Bereavement `SW102`¶

Bereavement is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Social welfare category.

1,086 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.53% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Charities matching this regular expression will be excluded from the tag:

(sick and (the )?bereaved)

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	264	0.37%
£10k - £100k	330	0.47%
£100k - £250k	169	0.75%
£250k - £500k	85	0.76%
£500k - £1m	42	0.60%
£1m - £10m	73	0.79%
Over £10m	18	0.80%
Total	981	0.51%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	903	0.53%
oscr	123	0.49%
ccni	60	0.86%
Total	1,086	0.53%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
Sue Ryder [Charity number: SC039578] The Objects of the Charity are: 3.1 to provide or assist in the provision of care for persons suffering from any serious or permanent disability, incapacity or illness, whether physical or mental. 3.2 to relieve the needs of those people potentially excluded from society by reason of old age, ill health (physical or mental), disability, poverty, or criminal history, and to assist their integration into society for the public benefit. 3.3 to advance the education of the public about the causes of disability, incapacity or illness, whether physical or mental, and the means of relieving those needs. 3.4 to relieve the mental and physical suffering of persons affected by bereavement or loss, including by the provision of counselling and support for such persons.	£106,110,000
SUE RYDER [Charity number: 1052076] Provide specialist palliative care in our hospices and in patients' homes.Provide health and social support via community services. Provide grief and bereavement support.	£106,110,000
HOSPICE UK [Charity number: 1014851] Hospice UK is the national charity working for those experiencing death, dying and bereavement. Our strategic goals underpin our programmes and aim to ensure hospice quality care is delivered in any setting; tackle inequality and widen access to hospice care; build community capacity and resilience and empower a strong, dynamic and responsive hospice sector.	£34,097,000
Hospice UK [Charity number: SC041112] Objects 3. The objects of the Charity are: 3.1 to facilitate and promote the relief, care and treatment of the sick, especially of the dying, and the support and care of their families and carers and of the bereaved 3.2 to facilitate and promote the charitable activities of Independent Hospices. 3.3 to provide or facilitate education and training for professionals and volunteers engaged in palliative care and increase awareness among the general public of the values, principles and practice of hospice and palliative care	£34,097,000
ST HELENA HOSPICE LIMITED [Charity number: 280919] Serving North Essex. Providing specialist palliative end of life care & bereavement services to patients, families and friends, advice & education to colleagues working in palliative care. Co-ordination of end of life services 24/7 including hosting an electronic end of life register. Education short courses & conferences.	£23,516,000
Down and Connor Diocesan Trust [Charity number: NI103983] The work of priests is teaching the faith, celebration of services and the pastoral care of all people the priest comes in contact with. The parishes reach out to the wider community, provide comfort, assistance and material help to the suffering and this is demonstrated by the role of the parish priest, parish committees, the family ministry and a number of organisations which the charity operates on a daily basis. The charity manages: Our Lady’s Home which provides 24 hour nursing care to the frail, elderly and mentally infirm as well as day care facilities and with 86 beds: Glenmona Resource Centre provides specialist residential care for children aged 10 to 17 years referred by Health and Social Services Trust under a voluntary arrangement or a care order. All the children have suffered or at risk of suffering significant harm and require specialist help to support and promote their development. Collections of money, food, clothes for the homeless in the UK and overseas, assisting disabled adults and children in their daily lives, visiting the sick and elderly in their homes and in hospital, visiting prisoners and asylum seekers, counselling the bereaved and those with relationship difficulties, visiting schools all form part of the daily works of the charity and the benefits deriving from those works is the building up of social capital, contributing to the common good of the wider community, strengthening relationships of other denominations and promoting ecumenical and cross-community links which are important for the continued realisation of peace in Northern Ireland. Missionaries quite frequently return from overseas to advise parishioners of the works they have been able to undertake as a consequence of fundraising in particular parishes. The charity contributed over £850K to Trocaire which is an all-Ireland charity which supports people in the developing world to improve their lives, meet their basic needs and ensure their human dignity	£20,986,000
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT [Charity number: 293968] The charity runs three hospices providing specialist palliative care services to patients through inpatient and day care, clinics, support at home from teams of community nurses and a 24-hour helpline. Families receive social, pastoral and bereavement support from teams of professionals at all three hospices. An education centre provides training and education for professionals and the public.	£18,946,000
RENNIE GROVE PEACE HOSPICE CARE [Charity number: 1201713] Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care support people of all ages across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire who are affected by a progressive life-limiting illness, and those who care for them.Our local support extends beyond patient palliative, end of life care and bereavement needs by supporting from diagnosis and working in the community to reach more people earlier.	£17,615,000
ST GEMMA'S HOSPICE [Charity number: 1015941] The palliative care, treatment or relief of people with active,progressive and advanced illness without regard to their means, culture, faith or belief .The relief of those who have experienced loss and bereavement through the provision of counselling, advice and support. The provision of education and training for professionals and volunteers engaged in palliative care.	£15,672,484
Derry Diocesan Trust [Charity number: NI105256] The work of the priests of the Diocese is teaching the faith, the celebration of religious services and the pastoral care of all people with whom they come in to contact. The parishes within the Diocese reach out to the wider community and provide comfort, assistance and material help to the suffering. This is demonstrated by the role of the Parish Priest, parish committees, family ministry and a number of organisations which the charity supports which operate on a daily basis. Caring for the elderly and infirm, caring and supporting those who are disadvantaged, fundraising and collecting food and clothing for the homeless and disadvantaged in Northern Ireland, Ireland and overseas, assisting disabled adults and children in their daily lives, visiting the sick and elderly in their homes and hospital, visiting prisoners and asylum seekers, counselling the bereaved and those with relationship difficulties and visiting and supporting schools all form part of the daily work of the charity and the benefits that are derived from this work include the building up of social capital, contributing to the common good of the wider community, strengthening relationships with other faith denominations and promoting ecumenical and cross-community links which are important for the continued realisation of peace in Northern Ireland. The parishes of the Diocese raise amounts of around £300,000 to £400,000 annually and contribute this to Trocaire which is an all-Ireland charity supporting communities in the developing world to improve their lives, meet their basic needs and protect their human dignity. Missionaries frequently return from overseas to report to parishes on the work that they have been able to undertake as a result of fundraising in the Diocese.	£15,646,837

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
BETWEEN THE TIDES [Charity number: 1217183] TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 4-14, PARTICULARLY WHO ARE AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND, BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING PLAY THERAPY AND CREATIVE THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES, TOGETHER WITH SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND CARERS AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
PCS AWARENESS TRUST [Charity number: 1155052] We are a not for profit charity whose aims are to provide a counselling/psychotherapy service (Talking Therapy) in the local community. We help with a number of problems such as Bereavement, ADHD, Domestic violence,Anxiety and Stress etc. In addition we help homeless people before and after they are discharged from hospital. Established in 2013. We have one full time worker plus volunteers..	£13,435
Funeral Link [Charity number: SC048691] The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To operate a service in support of clients who are in need by reason of their age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship who have been bereaved and are struggling financially and emotionally at a time when they have difficult decisions to make in arranging a dignified send off for their loved one. 4.2 To undertake such other similar charitable activities which may be helpful to the aforesaid persons.	£68,302
VESSELS OF COMPASSION UK [Charity number: 1205444] we provide Presentations, Seminars, Workshops, to relieve the needs of people experiencing bereavement and loss. we also provide One-to-one pastoral care/listening, by our Bereavement Support team.	£23,069
The Ely Centre [Charity number: NI101144] The Ely Centre is a support organisation committed to providing care and support to victims and survivors, ex security force personnel, their families and carers by providing evidenced based treatment, prevention and support services that address issues of declining psychological, physical health, social and financial difficulties arising as a result of the "Troubles". Furthermore, The Ely Centre aim to advance the education of the wider community in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on the effects of the troubles and especially the effects of terrorism on victims, their children and the impact of trans (inter) generational trauma on families effected by the troubles. The Ely Centre was formed by the families of the bereaved and injured of the 1987 Enniskillen Poppy Day Bomb who In trying to make sense of such a senseless act of terrorism and deal with the enormous grief and reality of our loss, felt the need to reach out to other victims who were experiencing the same agony and trauma they felt The Ely Centre provide support in the areas of Health and Well Being; Social Support ;Personal and Professional Development; Issues surrounding Truth, Justice and Acknowledgement of the past and Youth and Transgenerational Services These areas of support are delivered through services including Specialist Psychological Treatments CBT/CAT/EMDR; Individual and Group Counselling and Psychotherapy; Art, Music and Play Therapy ; Suicide Intervention/Alcohol and substance abuse training workshops and programmes ; Complementary Therapy Treatments; Complementary Therapy Training Workshops; Casework and Advocacy Support ; Welfare and Benefits Advice, Support and Assistance ; Respite Days and Residential ; Adult and Youth Video Archiving and Storytelling Forums; Vocational/education/recreational training programmes to victims/carers and their families; Adult and Peer to Peer Community Befriending Services and Legacy and Remembrance activities and programmes	£911,499
Apostolic Faith Church HQ Chitope [Charity number: 1150127] Outreach programmes,bible studies, prayer meetings and Sunday Church services, Christian annual festivals,visiting the bereaved, celebrating birth, baptisms, practical support with finances, food and clothes and shelter, providing spiritual support to people who are battling with addictions, mental breakdowns, physical illness, domestic violence, and racial prejudice and praying for the sick.	£45,392
KRABBE UK [Charity number: 1174472] To preserve and protect the health of children and adults suffering from Krabbe Disease in the United Kingdom, in particular but not exclusively by supporting and funding researchTo preserve and protect the health of the families caring for children and adults suffering from Krabbe Disease in the United KingdomTo support bereaved families who have lost family members to Krabbe Disease.	£5,669
Shooting Star Children's Hospices [Charity number: 1042495] The charity provides care services to life-limited children and their families at home, in the community and at their two hospices, Christopher's in Guildford and Shooting Star House in Hampton. These services included respite care, symptom management and end of life care. A wide range of therapy and bereavement counselling services are also provided for children and family members.	£13,071,573
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST UNITED U K [Charity number: 261211] Marriage. Babies and children dedication. Baptism. Funeral Ceremonies. Evangelize and preach the gospel. Children and young people day out and fun day, Christian counselling and bereavement visits and Home, Hospital, Prison and School visits	£1,116
TEAM EVIE [Charity number: 1164489] We help sick children and their families; during transport to hospital, in hospital, in the community and with bereavement support - we work primarily in Cumbria and the North East	£107,820