Cruse Bereavement Support
Registered charity 208078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE, CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE LIMITED, CRUSE CLUBS LIMITED
THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED BEREAVEMENT THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF TRAINED BEREAVEMENT VOLUNTEERS AND THROUGH ITS NATIONAL HELPLINE.WORK DESIGNED TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE THEIR INTERESTS.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £486,035, while total funds were £1,367,784. The charity reported a net income of £78,294 for the year, with total income of £6,428,706 against total expenditure of £6,350,413. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cruse Bereavement Support (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HILTON, Helen Ann — director, appointed 26/05/2026on trustee list
- MODHVADIA, Pritesh Kumar — director, appointed 26/05/2026on trustee list
- BOYD, David William — director, appointed 26/05/2026on trustee list
- CUNNINGHAM, Harley Melissa — director, appointed 26/05/2026on trustee list
- CAVELL, David George — director, appointed 14/08/2025on trustee list
- CHURCHILL, Neil Gareth, Dr — director, appointed 30/09/2024not on trustee list
- MOZZICARELLI, Kate Audrey — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
- ESHO, Mabinty — director, appointed 24/08/2023on trustee list
- ARMSTRONG, Juliet Claire — director, appointed 24/08/2023on trustee list
- PATEL, Vijay — director, appointed 15/06/2023on trustee list
- WEI, Lei — director, appointed 10/12/2020on trustee list
- WILSON, Karen Alison — secretary, appointed 14/12/2023
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/10/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Neil Gareth Churchill OBEchair
- David George Cavell
- David William Boyd
- Harley Melissa Cunningham
- Helen Ann Hilton
- Juliet Claire Armstrong
- Kate Mozzicarelli
- Lei Wei · trustee of 2 other charities
- Mabinty Esho
- Pritesh Kumar Modhvadia
- Vijay Kumar Punjabhai Patel
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Cruse Bereavement Support financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £486,035, while total funds were £1,367,784. The charity reported a net income of £78,294 for the year, with total income of £6,428,706 against total expenditure of £6,350,413. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds Cruse Bereavement Support?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Cruse Bereavement Support as a grant recipient include THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE BLANES TRUST, THE EQUINOXE TRUST, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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