Bereavement Care Supporting you through grief and loss ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31st December 2025 The Lodge 64 Pinner Road Harrow Middlesex HA14HZ 020 8427 5720 email.. admin@bereavementcareandsupport.co.uk website: www.bereavementcareandsupport.co.uk Registered Charity number 1157002
BEREAVEMENT CARE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31st December 2025 CONTENTS Details of Charity Trustees, Report Chalr's Report Training Report Fund Raising and Awareness Report conferen Report 9-10 Stories of Harrow Heritage Project 10- 11 Executive Officer's Report Independent Examiner's Report 13 Receipts and Payments Account 14 Summary of Funds 14 Notes to Financial Statements 15-16 statistics 17-18
BEREAVEMENT CARE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For th8 yèar 6nded 31st December 2025 • Gopaljeet Bhachu elected at AGM 20109123 (Chair from 031101231 elected at AGM 20109123 Tru8lees (• currentl • Sharon Danlels • Leslie Pappoe reelected al AGM 20109123 (Honorary Treasurer from 15105119) re-elected al AGM 20109123 Ivi¢e£hair from 031101231 co0p110 by Twslees 12109124 • Bobbi Riesel Dave Scott Richard Segalov re-elected at AGM 20109123 • Sheila Small elected al AGM 20109123 • Charlotte Spencer elected al AGM 20109123 • John Spencer re-nominated May 2023, Harrow Synod (Honorary Secretary from 03110r23) elected al AGM 20109123 Aviva Wilford Member Organisations All Saints Church. Harrow Weald Ark Synagogue (Norlhwood & Pinner Llberal Synagogue) Dovetsil Bereavement Care (in associatlon with Hillingdon Park Baptist Church) Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue Edgware & Mill Hill Bereavement Support Group Ellioll Hall Medical Centre Emmanuel Church. Northwood Harrow and Hillingdon Circuit of the Methodist Church Holy Trinity Church. Northwood Holy Trinity Church. Wealdstone Ickenham Churches, Bereavement Support Group Kol Chai Synagogue Mosaic Jewish Community Northwood & Ruislip United Synagogue Pinner Synagogue Bereavemenl SupFx)rt Group St John the Baptist Church. Gre6nhill St John the Baptist Church. Pinner St John the Evangelist Church, Slanmore St Margaret's Church, Uxbridge St Mary's Church, Harrow-on-Ihe-Hill West Londc)n Synagoglse HSBC 26-28 st Ann's Road, Harrow, Middlesex HAI 1 LA Metro Bank Unll 1. Sl Ann's Centre, St Ann's Road, Harrow, MKldl&sex HA1 1JU Margaret Matchett Flal 1 Stan¥nore Lodge, 71 Slanmore Hill, Stsnmore, Middx, HA7 3EX David Griffilhs The Lodge, 64 Pinner Road, Harrow, Mlddlesex HA14HZ Adminlslrative AssislanL Ferah Ud-Din The Lodge, 64 Pinner Road. Harrow, Middlesex HA14HZ Bankers.. Independent Examiner.. Exe¢uts've Officer..
TRUSTEES. REPORT The Trustees are pleased to present their report with the accounts of the Gharity for the year ended December 31, 2025. Charit Charitsble status Beieavemenl Care obtained a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status in 2014. The aim of the organisation is to provide emotional support to people during bereavement. Grief impacts both the health and emotional wellbeing of a person. Our trained volunteers are good listeners and offer free support to all, regardless of religion, race, sexuality, disability, gender or age. As we cover a wicle geographical area, our support is either over the telephone I mobile, by Skype or Zoom, or face to fa in person at the clienl's home or other mutually agreeable venue, including one of our bereavement drop-in locations. Charity Objectlves Our objectives for the public benefit are- To relieve the suffering and distress caused by bereavement or loss among people who seek our help. This would be, in parlicular, but not exclusivew by: Offering support through the process of grieving. Increasing the public awareness and knowledge of the needs of bereaved people, or those who have experienced loss, throughout the communty. Training and supervising suitable volunteers in listening skills for working with the bereaved (whether in their homes or in other appropriate places). COperating with and offering training lo other agencies engaged in similar work. anisation Or Trustses The constitution allows for up to twelve elected Trustees and one nominated Trustee appointed by Harrow Deanery Synod. During the year Trustees have considered the major risks to which the charily is exposed. and are in the process of reviewing policies and systems to mitigatg these risks, including an overhaul of safeguarding and risk management policies, wlth measures implemented to lessen and mitigate their impact. Bereavement Support Volunto&rs There are approximately 135 volunteers, who are trained in visiting and listening skills, and have worked with bereaved people in their homes or in other appropriate places such as drop-in ntres. Each volunteer successfully Gompletes the Initial Bereavement Training (18T) before joining a group. Bereavement Support Volunteers work to a comprehensive code of praclice and are expected to complete a Disclosure and Barring Sèrvice {DBS) assessment, where appropriate. These volunteers contact bereaved people who are referred by their Group Leader or have requested support via the Bereavement Care office. They are supervised by a Leader within the context of a group which meets regularly. Group Leaders have meetings for mutual support and exchange of information and have been supported by an Honorary Supervisor who was appointed in 2025 following the retirement of Ihe previous post-holder. Staff ,Bereavement Care has two part-time employees. ' Office Bereavement Care rents an office in one of Harrow Council's buildings which has easy ac5 from the ntre of Harrow. The office is adequately equipped with two computers, a photocopier and IDckable filing cupboards. A grant from Ihe National Lottery in 2025 facilitated the recruitment and appointment of a part-time Administrative Assistant {on a one-year contract). This has Provided considerable support to our Executive Officer who has been able to allocate more of his time to outreach and deveSopment. other users of the office include members oflhe Lodge Groups for in-person support meetings. The building has a rneeting room which is conveni8nt for training, Trustee meetings and Group Leader meetings.
CHAIR'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 was a year of consolidation for our Board of Trustees. Having publish8d our Strategic Development Plan in December 2024, the plan became active at the start ofthis year and there has been much to lebrate. One of our Trustees. Dave Scott. brought his extensive experien and knowledge of technology to redesign the Bereavement Care website. Constructed in 2014, the previous website was long overdue a refresh and Dave designed and produced a modern and interactive site that is the 'window' lo our charity. Many hours of dedicated labour have been invested and we owe him a great many thanks, not just for a job extremely well done, but also for saving us conslderable expense that we would have had to pay to a commercial enterprise to do this. We also extend our sincere thanks to his wife. Debbie, for her tolerance while he has been 'tied up, on this specifi¢ projectl Aviva Wilford, our Trustee who heads up the Communication and Marketing strand of our Strategy, will be working with Dave and our office staff to redesign and refresh our publicity leaflet in 2026. Dave was also instrumental in submitting an appll¢ation to The National Lottery. and we were delighted to have been successful and have been able to welcome Ferah Ud-Din as our part- time Administrative Assistant. She has already proven to be an excellent addition to our team and we hope that we will be able to find the funding to extend her contract with us, beyond the twelve months for which she wa5 initially employed. Bobbi Riesel continues to head up the training for Bereavement Care, alongside so many other roles in the organisation, and you can read her report on training on page 7. Bobbi, together with Sharon Daniels and Charlotte Spencer have been looking at our recruitment and training, and this will become one of our priorities in the coming year. In consultation with Carole Scarlett {our Head of Children and Young People's Bereavement Support}, Sheila Small submitted a grant application to Harrow Giving early in the year. and was successful in Bereavernent Care receiving £5,000 towards our work wilh children and young peop]e. Our Bereavement Support Volunteers who work with Ihese young people have been able to receive training and additional resources, and organise an Encounter Day to encourage peer support alongside craft and creative activities. Richard Segalov. who heads up Community Engagement and Partnership Working alongside Sheila, has been helping the office to find the right contacls in schools and colleges, to explore their needs and how we can best support their students facing a bereavement. We are particularly graleful to Carole and her Bereavement Support Volunteers who supported staff and students in two local High Schools, after two separate and unexpected incidents at the beginning and end of the year. Richard Segalov. who is also our Safeguardlng Lead. has made sure that our Safeguarding policies are up to date. Please remember that Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all our volunteers should ensure that they have an up-to-dale DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) certificate and have completed at least a Level 1. Inlroduction to Safeguarding Course, (information regarding both is available from the Off)- Richard can be contacted via the office in relation to any specific safeguarding matters. Following the retirement of Dr Dorothy Edwards as our Honorary Consultant Supervisor, the Trustees were keen to appoint a successor. Forlunately, they didn't have to look tor> far, as one of the Trustees, Dr Charlotte Spencer offered to fulfil Ihe role as Honorary Supervisor. Charlotte has considerable experien as 8 Systemic and Famlly PsyGhotherapist and Supervisor. You will read on pages 10 and 11 the amazing research that John Spencer has been doing as part of the Harrow Heritage Project. John arranged ajoyous lebratiOn in June to mark the 45th Anniversary of the organisation and 25 years of Bereavemenl Care as a charity, Past members, volunleers and officers held a moving reunion at Emmanuel Church Hall prior lo our Annual General Meeting. John also has several key roles in the organisation, not leasl as our Honorary Secretary and we thank him for all the time he gives to Bereavement Care. One ofthe 'spin-offs' of the Heritage Project has been the opportunity to meet with other religious and cultural groups, and this led to an event at the Zoroastrian Centre in November, arranged by Volunlary Action Harrow in association with Bereavement Care, the Zoroastrian Trust for Europe and Oshwal UK.
More events are already planned for 2026 as we explore how Compassionate Care in Bereavement is provided in different religious and cultural settings, For several years, our Honorary Treasurer Leslie Pappoe has been asking to be relieved of the role, and we were therefore extiemely pleased to be introduced to Michael Marks, who had agreed to take on the role as Honorary Treasurer (although he has decided not to be a Trustee. which is perfectly in order with our Constitution and with the Charity Commission). We thank Leslie for 7 years of volunteering with us and wish him well for the future. And, of course, we give a very warm welcome to Michael as he grapples with the inevitable challenges of trylng to get the signatures changed on our bank accountsl So there is much to celebrate, and I thank my fellow Trustees and all our volunteers for their dedication and commitment over the past 12 months as we look fomard to another year of sustained growth. Gopal Bhachu Chair TRAINING REPORT Last year we held three Initial Bereavement Training courses. These were held in February where we trained 7 participants, Sn May 7 participants and in October 7 partlGipants. This was a total of 21 people trained. some of whorn joined the Lodge Groups as Bereavemenl Support Volunteers for our communities. These trainings were provided by Bette Fraser and myself. Bette and l also ran a training for the United Synagogue in Mill Hill which was attended by 16 people and, as a result of this, a new group was formed at Mill Hill Synagogue. In March we held a Children and Grief Course where we had 7 participants and in November another course where we had 17 participants. These 24 people are predominantly teachers, teaching assistants or pastoral staff who work in schools in Harrow and Hillingdon, and who now have the skills to be able to support young people who have been bereaved. These training courses were provided by Carole Scarlett, Helen Blakeley and Julie Rose. Recruitment and Training continues to be a priortty in Bereavement Care's Strategic Plan and we are looking for Trainers who would like to join us. Some experience of training adults would be an advantage, especially if this includes counselling skills or links with bereavement. A course of training for new Trainers will be provided. I would like lo thank all the Trainers: Bette Fraser. Carole Scarlett. Helen Blakeley and Julie Rose for all your help. Bobbl Riesel Head of Traln5ng
FUND RAISING AND AWARENESS COMMITTEE REPORT Commlttee members Jeanelte Leibling, Bobbi Riesel (Chair), Beverley Rosenblatt, Debbie Scott, Trudy Segal, Wendy Williams, David Griffiths. Holocaust Memorial Day wa5 commemorated by the London Borough of Harrow at the Hatch End Arts Centre in January. Bereavement Care was chosen as the charity to benef5t from a retiring collection, which raised approximately £400 (plus Gift Ald). Our Supper Quiz in February 2025 was held at Mosaic Synagogue and we raised a record amount ofjust over£4,000. Wewere most appreciative ofthe support ofour regular Quiz Master, Seyn Foreman., together with Val Austen, Debra Griffilhs and Henry Wyatt on the marking desk. Nol to mention a myriad of helpers who came to set up and clear away. In April we held a Spring Fair at the Masonic Centre in Kenton. The number of visitors was considerably lower that we (and the other stalkholders) were expecting, despite advertising and leaflet drops in local streets. Sadly the centre has little 'passing trade, although the Masoni¢ Centre are always very supportive and keen to welcome us. It therefore came as somewhat of a surprise to find that we had raised £1,233.81 and thank you to all thDSe who supported this new venture. In June we lebrated 25 years as a charity and 45 years of existence. prior to our Annual General Meeting at Emmanuel Church in Northwood. This was a celebration of our charity and ofour volunteers (past and present) who do (and have done) so much in contributing to the wort( of Bereavemenl Care. The event provided some useful publicily (an aspect of the'Fund-raising and Awareness. that can all-too~often be over-shadowed by the need to raise money). Regrettably, our participation in the Summer Picnic at Eastcote House Gardens in June was curtailed when the organisers cancelled the event due to severe weather warnings. July, however, was a different picture and brought some beautiful weather which allowed us to hold a very successful Afternoon Tea and Garden Party in Northwood at the home of one of our Trustees. The sun shone, Cara Bo provided some delightful musical enterlainment and the lea (and coffee) flowed. The afternoon raised £1,260 and, of course. our very grateful thanks to Aviva and John Wilford and all those who made this possible. We are always grateful for thoughttul gestures, and over the summer we received £941 (plus Gift Aid) as a birthday Celebration of one of our volunleers. Friends had been invited to contribute to our charity in lieu of birthday presents. Thank you. September brought our usual sland at the Pinner Show run by Pinner Rotary and our Tombola raised £325.71 and an opportunity to talk to local people about the supportwe provide. Our Carol singing in December in St Anne's Shopping Centre raised £312 with grateful thanks to Lawrence Bird and his fellow guitarists. And our Carol singing at Harrow-on-the-Hill station just a week later raised £700. For this we thank Avts Gery on the keyboard and th8 beautiful voices of the Apollo Male Voice Choii. Both results. of course, eligible for Gift Aid under the Small Donations Scheme, so an extra 25% contributed by HM Revenue and Customs is very , welcome. As usual we are always looking for new members to help us with new ideas and to help oursmall team with events, Many thanks to our committee and those volunteers who have sold tickets, held buckets and helped us in so many ways. We couldn't have done it without you and we appreciate everything that you do to help us. Bobbi Riesel Chair, Fund-raising and Awareness Committee
CONFERENCE REPORT Committee memb8rs Angela Atkins, Sharon Goldstein. David Griffrths, Karen Pollak, Jenny Reid, Bobbi Riesel, Linda Varley {Minule Taker), Judy Silverton (Chair). Gopal Bhachu (Ex-officio). Bereavement Care's 44th Annual Conference, held on 29th October 2025, was Barrier5 to Resolving Grief. We had a new venue this year, St Edmund's Church, Northwood Hills. It Was a really good venue and was certainly kinder on the budgell There was plenty of space, it was fairly warm. spacious and welcoming. Steve Castle, the Churchwarden was extremely helpful and was on hand. We decided to set up the rooms the night before and this proved to be extremely beneficial and relieved much of the frenzy of early morning set-ups. We will definitely do this again. Jon Flber, our incredible ITIAV man was not able to be at the venue this year but he left us in the capable hands of two of his technicians. Andy and Leo. They managed and coordinaled all our audlo and IT needs smoothly. Chair of Trustees, Gopal Bhachu, introduced himself by a prerecorded video link as he was not able to atlend in person due to a family event. Judy Silverton gave a short welcome speech and introduced our two keynote speakers, Sandra Barefoot. who is Executive DireGtor of the Forgiveness Project, and Anne-marie Cockburn who is a storyteller working with the Forgiveness Project. The format was a little different this year as both Keynoles spoke and then invited the audience to ask questions during their talk. They both spoke well but Anne-marie's story was particularly moving as she spoke about how she dealt with the death of her daughter. Her daughter, aged 15, tragically died after taking one Ecstasy lablet. There was also was a Sively Q&A session with Sharon Goldstein and Bobbi Riesel in control of the roving microphones. During the coffee break there was a real 'buzz' which was palpable. There were six workshops, run twice, thus giving our delegates the opportunity to get as much infonnation as possible during the day. The workshops were held in the morning and repeated in the afternoon. Anne-marie Cockburn and Sandra Barefoot led "The Healing Page" workshop, exploring how writing can assist in the process of grieving, as Anne-marie had done in her published book .5,742 Days" Nikki Peterson and Amber Dobinson from the charty SLOVV (Sutviving the Loss of Your World) explained how the charity offers support for bereaved parents. Having lived experience of each losing a child, they both are now supporting others who are on the same devastating journey. A valuable insight into Healthcare Chaplaincy was offered by Imam Rizwan Rawat, Head of the chaplaincy service al LNWH NHS Irust covering Northwick Park, Ealing, and Cenlral Middlesex hogpitals. He encouraged everyone to conneclwith the chaplainGy team regaldless oftheir faith, reinforcing that he and his leam are there to help especially at limes of bereavement. The Assistant Vice President (Education) and Professor of Counselling PsyGhology at City St George's, Universily of London. Professor Deborah Rafalin, offered suggestions in how to work therapeutically with individuals who have become stuck in their experiences of grief, which complicate their ability to acGopt their loss and be able to move forward meaningfully with their '. lives. Being able to cope with multiple complexities in bereavemenl was the subject of the break-out group led by Deborah Akinlawon QPM and Teresa Jimenez. Both Deborah and Teresa are retired police Family Liaison Officers, and have dealt with major incidents including the Grenfell Tower tragedy., snd Ihe many issues arising from it such as the delays in casualty identification and supporting bereaved friends and relatives, alongside adverse publicity and press intrusion. Karen Fenna, Head of Clinical Services for Grief Encounler ran a break-out identifying the many barriers that young people can encounter when trying to address their grief and bereavement.
Lunch was seNed in the Hall and as always was a great success, thanks to Bobbi Riesel and herteam of helpersfor making such a good lunch. We were fortunate to gel some bread donated by Wenzels and a couple ofthe supermarkets also made a contribution. Thanks also go to Fruily Fresh in Norlhwood for supplying all the fruit. Additionally, we received some financial support from donations, including Lamerlon's Opticians in Northwood. After lunch delegates wentto their second choice of workshop,. and at the end of the afternoon the delegates and the workshop leaders reconvened the main body of the church for a plenary session. Each Workshop Leader was asked to bring two "good ideas" and this was fed back to the delegates by Judy. David Griffiths closed the event with a summary ofthe Conferen and a short reflection. I would like to add my thanks to the Conference Planning Commiltee members withoul whom this event would not be possible. Also, my graleful thanks fio David Griffiths for his supporl and help with the administration which 15 always carried out extremely efficiently and never with a cross word. making my task much easier. As always, we held a 'post mortem, meeting to look at the feedback. This year it was partiGularly positive and overall, there was an exceptionally good vibe. We are still in the early slages of planning this year's conference but I can confirm that the date will be Wednesday 28th OGtober and I can also confirm that we will be using, St Edmund's Church, Northwood Hills again. Title and theme to be confimied. Judy Silverton Chair, Conference Planning Group "STORIES OF HARROW, HERITAGE PROJECT Preparations for this project began in September 2024 by John Spencer. Bereavement Care was one of 16 successful charities awarded a grant in December 2024 from Harrow Giving for the opportunity to participate in preparations for a Heritage exhibition at the Harrow Headstone Museum in May 2026. The funding was provided by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The basis of the project was 'Stories of Harrow,. John felt that the story of Bereavement Care since 1980 merited inclusion and proposed to research the history. David Griffiths, Executive Officer, joined him for the launch meeting on 13th January 2025 and continued to provide invaluable assistance throughout the duration of the project. Early ideas from the diverse array of activities seemed to indi¢ate that the contribution of Bereavement Care represented a very different aspect of Harrow's Heritage. Other groups included musicians, dancers, cultural interest stories and migration-based stories and activities, and included local communities representing many different parts of the world. Perhaps it was ,nol surprising that early links developed with some of the faith-based groups. Potential collaborations were anticipated from the start. Ajoinl inter- cultural workshop aboul compassionate care in bereavement was held on 131h November 2025 which resulted in agreement by some communities to continue to meet as a forum for future discussions and developmenls. Mariam McKendri¢k had joined the team. David is planning the first Forum having resumed Oulreach and Development activity. This is what brought him lo Bereavement Care twelve years ago. 10-
Bereavement Care celebrated '25 years as a cliaiity, as an event on 4th June 2025 prior to the AGM. Video interviews and a recording of the AGM can be found on the new website, ably put together this year by Dave Scolt. The new website also hosts twelve podcast-slyle audio recordings entitled 'remembered' in which individuals from different communities around Harrow recall their bereavement experience in conversation with John and Mariam. These deeply emotional accoLtnts demonstrate diversity in the range of rituals and bereavement customs from communities around Harrow. Connections made during the project will help Bereavement Care progress further with its aim of reaching everyone in the local communities who needs compassionale care and support after their loss. Finally. if you wish to know how a church Project, initiated in 1980, evolved into the present charity, then you should read Bereavemenl Care.. Story of the Harmw Charily recently published by John Spencer. Copies can be obtained from the Bereavement Care office or www.bereavemenlcareandsu orl.co.uk for a donation,. all proceeds from the sale of the book will come to Bereavement Care. The 'Stories of Harrow, project will end with an Exhibition and showcase at the Harrow Headstone Museum, with contributions from all 16 groups involved. The exhibition will be open from 41h May 2026 and the showcase will be on 18th May by invitation only. The final event planned by Bereavement Care will be an open workshop about Compassionate Care in Bereavement on the afternoon of 281h May in the Victoria Hall, Harrow. This will precede the 2026 AGM. John Spencer REPORT FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER As an organisation that supports those who have lost close friends and relalives, it is not surprising that there is a wave of empathy when our volunteers are faced with these same tragedies. It was reported in last year's Annual Report that Bridget Murray, former Group Leader at st. John's Church Pinner, and also one of our client Assessors, had died on 11th April 2025. However, as the year drew to a close, former Group Leader and Bereavement Support Volunteer, Michael Dunn lost his battle with dementia on 20th October 2025. Our sincere condolences were sent to Margaret and her family. MiGhael and Margarel had jointly led the Dovetail Bereavement Group at Hillingdon Park Baptist Church, where a Service ofThanksgiving was held on 101h November. As you will have read in the Chair's Report, there has been a focus on our communication and marketing throughout the year. The new web-site is lively, attractive and exciting - and it is a pleasure to direct people to it. We have also been aware lover recent years) that desplte our charity featuring on the web-site for HiS1ingdon Council under their "Dealing with Grief, pages, we had been omilted from a similar link on Harrow Council's web-site. We are most grateful to Harrow Councillor Janet Mole for ensuring that we now fealure on both Council web-sites. 11
Ourchildren & Young People's Bereavement SLJpporE Volunteers have been collecting data as part of the Childhood B8reavement Network's What's Working research programme, supporting evaluation in children's and young people's bereavement support services. This will be very helpful in the implementation of a tool to measure the impact of our sUPPOrt. Also this past year, as part of our grant allocation from Harrow Giving, we sent questionnaires out to schools and colleges in Harrow to ask them what support they cvrrently offer to Iheir bereaved students. The retLtrn rate was quite disappointing, with only a handful of responses. During the course of the year, we have Continued to support lon occaslon) the CDnversation Café at St. Peterfs Church in West Harrow which provides an interface. giving local residents an opportunity to meet with representatives from support organisations. We attended on one occasion when the theme of the Café was 'Support for those Bereaved by Suicide,. Emmie McGregor and Lisa Cuschieri have also been representing Bereavement Care al discussions which are contributing to Harrow's Suicide Prevention Stralegy. The number of client referrals received in our office in 2025 was slightly higher than recent years, wilh more adult referrals 133 (2024., 120) and about the same children and young people referrals 26 (2024.. 25). It is worth noting that this figure does not include thosewho were referred directly to the bereavement group linked to their place or worship or who turned-up 'on spec, at a Drop-in (see Statistics on pages 17 & 18). Some of the churches that support us as Member Organisations held Memorial Servi8 in 2025. These seNices allow those families who have experienced a bereavement over the past year to formally remember their loved ones., the services often taking place around the ChrÉstian memorial of Yhe Commemoration of All Souls" in November, the month of Remembrance. We are grateful to those churches who take a collection from those attending, and offer it as a donation to Bereavement Care. We were extremely pleased to have received an unrestricted grant of £10,000 from The Forrester Family Trust and £16,500 from The Nalional Lottery (Community Fund), the latter of which is being used to employ Ferah Ud-Din as our Administrative Assistant. Other financial support in the fomi of grants and donations was received from Harrow Giving {£5,000) to support the work of our Children and Young People's Bereavement Group- the Jewish Joint Burial SoGiely, who provided a grant of £4,000 towards the costs of the rent and service charge5 for our office and £1,250 from Waitrose, Harrow Weald. The students at Nower Hill High School raised £250 for Bereavement Care from their Charity 'Bake-Off Day. Donations were also received from Pinner Parish Church (£1,000). The Dewan Foundation (£800); St Mary's Church, Kenton {£768),' the Leila Charitable Trust {£200), Mosaic Reform Synagogue {£200), Jocelyn Tompkins (£500), Holocaust Memorial Day (£399) and £200 from Zalina Dewan from the sale of her ceramics at Harrow Open Studio in the summer. Bobbi Riesel very generously asked her family and friends to donate to us in lieu of gifts for her special birthday and this raised over £500. Thank you, Bobbi- and thanks to all your friends. Whilsl Bereavement Care Uld not operate without the generous donalions and support of its donors, benefactors, Corporate and Individual Members, it is without doubt the collaboration and community engendered by its volunteers that have proved lo be invaluable over the past foty- five years. On behalf of all Ihe children and adults that have reiVed support from many of you. may l offer sincere thanks for all that you do. David Griffiths Executive Officer 12-
CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts S¢ctlon A Independent Examln•ls Report On o¢counts for t1 yèar Ènded 31 DECEMBER 2025 Charlty number , 1157002 Set out on pag68114. 16 I report lo Ihe Iruslees on my ex8minallon ol Ihe acctsunls ol Ihè abovè harily Trust.) lor the year ended 3111212025. Responslbilitley and basis of rèport As Ihe charily's Itvslees, you 8re responsible for th& preparBIK)n of the accounts in arxordance with the reouiromenls ol the Charities Act 2011 {"Ihe Act.) I report in resped of rny examination ol the Trust's accounts carried oul undei section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying oui my èxam5n8lion, I have lollowed all Ihe 8ppIiG3Ne Diieclions given by the Charity Commission Und section 145(511bl of the Acl Independent I haye Qompleled my examination. I confim) that nD malenal matters havè examlnorfs Ststsment f¢Nne lo my allenlitsn in connection lh& examination lother Ih&n Ihal Is¢losed belthy'l which gives me CaSe lo bel+eve Ihal in, any malerial r¢specl". the accounting records wère nol kepl In £ccordonce with section 130 of Ihe Charilies Ad,. or the 8ccounls did nol accofd wilh Ihe aC¢Dunling [ordS,. or the accounts did nol comply w¥ih Ihe applicablB reouliemenls cow.eining Ihe form and content ol accounls sel ift Ihe Charilsos (Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 olhei Ilian any requiremenl Ihal the accounls give 3 'lwe and fair view which is nol a mètier coiisidered as part of an independènl examinatn. I havo no wncems and h&¥e n10 across no other moii¢f8 in ¢onntr¢iiK>TI with the oxaminalion lo which g11gnlioii should bo drawn in Ihis report in order lo enalhe a p¥oper Undslar}dIng ol Ihe 8¢Gounls lo be reached. Ploaso d61916 Ilie itrDrds in the b[ke1S illhfly do iiof 4pply JL7ti,oI I J&thII Date: Slgnod. Name: Margaret Matchett quallficatlonl8} oi body {if any): I AddrE$g: Flat 1, Stanmore Lodge, 71 Stanmoro Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 3EX 13-
BEREAVEMENT CARE Reglstered Charity Number 1157002 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT GENERAL FUJDS OE3IQ4NATE FUNDS RESTRICTE FUNQS TOTAL 2025 RECEIPTS 2Lty24 Voluntary SourceB Recglve(£ Donaltons CDtPDraie M8mbeiship Sub3criptionB Indlvldual Fkrnbtrr6hlp Subscriph"0Th5 mem&sEFvIGECQICi1tsn$ SrfiA io.soo 7.185 3.200 755 1.147 900 23.687 2S,500 36.OOD 9,060 2,200 75¥ 1,147 goo 51,082 7.750 9,171 8,$8D 1,895 552 SubTol 1,0¢5 25,50 22.240 OihrlD¢OMe FLindraiskng CDnferer TnIng B£nk Dtpo$Mlni¢Yesl 6,11B 4.529 2.030 201 5.095 8.402 3,412 Tolll Recdpl £41167 £88 562 PAYMENTS Costs Statf C0515 Prernlsy$ CDSts FundrÈl$lng Costs Telephone 8nd Intemel Printino. Postage and StsUonary conferenC0st 19,085 2.240 21,325 5,04D 899 1,693 17.405 5,615 1.843 1.49D 1,363 1,853 1,07D 415 236 88 699 1.593 11 2.67T 1,072 499 315 È53 153 4877 1,072 49è 315 4,326 Iwtsi8nce 3.373 Volune[s, I4s#ors and GrovpleaderJ Tot?1 Payme £10 B1J St¥plyg forthpVe 1Qft70 1195 q4,6B7 27,262 4.260 ¢8shand Bankart l$tJ8Nfyry 50.4 46.14e ash and Bank Balancgatalt DpGemb•r 2025 Vnated Rg$thttÈd Fund Fnd 2024 Deslgnat¢d R¢$trtet•d Fnd FMAd CASHAND ¥ANKPAIANCE General Futsd TOTAL TOTAL ManetaryAsstt¥ Metro B&nk Account MS8C Higher Inlg(eslAccoLtnl HSBC Accounl Cash*H PayPdlAccounl 11.tsS2 7,129 7,890 43 24.732 18,437 61.621 7.129 7.390 43 1.575 10,053 7.012 4.7$5 73 1g28 22,837 4750 36.640 7,012 4.755 73 Closlnj balanc• £24 732 £18437 £23 19 £22 57 £S0.406 14-
BEREAVEMENT CARE Registered Charity Number 1157002 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 1.STATEMENfoF ACCWNTING POLI¢IE8 Th8 linalasl0rnon1S•1theChadlY h9ve bnprePared DD arIPts and PaThiS bagb Ènd genErdty kn ac¢OFdarLCe1tsthuChria5 SORP 2tr15 dTh& Cheillle$Act2011. 8. Ful 0110 RKorvp The Gen?ral Fund repi8seTrts the lunds Qlthetharitythalarg nolsublect to spectal reslricbDns rrysrdin9thè Èncjaie wilabb lorapOtO Ihe g@n8r81 purpos@g. Tha [kUnaterf Fund repmènls funds Iholaro hd al the dl&tion olthetlu8teè8 and thsr9toiEUnrèstri¢l. ThB Re5triclgd Fund rpprg&?nis funds tFtalare re$thÈbd tya varb¢U[prpOuedfid mustte uyad wlthkn A T50d Irom b. Stakmwt olAsMl 4nd Llabllweo. ThE ststement of 93$¢19 refernto monetary weLq Dnly ExFn&luie oncapllal equlpmpnlèittls not ieco9nised In Ihfjse firwclèlslalem&it8 dmhough a 5km9 Irntory Dlnwnpn91arya$$gLs16 MataIned by th? ITuslS. 2. fjRAiif5 RSGEIVED Fund$ 2026 ReGelpts 2025 Paymonts 202 surplu 2024 Surplug NaUon4 Lollary Gommunliy Fund Hèrrow Together(chIren'3 8Youro PeWrfs Bereavempnt SuppDrtI J$wkth Joint Sod Harrow Glvlng IH3r(Iw HeNlagg"SWg tsll1arro} Totwl porRfjrelpt¥ and PoymèntsJl¢counl 18,500 B.00 4,000 2,240 14,280 4,092 4.000 3.665 £10B1J Unrwirkt•d Pw#d¥ 2126 Re¢elpts 202S Payments 2Tr26 SuTrplwJ 2tr24 TF0[rS1Er FamilyTNsl Bnd BelWFoTum Total P•fR•¢lPES Paym•nEsAoBount io.ooo 500 £10 600 10,ODD 50 3. DOtIAllONS 2Q24 W8llro$$ IH8rftsW VVo4d) an FOurthn Pinn9r Padsh Church Sl Mory Mevirain KEnton LdLqChdrItsblaTr% Mosalc RgfoThn Syn¥go414e Pinnor Mueic FèsipMI Piobus ¢bOrPIner General publlo TOtprA¢£e1PlSAntt PAyffleJ)tsAc¢ou#t 1.250 I,ooo 1.OQO 718 200 2W 2,000 ,546 265 4. MEIIBERSHPSUPSCRIPTr)NS 2026 coOrate Mgmbot¥h1p FÈÈ8 TotBI per Recelpts Bnd FaymentsAccMnt 3.630 InC¥wd8l MÈmbèrBhlp Fe86 Yotsl pgr Rettglpts AndPaymentAAtCaunt 755 £76S 611 £811 . IIEMQRIAL SERVKE ¢OLLECTIDNS 2025 2Q24 '. Harrow InterFailWHokncau51 MemoYi81 Sl. John's Church, StanmpTB SlJohn'¥ & Sl Lukès. Plnn AH Sdnts Church, HJFtiw Wg¥ld Holy TrlThly. Wealdatonè TOta1p Re¢glpts and Paympn15Ac¢ount 399 3fj3 330 55 209 230 57 E552 15-
BEREAVEMENT CARE Registsred Chaiity Number 1157002 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 6. FUNDRAiSING 2025 Recelpt 2025 Paymèttl 2025 Surplu¥ 2024 SurplJk QuTi SuppEr-Th1s yèar Alièmoon Tea GdrdènParty Spring Fuii Card Singiry Pinn•rlAlla9e Sh Eo¥twt& G4rdqn$ ChrT51m Card Sale3 Fundr4i$ing R8oulat4r Tol&l pÈr Recdpls and Pay¢neDt&Ac¢ount 4,779 1.368 1.338 1,010 878 71>1 4.07 1.255 1.338 1.010 346 J,857 50 £899 511 7. CONFERENCE 2025 Re¢tipt¥ 2025 paym•nt8 2025 Surplus 2024 Sur Fees Dlrecieonference 4dmlnlstrahon SpeakÈrg'èypèn9e$, Calaker. a>Thd olhErexpens•8 Tofal perRP¢S and PaYllts Accounl 5,095 5.095 13.8771 4,499 3.877 394 £S.176 £1 &TIiAIN114fj 2026 Récelpis 2026 PawneThtÈ 2025 2024 Surpl ChildrB 1nll1alTra otkshDp¥ Ttstsl perRe¢elpts an¢lPywts A¢count 2,08& 1.810 384 888 580 125 25S £960 12 Duth tkner. 1 Tru&t&eprowd8d trakqng oh bthaifDllh8 Charftyiorwhich thèywarg notpd (2024:£359 9. GOVERNANCE COSTS 2025 2424 $rID8vand Baiikno Sece IDBSI Ghetks DalaPf0tecttonRw5traun Benk¢hary$ Hatroty Ir¢iettsith No1n81 Ck(ren'5 &ifÉa Ttslal ptt¢¢twts and PayMentBA££othit 202 47 41 63 63 25 50 231 £316 10. FUNDS alancg l ja 203& Mpnpy out 202 lance 31 DÈC 202S 202 CEneral Funds Deslgnated Fundg ICpnUoèntyFundl Re89 F$ Totsi 21,924 24.732 41,1B7 1.895 25,50Q E68 562 30.497 32.594 26,627 1A.437 £41 31¢ 16-
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