01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 September 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00638709
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £6,428,706
- Latest expenditure
- £6,350,413
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Spencer House, 23 Sheen Road, RICHMOND, Surrey, TW9 1BN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cruse.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,428,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,350,413
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,401,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,954,208
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,975,957
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,941,134
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,398,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,964,642
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,743,034
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,642,949
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,428,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,350,413
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 37
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 693506
- Income From Government Grants
- £356,662
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3364
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,401,225
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,954,208
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 18
- Count Govt Grants
- £83
- Income From Government Contracts
- 701907
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,017,194
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3572
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,975,957
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,941,134
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 97
- Count Govt Grants
- £16
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2441629
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,636,227
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3975
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,398,640
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,964,642
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 42
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 571471
- Income From Government Grants
- £780,971
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4520
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,743,034
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,642,949
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 47
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1060464
- Income From Government Grants
- £120,902
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4560
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1661112
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 319666
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4442248
- Income Investments
- 5680
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6428706
- Income Legacies
- 425386
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,172,787
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,177,626
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6350413
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 148694
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 733745
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 105158
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £486,035
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1061669
- Assets Own Use
- 1061669
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,204,717
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £898,602
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,367,784
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 898602
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £480,045
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 486035
- Funds Restricted
- 881749
- Funds Total
- 1367784
- Count Employees
- 161
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2030604
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 337795
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4011315
- Income Investments
- 9776
- Income Other
- 11735
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6401225
- Income Legacies
- 325069
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,511,689
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,442,519
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7954208
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 200292
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1370900
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 62559
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £873,124
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1217464
- Assets Own Use
- 1217464
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £966,149
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £894,122
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,289,491
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 894122
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £435,268
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 873124
- Funds Restricted
- 416367
- Funds Total
- 1289491
- Count Employees
- 170
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1782952
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 457928
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4724852
- Income Investments
- 3077
- Income Other
- 7148
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6975957
- Income Legacies
- 198047
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,390,779
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,550,355
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8941134
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 232438
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1132279
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 70822
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,198,916
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1184175
- Assets Own Use
- 1184175
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,330,659
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £672,359
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,842,475
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 672359
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,472,361
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2198916
- Funds Restricted
- 643559
- Funds Total
- 2842475
- Count Employees
- 229
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2182611
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 436741
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4659200
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 120088
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7398640
- Income Legacies
- 357902
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,046,818
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,917,824
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7964642
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 270597
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1063624
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 62442
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,970,734
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1134806
- Assets Own Use
- 1134806
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,713,778
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,040,932
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,807,652
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1040932
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,838,899
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3970734
- Funds Restricted
- 836918
- Funds Total
- 4807652
- Count Employees
- 210
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2150720
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 458113
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6024525
- Income Investments
- 10114
- Income Other
- 99562
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8743034
- Income Legacies
- 19493
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £932,031
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,710,918
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6642949
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 224575
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1011090
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21236
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,657,227
- Assets Total Fixed
- 892098
- Assets Own Use
- 892098
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,274,152
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £792,596
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,373,654
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 792596
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,704,913
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4657227
- Funds Restricted
- 716427
- Funds Total
- 5373654
- Count Employees
- 186
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Cruse Bereavement Support
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-10-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5090291
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1171788
- Assoc Charity Name
- WIDOWED IN NEED
- Charity Name
- Cruse Bereavement Support
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-09-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 OCT 1959AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 OCT 1967AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 MAY 1980AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02 JUL 1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 APR 1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 MAR 2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 SEP 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 NOV 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 DEC 2016 as amended on 08 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF ANY PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY SICKNESS OR DISTRESS ARISING FROM BEREAVEMENT BY DEATH OF A PERSON OR THE ANTICIPATION THEREOF AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF ANY SICKNESS WHICH MAY ARISE FROM BEREAVEMENT BY DEATH OF A PERSON OR THE ANTICIPATION THEREOF.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 279552
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CRUSE CLUBS LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 279543
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 279541
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures