01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 16 April 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £108,488
- Latest expenditure
- £67,855
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: New Century House, Greenbank Technology Park, Challenge Way, BLACKBURN, BB1 5QB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bagsforstrife.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
we provide a bag of support, help and advice to anyone bereaved by suicide
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
- 19 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £108,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £67,855
- 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 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £50,726
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,968
- 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
- 18 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £42,095
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,814
- Fin Period Start Date
- 16 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £51,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,549
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
- 19 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £108,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £67,855
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- 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 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £50,726
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,968
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- 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
- 18 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £42,095
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,814
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 16 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £51,289
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,549
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BAGS FOR STRIFE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-02-21T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5136506
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1184889
- Assoc Charity Name
- SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT
- Charity Name
- BAGS FOR STRIFE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-04-16T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Apr 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY LOSS THROUGH SUICIDE BY PROVIDING SUCH SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:-• EDUCATING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY OF THE IMPACT OF SUICIDE AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SUPPORT THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY LOSS THROUGH SUICIDE; AND • PROVIDING PRACTICAL SUPPORT BAGS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SUICIDE AND ADAPTED ACCORDINGLY TO HELP WITH MATTERS SUCH AS INFORMATION TO NAVIGATE THEIR PATH THROUGH THE IMMEDIACY OF PLANNING A FUNERAL, CONTACT WITH THE CORONER, MEDIA MANAGEMENT, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO HELP THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE BOTH FOR THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures