LIVING ON BEREAVEMENT SERVICE

Registered charity 1166617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIVING ON

Living On supports children and young people and their families in Orpington, Kent when someone they love has died. We run grief groups throughout the year that aim to bring families and children together in order that they feel they are not alone. We also have a Buddy service which is when a family has just lost a loved one, we connect with the family and provide support.

Objects

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND RELIEVE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SUFFERING FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IN BROMLEY / ORPINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND ALSO THEIR FAMILIES OR ANYONE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THAT BEREAVEMENT, BY PROVIDING ADVICE, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AND HELPING THEM LIVE ON.

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 FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £8,661 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £59,568 to £50,908. Total incoming resources were £77,427, primarily from direct contributions and grants, while total resources expended were £86,088. The trustees consider the financial position to be in line with expectations despite the reliance on grants and donations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Living On (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daisy Brooker
• LOUISE CARR
• Rachael Burke
• SAMANTHA KING

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

Operates in: Bromley · Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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