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
co￿0p110￿ 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).
C￿Operating 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 ac￿5
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,
Se￿yn 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.
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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.
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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 Servi￿8 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 re￿iVed support from many of you. may l offer
sincere thanks for all that you do.
David Griffiths
Executive Officer
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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 Ca￿Se 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 examinat￿n.
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 Und￿slar}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$g:
Flat 1, Stanmore Lodge,
71 Stanmoro Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 3EX
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BEREAVEMENT CARE
Reglstered Charity Number 1157002
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
GENERAL
FU*JDS
OE3IQ4NATE
FUNDS
RESTRICTE
FUNQS
TOTAL
2025
RECEIPTS
2Lty24
Voluntary SourceB
Recglve(£
Donaltons
CDtPDraie M8mbeiship Sub3criptionB
Indlvldual Fkrnbtrr6hlp Subscriph"0Th5
mem￿&￿sEFvIGECQI￿Ci1tsn$
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,$8D
1,895
552
SubTol
1,0¢5
25,50
22.240
Oih*rlD¢OMe
FLindraiskng
CDnferer
T￿nIng
B£nk Dtpo$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$lng Costs
Telephone 8nd Intemel
Printino. Postage and StsUonary
conferen￿C0st￿
19,085
2.240
21,325
5,04D
899
1,693
17.405
5,615
1.843
1.49D
1,363
1,853
1,07D
415
236
88
699
1.593
11
2.67T
1,072
499
315
È53
153
4877
1,072
49è
315
4,326
Iwtsi8nce
3.373
Volun￿e[s, I4s#ors and GrovpleaderJ
Tot?1 Payme
£10 B1J
St¥plyg forthpVe*
1Qft70
1195
q4,6B7
27,262
4.260
¢8shand Bank￿ar￿*￿t l$tJ8Nfyry
50.4
46.14e
ash and Bank Balancgatal*t DpGemb•r
2025
￿*￿Vnated
Rg$thttÈd
Fund
F￿nd
2024
Deslgnat¢d
R¢$trtet•d
F￿nd
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$5
73
1g28
22,837
4750
36.640
7,012
4.755
73
Closlnj balanc•
£24 732
£18437
£23
19
£22
57
£S0.406
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BEREAVEMENT CARE
Registered Charity Number 1157002
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025
1.STATEMENfoF ACCWNTING POLI¢IE8
Th8 lina￿la￿s￿l0rnon1S•1theChadlY h9ve b￿nprePared DD ar￿IPts and Pa￿￿ThiS bagb Ènd genErdty kn ac¢OFdarLCe￿1tsthuCh￿ri￿a5 SORP 2tr15
dTh& Cheillle$Act2011.
8. Ful￿ 0110 RKorvp
The Gen?ral Fund repi8seTrts the lunds Qlthetharitythalarg nolsublect to spectal reslricbDns rrysrdin9thè* Èncjaie wilabb lorap￿￿￿￿O￿tO Ihe
g@n8r81 purpos@g.
Tha [k￿Unaterf Fund repmènls funds Iholaro h￿d al the d￿l&tion olthetlu8teè8 and thsr9toiEUnrèstri¢l￿.
ThB Re5triclgd Fund rpprg&?nis funds tFtalare re$thÈbd tya varb¢U￿[p￿rpOuedfid mustte uyad wlthkn A ￿T50d Irom
b. Stakmwt olAsMl* 4nd Llabllweo.
ThE ststement of 93$¢19 refernto monetary weLq Dnly
ExF*n&l*uie oncapllal equlpmpnlèittls not ieco9nised In Ihfjse firwclèlslalem&it8 dmhough a 5km￿9 Ir￿ntory Dlnw*npn91arya$$gLs16 Ma￿taIned
by th? ITusl*S.
2. fjRAiif5 RSGEIVED
Fund$
2026
ReGelpts
2025
Paymonts
202
surplu
2024
Surplug
NaUon4 Lollary Gommunliy Fund
Hèrrow Together(chI￿ren'3 8Youro PeWrfs Bereavempnt SuppDrtI
J$wkth Joint Sod
Harrow Glvlng IH3r(Iw HeNlagg"SWg tsll1arro￿}
Totwl porRfjrelpt¥ and PoymèntsJl¢counl
18,500
B.00
4,000
2,240
14,280
4,092
4.000
3.665
£10B1J
Unrwirkt•d Pw#d¥
2126
Re¢elpts
202S
Payments
2Tr26
SuTrplwJ
2tr24
T￿F0[r￿S1Er FamilyTNsl
Bnd BelWFoTum
Total P•fR•¢*lPES Paym•nEsAoBount
io.ooo
500
£10 600
10,ODD
50
3. DOtIAllONS
2Q24
W8llro$$ IH8rftsW VVo4d)
*an FOurth￿n
Pinn9r Padsh Church
Sl Mory Mevirain KEnton
LdLqChdrItsblaTr￿%
Mosalc RgfoThn Syn¥go414e
Pinnor Mueic FèsipMI
Piobus ¢￿bOrPI￿ner
General publlo
TOt￿p￿rA¢£e1PlSAntt PAyffleJ)tsAc¢ou#t
1.250
I,ooo
1.OQO
718
200
2W
2,000
,546
265
4. MEIIBERSHPSUPSCRIPTr)NS
2026
co￿Orate Mgmbot¥h1p FÈÈ8
TotBI per Recelpts Bnd FaymentsAccMnt
3.630
InC¥wd￿8l 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
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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$ing R8oulat4r
Tol&l pÈr Recdpls and Pay¢neDt&Ac¢ount
4,779
1.368
1.338
1,010
878
71>1
4.07
1.255
1.338
1.010
346
J,857
50
£899
511
7. CONFERENCE
2025
Re¢tipt¥
2025
paym•nt8
2025
Surplus
2024
Sur￿￿
Fees
Dlrecieonference 4dmlnlstrahon
SpeakÈrg'èypèn9e$, Ca￿laker. a￿￿>￿Thd olhErexpens•8
Tofal perR￿￿P¢S and PaYll￿ts 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¢lP*ywts A¢count
2,08&
1.810
384
888
580
125
25S
£960
12
Duth tkne￿r. 1 Tru&t&eprowd8d trakqng oh bthaifDllh8 Charftyiorwhich thèywarg notp￿d (2024:£359
9. GOVERNANCE COSTS
2025
2424
$rID8v￿and Baiikno Se￿ce IDBSI Ghetks
DalaPf0tecttonRw5tra￿un
Benk¢hary$
Hatroty Ir¢iettsith
No1￿n81 C￿k(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
Re8￿9￿ F￿￿$
Totsi
21,924
24.732
41,1B7
1.895
25,50Q
E68 562
30.497
32.594
26,627
1A.437
£41 31¢
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