NATIONAL BEREAVEMENT PARTNERSHIP

Charity number: 1189517
Charity reporting is up to date (94 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The National Bereavement Partnership provides a support helpline, counselling referral. and befriending service for all those suffering from anxiety, grief, or mental health issues as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our highly skilled helpline volunteers are on hand to support the vulnerable offering information, advice and support, with empathy and compassion.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 October 2023

Total income: £32,238
Total expenditure: £55,565

People

1 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 May 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
12554616 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Lissack KC Chair 11 May 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/10/2023
Total gross income £653.42k £311.43k £32.24k
Total expenditure £567.85k £373.68k £55.57k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £329.00k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £653.42k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £566.90k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £953 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £10.49k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A

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 30 October 2023 02 December 2024 94 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 October 2023 02 December 2024 94 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 28 November 2024 639 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 28 November 2024 639 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 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 14 APR 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 MAY 2020 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29 MAY 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 JUN 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 JUN 2020

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (1) TO PREVENT AND/OR RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SUFFERING MENTAL ILLNESS, BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS; AND (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ISSUES SURROUNDING BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) ARISING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, WORKING WITH NHS TRUSTS AND OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO WISH TO WORK WITH AND SUPPORT THE BEREAVED. INTERPRETATION THE TERM 'LOSS' INCLUDES MATERIAL LOSS SUCH AS THE LOSS OF LIVELIHOOD AND POSSESSIONS AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL LOSS. (3) NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Contact information

Address:
Windover House
St. Ann Street
SALISBURY
Wiltshire
SP1 2DR
Phone:
08004480800
Email:
info@nationalbereavementpartnership.org
Website:

https://www.nationalbereavementpartnership.org Open in new window