SPACE2GRIEVE
We are a team of highly trained Bereavement Specialists offering free, expert bereavement support for adults, children and young people in Richmond Borough. Our expert volunteers & administrators provide space for clients to talk in a series of one to one sessions in person or remotely. We work with adults, children, families and older people.
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TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING CAUSED BY BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF FOR THE RESIDENTS OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ONE TO ONE AND GROUP BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SESSIONS BY EXPERT HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIALISTS IN BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year ended 30 June 2025 was £111,548, with total expenditure of £94,824, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £60,881, which exceeds its stated policy target of 5 to 6 months of operational expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“The reserves policy is reviewed annually by Trustees and is currently set at 5 to 6 months of operational expenditure in unrestricted funds at the end of each financial year.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 42
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 40
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 40
Trustees
- Barbara Davies
- Dominic Hughes
- Dr Robert Owen
- Jenny Harris
- Stella Mary Burgess
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £112k | £95k |
| 30/06/2024 | £85k | £85k |
| 30/06/2023 | £112k | £72k |
| 30/06/2022 | £82k | £54k |
Common questions
Is SPACE2GRIEVE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year ended 30 June 2025 was £111,548, with total expenditure of £94,824, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £60,881, which exceeds its stated policy target of 5 to 6 months of operational expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SPACE2GRIEVE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SPACE2GRIEVE as a grant recipient include Richmond Foundation, HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, The Barnes Fund.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barnes Fund | FY2024 | Unverified read£48k | Wellbeing |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2025 | £22k | Project Grant |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2023 | £22k | Provision of bereavement support for adults, children and families - salary and running costs |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2022 | £20k | From September 2022, a grant of £20,000 to cover the part-time Service Manager's salary and contribute towards running costs. The service will support around 66 |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2023 | £12k | Improving health outcomes |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2024 | £12k | Core grant |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | FY2026 | £5k | Smaller Grants |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2023 | £2k | Counselling services |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION | 1 | £7.8m |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £2.0m |
| THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST | 1 | £1.5m |
| BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1.1m |
| AKO FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.1m |
| The Barratt Redrow Foundation | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £900k |
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £805k |
Charities like this
- PLACE2BE
- THE DROP IN BEREAVEMENT CENTRE
- SPACE
- SLIDE AWAY
- SPACE Counselling Chesterfield
- SPACE2 LEEDS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE2GRIEVE | £112k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PLACE2BE | £28.9m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE DROP IN BEREAVEMENT CENTRE | £47k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPACE | £256k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SLIDE AWAY | £109k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SPACE Counselling Chesterfield | £323k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |