THE DOVE SERVICE
Registered charity 1086625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEREAVEMENT CARE
Offer counselling & support to people affected by bereavement, life-changing illness and loss.Offer workshops and training for issues related to loss, bereavement, grief and other related topics.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £47,372 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £468,242. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern and maintain a designated contingency fund of £160,000 to cover a three-month wind-down period if necessary.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £468k)
“A designated contingency reserve has been established to permit the charity to rundown its activities and close over a period of three months in the light of any decision that may be made to cease its charitable activities. This unrestricted contingency reserve at 31 March 2025 is £160,000.”
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 — The Dove Service (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- Simon William Knockchair
- Christopher Grahame Quayle
- Martin Byrne
- Suzanne Goodall
- Valerie Fay Nash
- Victoria Mary Elizabeth Fleming
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Derby City · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE DOVE SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £47,372 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £468,242. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern and maintain a designated contingency fund of £160,000 to cover a three-month wind-down period if necessary. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE DOVE SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DOVE SERVICE as a grant recipient include SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE.
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