BEREFT

Charity number: 1077140
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bereft's object is to provide a service of support and counselling to bereaved people in the London Borough of Ealing. Thereby alleviating distress and suffering and helping in the avoidance of future mental health problems.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £39,098
Total expenditure: £69,797

Total income includes £3,750 from 1 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Ealing

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 August 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE BOROUGH OF EALING (Working name)
  • BEREFT (Working name)
  • BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR ACTON AND EALING (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lucas John Dawe Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Kevin Stinton Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Stuart Brian Derbyshire Trustee 19 October 2021
None on record
Lisa Langley-Jones Trustee 19 October 2021
None on record
Katherine Elks Trustee 20 October 2020
None on record
Kevin Scott Trustee 15 October 2019
None on record
Jacek Henryk Opienski Trustee 01 January 2016
None on record
Deirdre McLellan Trustee
None on record
ROSALEEN GALLEN Trustee
None on record
Christopher Wickenden Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £47.85k £51.49k £54.01k £37.14k £39.10k
Total expenditure £45.83k £38.26k £44.61k £52.18k £69.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £3.75k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON THE 4TH JUNE 1999.

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE A SERVICE OF SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING TO BEREAVED PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING. THEREBY ALLEVIATING DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AND HELPING IN THE AVOIDANCE OF FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

EALING

Contact information

Address:
Suite 11
Central Chambers
The Broadway
Ealing
London
Phone:
02088962800
Email:
bereftbereavementsupport@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

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