Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 9

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

LIVERPOOL BEREAVEMENT SERVICE

Founded in May 1998 Liverpool Bereavement Service (LBS) is a charitable company devoted to providing the only exclusive bereavement service for adults and children of Liverpool and surrounding areas. We have 4 part time paid member of staff and approx 50 volunteers. LBS offers one to one counselling. The organisation offers training courses on "Loss & Bereavement" which can be tailored to suit.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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: 14 years

www.liverpoolbereavement.co.uk

Enquiries@liverpoolbereavement.co.uk

01512363932

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
31/03/23	*	£211	£153	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22		£150	£137	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21		£201	£155	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£89	£116	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/19		£153	£142	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	46
31/03/18		£191	£113	£78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£106	£101	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£123	£101	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£124	£98	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£95	£103	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£85	£75	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£58	£62	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£58	£53	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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

Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

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
50 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£288,337
DCMS	£13,050
CAF	£4,000
BBC Children in Need	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - LBS Supporting Communities
£229,500	18/11/2021	Liverpool Bereavement Service provides counselling support to adults and children from across Merseyside who have experienced bereavement. Funding for the group will go towards the continuation of ....more Liverpool Bereavement Service provides counselling support to adults and children from across Merseyside who have experienced bereavement. Funding for the group will go towards the continuation of their counselling services as a response to increased demand due to Covid-19 and to continue the development and delivery of their baby loss service.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£13,050	22/09/2020	"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."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service
£2,500	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund laptops, staff training and activity packs to support bereaved children and young people affected by the loss of a loved one and who are feeling isolated due to ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund laptops, staff training and activity packs to support bereaved children and young people affected by the loss of a loved one and who are feeling isolated due to Covid-19. As a result, young people will feel better able to cope.
CAF - Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service
£4,000	02/06/2020 3	Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19
£58,837	26/05/2020 9	The organisation offers grief counselling for people in the community. Since the pandemic the group have adapted their service to include telephone support and remote working. Funding for the project ....more The organisation offers grief counselling for people in the community. Since the pandemic the group have adapted their service to include telephone support and remote working. Funding for the project will enable to continue to support beneficiaries and handle the increase in demand.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service
£131,883	23/10/2018 36	This project will deliver group and one to one counselling sessions for children and young people affected by bereavement and loss. This will lead to a better understanding of emotions, engagement in ....more This project will deliver group and one to one counselling sessions for children and young people affected by bereavement and loss. This will lead to a better understanding of emotions, engagement in education and stronger family relationships.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£5,000	21/02/2018	Counselling and bereavement support for bereaved children, young people and adults.
The MSE Charity - Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service
£4,975	15/11/2017	Bereavement Financial Capability sessions in partnership with Liverpool Community Advice.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service
£10,000	01/05/2017	Towards the salary of the Bereavement Assessment Co-ordinator
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service
£41,900	09/03/2017 24	towards two years' running costs of a project providing bereavement counselling to children and young people across Merseyside
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Liverpool Bereavement Service
£25,250	29/04/2014	The Oakleaf Children's Service provides a specialist service for children who are disadvantaged by grief and loss. The grant will enable it to meet the increased demand for its service, and expand ....more The Oakleaf Children's Service provides a specialist service for children who are disadvantaged by grief and loss. The grant will enable it to meet the increased demand for its service, and expand across Merseyside

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-79

ALAN OWEN COULTHARD Appointed: 2004, Occupation: None

DAVID EDWARD ANTROBUS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

KEVIN JAMES BARLOW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

MARIE FRANCES PORT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None

NINA WOODS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Counsellor

PETER STRANACK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2010, number: 1134426
Registered at Companies House on 26/11/2009, number: 07087941

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR23: 14 days late,

Main office

1ST FLOOR GRANITE BUILDING
6 STANLEY STREET
LIVERPOOL
L1 6AF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, ADVICEAND SUPPORT TO PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING INAND ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT OF BEREAVEMENT TO PROFESSIONALS OFWHATEVER KIND COMING INTO CONTACT WITH PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT IN THECOURSE OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL DUTIES AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN AND ACCESSTO INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT OF BEREAVEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLEVIATING ANDRELIEVING DISTRESS, POVERTY, MISERY, ANGUISH AND ILLNESS WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTALAND OF AFFORDING HELP, SUCCOUR AND COMFORT TO PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT,OPERATING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND PARTICULARLY IN AND AROUND THE CITY OFLIVERPOOL AND OPERATING BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING SERVICES AND OF TRAININGSEMINARS AND COURSES AND OF WRITTEN MATERIAL CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION AS THEDIRECTORS SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION DEEM USEFUL AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THEDIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHERCHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY OF PERSONS RESIDENT ORWORKING IN OR AROUND THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL.

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