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cruse bereavement support

The charity supports the general public. Cruse Bereavement Support is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Richmond and operates in England And Wales and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED BEREAVEMENT THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF TRAINED BEREAVEMENT VOLUNTEERS AND THROUGH ITS NATIONAL HELPLINE.WORK DESIGNED TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE THEIR INTERESTS.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£6,401,225
Latest Expenditure
£7,954,208

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 81.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 21.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,030,604
Charitable Activities £4,011,315
Other Trading £337,795
Investments £9,776
Other Income £11,735

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,442,519
Raising Funds £1,511,689
Governance £200,292
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£6,401,225£7,954,208£6,442,519£1,289,491£873,124170 / 3572
2023£6,975,957£8,941,134£7,550,355£2,842,475£2,198,916229 / 3975
2022£7,398,640£7,964,642£6,917,824£4,807,652£3,970,734210 / 4520
2021£8,743,034£6,642,949£5,710,918£5,373,654£4,657,227186 / 4560
2020£5,542,948£6,164,090£5,546,920£3,273,569£289,984104 / 3500

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers