WALSALL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICE

Registered charity 1152724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To help relieve distress and poor health amongst bereaved people by listening, individual counselling, peer support and information sharing; without distinction of age, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or social class; to advance the education of the public to understand the needs of bereaved people including the sharing of information on good practice with other helping agencies.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £49,138 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £127,321 to £78,183. The trustees note that the charity's viability is dependent on securing further grants and donations from key funders, and they are actively pursuing a fundraising strategy to ensure operations continue into 2027. Despite the deficit, the trustees remain confident that sufficient funds can be raised to secure the charity's viability over the next 12 months.

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 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
• The Henry Smith Charity — “The Henry Smith Charity” (source page)
• BBC Children in Need — “BBC Children in Need” (source page)
• The Eveson Charitable Trust — “The Eveson Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Rosie’s Helping Hands — “Rosie’s Helping Hands” (source page)
• Zurich Community Trust — “Zurich Community Trust” (source page)
• Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust — “Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust” (source page)
• Baron Davenport’s Charity — “Baron Davenport’s Charity” (source page)
• William A Cadbury Charitable Trust — “William A Cadbury Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Harry Payne Trust — “The Harry Payne Trust” (source page)
• Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust — “Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Souter Charitable Trust — “The Souter Charitable Trust” (source page)
• George Henry Collins Charity — “George Henry Collins Charity” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/04/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jim Greenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alexandra Louise Smith
• Alyson Green
• Frances Brant
• Joanne Emma Barlow
• Linda Ann Dines

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

Operates in: Walsall

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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