LIVERPOOL BEREAVEMENT SERVICE

Registered charity 1134426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LBS

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.

Objects

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.

Area of benefit: THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL.

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 reported a net deficit of £62,647 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £198,040 to £135,393. The trustees' report notes that demand continues to outpace capacity and highlights challenges related to reductions in local mental health services. However, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £100,393, which are below its stated policy target of six months' normal running costs.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Liverpool Bereavement Service (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID EDWARD ANTROBUSchair
• ALAN OWEN COULTHARD
• KEVIN JAMES BARLOW
• MARIE FRANCES PORT
• Nina Woods
• Peter Stranack

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).