LEGEND ON THE BENCH

Registered charity 1205392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC053241 (OSCR)

We provide suicide support benches in local and private areas and parks, with helpline numbers for those in need.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED, IN ANY PART OF THE UK WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, BY THE PROVISION OF BENCHES IN PUBLIC SPACES, PROMOTING THE INSCRIBED SOURCES OF SUPPORT/ADVOCACY/ADVICE/INFORMATION.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £84,872 for the year ended 30th July 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward reaching £84,872. The trustees confirm that reserves are managed responsibly to support bench installations, noting that funds are only committed once secured. The charity maintains sufficient liquidity to cover its current operations and pipeline approvals.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

• Complaints handling
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Legend on the Bench - Someone is always listening (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kerry Dee Prentice
• Laura Elise Gilbey
• Michelle Hazard
• Paul Carrington

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• BEDER income £133k
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• BILLY'S LIFELINE income £113k
• THE LISTENING PLACE income £2.7m
• HELP A NEIGHBOUR IN DISTRESS SCHEME (HANDS) income £81k

Side by side with its peers

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