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.

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Latest income
£6.4m
Latest spending
£6.4m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDCruse Bereavement Care——
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardNHSWYICB - LHCP - Adult Bereavement——
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDBNSSG ICB - CRUSE Bereavement Support——
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care BoardBereavement Support——
NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARDBereavement Support——

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£6.4m
Total spending
£6.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£486k
Employees
161

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.4m£6.4m
31/03/2024£6.4m£8.0m
31/03/2023£7.0m£8.9m
31/03/2022£7.4m£8.0m
31/03/2021£8.7m£6.6m

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.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£156k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2022£50kNational Partner Grant
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2021£50kNational Partner Grant
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kNational Partner Grant
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2023£45k
THE EQUINOXE TRUSTFY2023£39k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAMFY2023£15k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2023£15kMount Fund - Mental Health
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
THE TIMOTHY FRANEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£14k
THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAINFY2023£11k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£10kBereavement
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£9k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£9k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAINFY2022£8k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2024£7k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2022£5k
THE FINBOROUGH FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kSupport for homeless children and adults
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2023£5k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£5k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£5k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2023£5kSocial welfare grants
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5ksupporting bereaved individuals in the Hertfordshire area
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2022£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kHealth and Welfare
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUSTFY2021£5kcore costs
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kHealth and Welfare
TOYOTA MANUFACTURING UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kCharitable purposes in and around the City of Oxford
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2024£4kMount Fund
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kCompassionate Support
THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAINFY2024£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kCompassionate Support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland02/04/2026£20kQ2 2026 EMPOWER Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2025£20kStrengthening Capacity for Bereavement Support in West Berkshire
City Bridge Foundation19/02/2025£51kGrant to Cruse Bereavement Support
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2024£251kMen in Grief
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2024£20kGrief Support Groups Service in the Wirral
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£20kIncreased Bereavement support for Thames Valley Berkshire
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£445kSomewhere for Us
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£19kSpecialist Bereavement Support for Cornwall residents
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2024£9kSpecialist Bereavement Support for Lincolnshire residents
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2024£20kSustainability of Bereavement Support Services in Greater Manchester
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£19kSupporting bereaved people sooner; in East Kent and Swale
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£19kTogether in Grief
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2024£19kReducing the wait for local bereavement support
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2024£19kSpecialist Bereavement Support for Northamptonshire residents
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£19kIncreased in person bereavement support
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kIn-person Bereavement Support for Gloucestershire residents
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£19kReducing wait times for bereavement support for Kirklees residents
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£16kRecruiting; retaining and supporting bereavement volunteers in South West Surrey
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kBereavement support and Grief First Aid for Middlesbrough
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£17kSpecialist Bereavement Support across Shropshire; Telford & Wrekin
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2023£198kChoice and Access for Bereaved People
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2023£10kDevelop; retain and support Bereavement Volunteers for Worcestershire
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2023£18kSpecialist Bereavement Support for Oxfordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2023£10kDevelopment of Bereavement Support Services in the Scunthorpe Area
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2023£10kSpecialist Bereavement Support for Cumbria

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 AT A LOSS.ORG.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Cruse Bereavement Support£6.4m——unclear—no doubt
AT A LOSS.ORG FY2024£628k—0above—no doubt
Child Bereavement UK FY2025£2.7m——within—no doubt
STAR BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
SURVIVORS OF BEREAVEMENT BY SUICIDE FY2025£475k—0below—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.