PHOENIX BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

Registered charity 1147645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PHOENIX BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

We support Herefordshire children and young people between the ages of 5 and 21 (25 forvulnerable adults), who experience the death of someone close to them. We enable families,carers, volunteers and professionals to provide support for bereaved children. We advocatein the best interests of bereaved children, young people and their families.

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Latest income
£63k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit, with total expenditure of £56,468 exceeding total income of £62,511 to result in a net decrease in unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Net assets decreased from £38,422 to £44,464, with unrestricted funds falling from £26,816 to £20,064.

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.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£63k£56k
31/03/2024£28k£44k
31/03/2023£69k£57k
31/03/2022£58k£61k
31/03/2021£65k£43k

Common questions

Is PHOENIX BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit, with total expenditure of £56,468 exceeding total income of £62,511 to result in a net decrease in unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Net assets decreased from £38,422 to £44,464, with unrestricted funds falling from £26,816 to £20,064. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PHOENIX BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PHOENIX BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION, E F BULMER TRUST, THE TOY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
E F BULMER TRUSTFY2023£3k
E F BULMER TRUSTFY2025£3k
E F BULMER TRUSTFY2024£3k
E F BULMER TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£20kChildren and Family Bereavement Support
Postcode Lottery27/05/2022£23kChild bereavement: Staff salary, sessionally paid support workers & overheads
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2022£10kYouth Bereavement Support
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2019£8kParent/Carer Support in Bereavement
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2013£5kPhoenix contact