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.

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

Latest income

£826k

Latest spending

£758k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 64% to £826,288, while total expenditure rose by 73% to £758,074, resulting in a net surplus of £68,214. Unrestricted reserves stood at £170,290, which the trustees note falls within their stated policy target range of three to six months of general expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 1”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 1”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six months of general expenditure (held: £170k)

“The Board has set a target range for free reserves at between three and six months of general expenditure.” — page 23

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Kevin Corrigan loaned the charity £15,000 in the previous year, which was interest-free and repayable within one year. This loan has now been repaid in the current year.

“In the previous year a trustee, Kevin Corrigan, loaned the charity £15,000. This loan, included within other creditors, was interest-free and repayable within one year. This loan has now been repaid in the current year.” — page 37

“During the year, the charity invested money into the COIF Charities Deposit Fund, of which Mr Corrigan is a trustee. However, the COIF Board has delegated the management of the fund to CCLA. Mr Corrigan, therefore, has no control over how the funds are managed and receives no personal benefit from this relationship.” — page 37

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity invested £100,000 into the COIF Charities Deposit Fund, of which trustee Mr. Corrigan is a trustee. The COIF Board has delegated management to CCLA, and Mr. Corrigan receives no personal benefit.

“In the previous year a trustee, Kevin Corrigan, loaned the charity £15,000. This loan, included within other creditors, was interest-free and repayable within one year. This loan has now been repaid in the current year.” — page 37

“During the year, the charity invested money into the COIF Charities Deposit Fund, of which Mr Corrigan is a trustee. However, the COIF Board has delegated the management of the fund to CCLA. Mr Corrigan, therefore, has no control over how the funds are managed and receives no personal benefit from this relationship.” — page 37

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Travel costs of £345 were reimbursed to a trustee to attend Board meetings.

“In the previous year a trustee, Kevin Corrigan, loaned the charity £15,000. This loan, included within other creditors, was interest-free and repayable within one year. This loan has now been repaid in the current year.” — page 37

“During the year, the charity invested money into the COIF Charities Deposit Fund, of which Mr Corrigan is a trustee. However, the COIF Board has delegated the management of the fund to CCLA. Mr Corrigan, therefore, has no control over how the funds are managed and receives no personal benefit from this relationship.” — page 37

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 31/12/2024)

Total income

£826k

Total spending

£758k

Cost of raising funds

£155k

Reserves (reported)

£163k

Employees

8

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 18.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

KEVIN CORRIGANchair · trustee of 6 other charities
Adele Owen
Amy Ropner
Dawn Elizabeth Dutfield
Emma Morrisroe
Joshua David Doran
Paul McGregor

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£826k	£758k
31/12/2023	£502k	£436k
31/12/2022	£408k	£304k
31/12/2021	£128k	£111k
31/12/2020	£26k	£5k

Common questions

Is SUICIDE & CO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 64% to £826,288, while total expenditure rose by 73% to £758,074, resulting in a net surplus of £68,214. Unrestricted reserves stood at £170,290, which the trustees note falls within their stated policy target range of three to six months of general expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SUICIDE & CO earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£75k
THE HUNCHMAN TRUST	FY2025	£50k	to support the development of a suicide bereavement app
THE NICK KILHAMS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k	support
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£30k	Health and wellbeing grants to organisations
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£30k	Health and wellbeing grants
THE LENNOX HANNAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£23k	The advancement of health or the saving of lives
FOUX FOUNDATION	FY2023	£13k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES	FY2025	£10k	National Suicide Prevention Network
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£7k	Bereavement
FOUX FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2024	£19k	Supporting Men Bereaved By Suicide
Postcode Lottery	27/08/2022	£25k	Providing 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£59k
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£156k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION	1	£150k
Flat Iron Trust	1	£55k
THE BLANES TRUST	1	£49k
THE EQUINOXE TRUST	1	£39k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£38k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£30k

Charities like this

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

SURVIVORS OF BEREAVEMENT BY SUICIDE income £475k
BAGS FOR STRIFE income £108k
Cruse Bereavement Support income £6.4m
SOS SILENCE OF SUICIDE income £1.8m
CBUK26 income £4.2m
GEORGIA'S VOICE income £206k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUICIDE & CO	£826k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	within	—	no doubt
SURVIVORS OF BEREAVEMENT BY SUICIDE FY2025	£475k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BAGS FOR STRIFE FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Cruse Bereavement Support FY2025	£6.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOS SILENCE OF SUICIDE FY2024	£1.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CBUK26 FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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