Child Bereavement UK

Analysis

Child Bereavement UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03329289). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Child Bereavement UK reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.7m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Child Bereavement UK sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Peak Hospicecare (£2.7m), Listening Ear (Merseyside) (£2.7m) and Exceed Worldwide (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and charitable activities 7.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £194k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.