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BEREFT

Registered charity 1077140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR ACTON AND EALING, BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE BOROUGH OF EALING

Bereft's object is to provide a service of support and counselling to bereaved people in the London Borough of Ealing. Thereby alleviating distress and suffering and helping in the avoidance of future mental health problems.

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Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,430 for the year ended 31st March 2025. Per the trustees' report, they are confident that current reserves and plans to develop income sources will enable the charity to continue its services into the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (61% of income)
“TOTAL RECEIPTS £64,302”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £46k; policy: sufficient to cover an appropriate level of operating expenditure together with any anticipated downturns in income)
“Going forward the trustees are developing a sustainable financial model that will enable BEREFT to operate an annual surplus sufficient to restore BEREFT’s reserves to an appropriate level in accordance with Bereft’s reserves policy (note 7).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bereft (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£64k£66k
31/03/2024£39k£70k
31/03/2023£37k£52k
31/03/2022£54k£45k
31/03/2021£51k£38k

Common questions

Is BEREFT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,430 for the year ended 31st March 2025. Per the trustees' report, they are confident that current reserves and plans to develop income sources will enable the charity to continue its services into the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.