City & East London Bereavement Service
Analysis
City & East London Bereavement Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, City & East London Bereavement Service reported income of £67k and spending of £66k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £58k to £67k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, City & East London Bereavement Service sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thelma Matilda Alves Foundation (£67k), Joseph Brough Charitable Trust (£67k) and Rita and David Slowe Charitable Trust (£67k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE RELIEF OF THOSE WHO ARE PSYCHOLOGICALLY, EMOTIONALLY OR OTHERWISE DISTRESSED BY DEATH OR TERMINAL ILLNESS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS, INCLUDING PATIENTS, RELATIVES, PARTNERS OR FRIENDS OF PATIENTS OF THE ROYAL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thelma Matilda Alves Foundation | Middlesex | £67k |
| Joseph Brough Charitable Trust | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £67k |
| Rita and David Slowe Charitable Trust | London | £67k |
| The White Oak Charitable Trust | London | £68k |