THE BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICES

Registered charity 1047908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Acacia Counselling, WEST LANCS BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICES

The provision of a one to one bereavement counselling service. Age range 18 years upwards. Who are resident in West Lancashire or have their doctor in that area.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF ANY PERSON IN CONDITION OF POVERTY OR SICKNESS ARISING DIRECTLY FROM BEREAVEMENT BY THE PROVISION OF AN ADVICE AND COUNSELLING SERVICE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £5,742 for the year, resulting in a small deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds of £71,308 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their reserves policy target of approximately six months' expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Audrey Jones BEM
• CHRISTINA MITCHELL-BROWN
• Faye Freeman
• LINDA DALEY
• MR BOB OWEN
• Maria Riding

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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