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BEREAVED CHILDREN SUPPORT YORK

Registered charity 1171422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We seek to support bereaved children, young people and their families living in the York area so that they are better able to cope with the impact of grief on their lives. We do this by running monthly peer support drop-in sesssions, offering a 1:1 therapeutic support service for those children who need it as well as recreational activities, a parental support group and training days for schools.

Objects

1) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE YORK AREA, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT AND RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE EFFECTS OF BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

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 · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£73k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £60,836 at the end of the period, exceeding its stated reserves policy target of £15,000. The trustees report that the charity received significant external fundraising support, including £58,175 from Barratt David Wilson Homes, and that resources are adequate to protect future operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (£15,000) (held: £61k)
“The trustees have set a level equivalent to approximately 3 months of operating costs (£15,000) for the organisation as a desired level of reserves.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Voluntary services provided by Richard Playford.
“We are delighted to continue to receive the design expertise of local businessman Richard Playford on a voluntary basis in relation to the creation and maintenance of the charity's website and publicity material.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bereaved Children Support York (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£73k£51k
31/05/2024£16k£43k
31/05/2023£38k£35k
31/05/2022£18k£12k
31/05/2021£47k£8k

Common questions

Is BEREAVED CHILDREN SUPPORT YORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £60,836 at the end of the period, exceeding its stated reserves policy target of £15,000. The trustees report that the charity received significant external fundraising support, including £58,175 from Barratt David Wilson Homes, and that resources are adequate to protect future operations.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City of York Council—£600Bishopthorpe Ward Grant