Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

AT A LOSS.ORG

Signposting bereaved people in the UK to relevant and up to date support services, information and resources via our national website. Training and resourcing professionals to support bereaved adults and young people, including churches, to provide community support. Collaborating with others to improve accessibility to bereavement support across the UK and understanding of the impact of loss

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 8 years

www.ataloss.org

office@ataloss.org

07801351947

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£121	£122	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/21	£121	£122	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/20	£132	£86	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/19	£98	£70	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/18	£23	£30	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/12/17	£52	£36	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Isle Of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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

Joseph Rank Trust	£37,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
DCMS	£9,625

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID 19 Prevent Promote Protect Campaign
£10,000	15/02/2021 8	At a Loss.Org will develop their database of bereavement support services in Wales. £10000 will fund a contribution to staff salaries and promotion of their services. Bydd At a Loss.Org yn datblygu ....more At a Loss.Org will develop their database of bereavement support services in Wales. £10000 will fund a contribution to staff salaries and promotion of their services. Bydd At a Loss.Org yn datblygu eu cronfa ddata o wasanaethau cymorth profedigaeth yng Nghymru. Bydd £10000 yn ariannu cyfraniad at gyflogau staff a hyrwyddo eu gwasanaethau.
National Lottery Community Fund - Prevent Promote Protect Campaign
£10,000	11/02/2021 8	The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive website to support people living with bereavement. The project aims to raise awareness provide early access to support and information and prevent ....more The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive website to support people living with bereavement. The project aims to raise awareness provide early access to support and information and prevent mental health problems.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,625	28/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Joseph Rank Trust - At a Loss
£37,500	02/05/2019 36	To fund the costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JAMES PATRICK NORMAND (Chair) Appointed: 2022

LUKE WILLIAM RICHMOND Appointed: 2022

MRS CAROL JANE OUNDJIAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT,

PROFESSOR KEITH LAWSON BROWN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/2016, number: 1169269

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

AtaLoss.org
PO. Box 824
Chichester
PO19 9WW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, WHOLLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND:- 4.1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY, NOT LIMITED TO, RELIEVING THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT, SIGNIFICANT LOSS OR FAMILY BREAKDOWN; AND 4.2 TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS ON MATTERS OF BEREAVEMENT, SIGNIFICANT LOSS AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN.

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