SUICIDE & CO

Registered charity 1187985 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Suicide&Co aims to support those who have been bereaved from suicide, enabling them to access information and support, including offering grants to those in need to enable access to appropriate counselling and support from professionals. In addition, the organisation aims to raise public awareness to address the stigma associated with suicide and open up the conversation.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN THE UK EXPERIENCING ANY FORM OF BEREAVEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH SUICIDE, BY: 3.1. ENABLING THOSE WHO ARE BEREAVED FROM SUICIDE TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT AND MAKING GRANTS TO THOSE IN NEED TO ENABLE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE COUNSELLING AND SELF-COPING TECHNIQUES, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THEIR WELLBEING AND MINIMISE ANY RELATED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE FUTURE;3.2. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS TO ADDRESS THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE;3.3. PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE RELATIONSHIP AND RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS CARING FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND THE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND 3.4. SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £243,766 in 2025, with total income rising 70% to £1,404,530. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £443,459, which the trustees note is equivalent to eight months of expenditure and falls outside their target range of three to six months due to significant Q4 income. The trustees concluded that the charity has sufficient financial resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (40% of income)
“Income from grants was up 47% at £504,416, compared to £343,851 in 2024.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 30.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Factoring in these events, overall fundraising costs in 2025 were £429,333, up from £154,738 in 2024.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six months of general expenditure (reserves figure: £443k)
“The Board has set a target range for free reserves at between three and six months of general expenditure.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr K Corrigan is a trustee of the CCLA Charities Deposit Fund where the charity holds an investment account.
“The charity has a CCLA investment account in which Mr K Corrigan is a trustee of the CCLA Charities Deposit Fund, however, despite this, Mr K Corrigan has no control over how the funds are managed and receives no personal benefit from this relationship.” — page 49
“During the year, two of the trustees provided donations to the charity amounting to £472.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two trustees provided donations to the charity.
“The charity has a CCLA investment account in which Mr K Corrigan is a trustee of the CCLA Charities Deposit Fund, however, despite this, Mr K Corrigan has no control over how the funds are managed and receives no personal benefit from this relationship.” — page 49
“During the year, two of the trustees provided donations to the charity amounting to £472.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Four trustees contributed to fundraising events.
“The charity has a CCLA investment account in which Mr K Corrigan is a trustee of the CCLA Charities Deposit Fund, however, despite this, Mr K Corrigan has no control over how the funds are managed and receives no personal benefit from this relationship.” — page 49
“During the year, two of the trustees provided donations to the charity amounting to £472.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Suicide&Co (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£429k
Reserves (reported)
£443k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 30.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.4m£1.2m
31/12/2024£826k£758k
31/12/2023£502k£436k
31/12/2022£408k£304k
31/12/2021£128k£111k

Common questions

Is SUICIDE & CO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £243,766 in 2025, with total income rising 70% to £1,404,530. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £443,459, which the trustees note is equivalent to eight months of expenditure and falls outside their target range of three to six months due to significant Q4 income. The trustees concluded that the charity has sufficient financial resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wright Vigar Limited.

Who funds SUICIDE & CO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUICIDE & CO as a grant recipient include THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE HUNCHMAN TRUST, THE NICK KILHAMS FOUNDATION, FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LENNOX HANNAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£75k
THE HUNCHMAN TRUSTFY2025£50kto support the development of a suicide bereavement app
THE NICK KILHAMS FOUNDATIONFY2024£30ksupport
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30kHealth and wellbeing grants to organisations
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£30kHealth and wellbeing grants
THE LENNOX HANNAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£23kThe advancement of health or the saving of lives
FOUX FOUNDATIONFY2023£13k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2025£10kNational Suicide Prevention Network
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£7kBereavement
FOUX FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£19kSupporting Men Bereaved By Suicide
Postcode Lottery27/08/2022£25kProviding counselling to those bereaved by suicide

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SURVIVORS OF BEREAVEMENT BY SUICIDE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUICIDE & CO£1.4m——unclear30.6%no doubt
SURVIVORS OF BEREAVEMENT BY SUICIDE FY2025£475k—0below—no doubt
SOS SILENCE OF SUICIDE FY2024£1.8m——above—no doubt
Suicide Prevention UK FY2025£485k—0above—no doubt
GRASSROOTS SUICIDE PREVENTION FY2025£923k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE AFTER SUICIDE LOSS FY2025£30k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.