£262,198 02/07/2013
60
This is a continuation of the 'Saying Goodbye Project' by Kingston Bereavement Service (KBS). It provides one-to-one volunteer led counselling for children and young people affected by bereavement in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Adult Bereavement Service Project
£98,060 09/06/2010
60
This project aims to improve the health and well-being of adults who have been bereaved. The project will provide specialist counselling for people who have experienced trauma as a result of tragic ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2015, number: 1160983
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR22: 35 days late, AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 8 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from KINGSTON BEREAVEMENT SERVICE on 06/05/2022
Main office

Welcare House
53-55 Canbury Park Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 6LQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:(1) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT;(2) TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE AWARENESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF THE NATURE OF GRIEVING AND BEREAVEMENT.FOR THE BENEFIT PRIMARILY OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING, WORKING AND/OR STUDYING WITHIN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES, OR REGISTERED WITH A KINGSTON GP PRACTICE, AND OCCASIONALLY OTHER BOROUGHS.

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