CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTRE

Registered charity 1098935 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWARK AND NOTTS. CHILD BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS CENTRE, SUES PLACE

We provide a range of free specialist bereavement support and advice for Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire children, young people (3-18 years) and their parents/carers. Professionals have access to professional guidance and training to improve their knowledge and skills in supporting local grieving families.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF THOSE CHILDREN, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS BY PROVIDING EASILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT.

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £33,248 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted free reserves to £179,920. The trustees note that this reserve level is a planned short-term reduction below their policy target of six months' operating expenditure, citing uncertainties around funding and increased costs. Despite the deficit, the trustees forecast a break-even outcome for the following year and confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations.

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 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children's Bereavement Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Watson
• Dr Caroline Jane Lawrenson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Helen Kemp
• Joanne Ferguson
• Julia Alison Percy
• SIMON SHAW

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINCOLNSHIRE CENTRE FOR GRIEF AND LOSS.

• LINCOLNSHIRE CENTRE FOR GRIEF AND LOSS income £124k
• THE BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICES income £44k
• THE LAURA CENTRE income £376k
• OVINGHAM AND DISTRICT UNDER 5'S income £67k
• Child Bereavement UK income £2.7m
• WALSALL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICE income £106k

Side by side with its peers

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