Sandy Bear Children's Bereavement Charity

Charity number: 1187011
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sandy Bear strengthen the emotional health and well-being of young people aged 0-25 (and their families) in the lead up to and following a bereavement. We aim to reduce emotional difficulties in childhood and the prevalence of mental illness in later life that can result in a decreased quality of life, poorer educational attainment, social and health problems and increased vulnerability.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £454,084
Total expenditure: £495,476

Total income includes £190,389 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

70 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 December 2019: Standard registration
  • 09 September 2025: Funds received from 1164495 ADLERIAN SOCIETY OF WALES
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SANDY BEAR CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CHARITY (Working name)
  • SANDY BEAR CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT SERVICE (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sarah Jean Wickham-Hancock Trustee 24 April 2024
None on record
Oliver James Riley Trustee 27 October 2023
None on record
Andrew Michael Copson Trustee 15 July 2020
THE SHARING TABLE
Received: On time
MARGARET ANDREA MAUD FARMER Trustee 03 November 2017
None on record
NINA LOUISE PHILPOTT Trustee 07 September 2017
JOHNSTON INSTITUTE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £122.42k £155.43k £364.89k £305.30k £454.08k
Total expenditure £93.69k £99.42k £207.54k £290.77k £495.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £17.63k £8.82k £85.25k £85.00k £190.39k

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 2025 17 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 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
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 MAR 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 SEP 2019 as amended on 08 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT OR LIVING WITH A PERSON WHO HAS A LIFE LIMITING CONDITION. THE MODEL OF CARE PROVIDED IS EVIDENCE BASED AND WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHILD BEREAVEMENT NETWORK

Contact information

Address:
EUROPA HOUSE
115 Charles Street
MILFORD HAVEN
SA73 2HW
Phone:
01437700272
Email:
admin@sandybear.co.uk
Website:

www.sandybear.co.uk Open in new window