APPENDIX 1
oscr,-
Peri￿ start date
Month
Year
Period end date
Month
Year
Apfll
2024
To
31
March
202S
Off￿e of the Scottish Charlty Regulator
Reference and administratlon details
Charlty name
Oth•r nam•• charlty Is known
SHETLAND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICE
Reglstered charfty number
Charlty's prfnclp•l addr•ss
SC037783
Po8tcodg
Name• of th• charlty tru8tee8 on dats of approval of Trustees. Annual Report
Tru8teo nam•
Offlce (If any)
D•te8 a¢t•d If
not for whole y,•ar
ResvJned 05106r24
(or body> entlued.
Chair
Vlce Chair
Vice Chair
Appt 05106124
Resyned 05ll￿r24
Chair
4opl 05106124
Treasurer
Secretary
Committee member
Comrnittee member
Resigned 03103125
Committee member
Committee member
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
SBSS
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Trustees Annual Report 2024-25

Reference and administration details
Names of all other charity trustees durlng the period, If any, (for example, those who resigned part way
through the financlal perlod)
Namo
Structure, governance and management
Type of governlng document
Shetland Bereavement Support Service was accepted as a charitable
unincorporated association on 5th February 2007 and is governed by a
constitution which was amended on 51h October 2011, 61h November 2013,
181 April 2015, 181 June 2016, 2nd August 2017 and 4th December 2019.
Trustee recrultment and appolntment
Trustees are appointed at the Annual Gener21 Meeting and shall not
exceed the maximum number of 15. Individuals aged 16 years and over
and permanent resident of the Shetland Islands with an interest in
supporting and furthering the aims of the charity are eligible to become
Trustees.
Objectives and activities
Charltable purpose8
Our purpose, as recorded in our constitution, is a credible and confidential
bereavement support service for Shetland residents who have been
affected by the death of someone close and need care and support.
Summary of the maln actlvltles
In relatlon to these objects
The Service launched in April 2007 and provides a counselling, support
service to clients who either self refer or are referred by professional
agencies.
Volunteer Support Workers provide a one to one counselling
support service to adult clients. We also provide a support service
to children who have been bereaved.
Fundraising activities undertaken throughout the year.
Provide training for new volunteer support workers. Support
existing support workers with ongoing CPD and training.
Information leaflets distributed to local health centres, ministers,
hospitals, undertakers and other relevant areas. Notepads with our
contact details are provided free of charge at local community
events throughout Shetland.
SBSS
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Trustees Annual Report 2024-25

Achievements and performance
Summary of the maln
achievements of tho charlty durlng
thg flnanclal pgrlod
The Trustees are pleased to report that SBSS has met its objective of providing
bereavement support service to the people of Shetland. Demand continues to be
high for the service, with a waiting list in pla￿ at year end.
SBSS continues its partnership working with Shetland CLAN, Mind Your Head,
Shetland Recovery Hub and Shetland Sands (still birth and neo natal death), as well
as ongoing connections with NHS Mental Health Team and Shetland NHS Health
Improvement Team.
Donations totalled £9,808- thank you to all the local businesses and people who
generously donated to the service. The Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund
ICMHW) has awarded £4,000 towards establishing group support in Lerwick.
Other sources of funding continue to be sought to ensure the viability of the service
going forward. This year saw SBSS start a three year funding award with a National
Lottery Improving Lives Grant of £48,183.
Main achievements in 2024-25 include..
87 clients supported on a one to one basis.
607 support sessions offered to clients
12 bereaved families applied for memory boxes, directly supporting 44 family
members.
Room refurbishment complete, office and meeting rooms
Website continues to be updated and information added - new video showing
client's journey now available to view- thankyou to AHS YPI group for
making and donating this video to SBSS.
Hosted re-connector day for all volunteers with the seplice, offers training and
nelMorking
Life After Loss (group support) launched in LeMick
Took part in YPI and supported 4 groups. Successfully won bwo YPI'S at
Sandwick High School and Unstlyell
Delivered 3 Wave after Wave (post suicide support) training workshops
2 support workers currently working towards their placement hours to
complete their children and young people training, and another 3 support
workers have started their children & young people training with CRUSE.
Supported publication of 'Emojis in the Margin, _ poetry book sharing the
poet's very open and honest experience of grief
8 new volunteers starting their Bereavement & Loss Training
Our social media and website continue to raise awareness of our service and are
useful tools when promoting events and training courses.
The service is represented on the Shetland Mental Health Partnership and Third
Sector ForLJm. It is important that our service is recognised by statutory bodies.
SBSS continues to have positive connections with the NHS Chaplain, SIC
Psychological Services and the local Community Mental Health Team.
And last, but not least, the Committee would like to thank its volunteers for all their
hard work, time and commitment over the last year- the service could simply not run
without them.
SBSS
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Page 3 of 12
Trustees Annual Report 2024-25

Financial review
Brief statement of the charlty'8 policy
on reserves
The trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves in
light of the main risks to the organisation. They have established a policy
whereby the unrestricted funds held by the charity should be be￿een 3 to
6 months of expenditure. However, the trustees recognise this sum may
only be achieved by building on reserves through operating surpluses Ihat
may be subject to funder grant condition restraints.
D•talls of any deficlt
Donatod facilities and servlces <lf any>
Other optional information
Doclaration
The tru8tees declare that they have approved tho tru8tee8' report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty'8 trustees
Signature(8)
Full name{8)
Posltlon le.g. Chair)
CIIpdiQ
DS logj z J
SBSS
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Trustees Annual Report 2024-25

APPENDIX 3
OSCR
ottish Charity Regulator
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
R8POrt to tha
trust•aslm8mbers of SHETLAND BEREAVMENT SUPPORT SERVICE
Roglsterod charlty SC037783
number
On tho accounts of tho
charlty for the perlod
Period start date
Month
Period end date
Month T Year
MARCH
2025
08y
01
Ye8r
Day
31
APRIL
2024
to
Set out on pages 7 - 12
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10{1) (dl of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
44{11 (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent My examination is carried out In accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
oxamlner's statement Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also include3
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations
from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide
all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not expr8SS 8n
audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examlner's
statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that
disclosed on the attached page.
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and cornply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
to which, in my opinion. altention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
Slgned:
ate:
0S.Oq.25
Name:
Relevant profe88lonal
qualificatlon(s) or body (If Independent Examiner
any):
Addross:
Page 5

APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose
Page 6

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Eiiltr SC No below
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Shetland Bereavement Support Service
Receipts and payments accounts
SC037783
For the perlod
from
1st
Aprll
2024
31$t
Marrh
2015
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
Unr•strlcted
fundB
Rg8trlct•d
fund8
Expendable
•ndowm¢nt
lund8
Permanent
endowm•nt
funda
Totsl funds
current p•rlo¢J
Tolal fund• last
p8rlod
ton••r••t E
to n•ar•*t £
to n•ir••tt
to n••rut£
to n••r•Jt E
A1 Rec•1
DongtlOnS
10,801
10,801
3,491
Legaaes
Granls
53,683
53,683
4,245
Receipts frorn fundraising activilieB
Gross trading receipts
Income Irorn inveslrnents olher Ihan
land and buildings
Rents from land & buildinys
Gross receipls from other charitable
1,825
957
957
710
670
12,428
670
88.111
Al Sub total
290
10.561
53.883
A2 Rtcelpts from a#••t &
Invutmont •al•s
Proc8eds from $810 of fixed 81$916
ProrA8ds from sale of inv8Strnents
A2 Sub total
Totsl rnc•lpts
12.428
63,683
86,111
10,561
A3 Paymènt•
Expenses for fundraising aclivrties
Gross trading paymant
Invèslrnenl man8g8rnenl cost$
Payments ￿lating direcllylg
chan18bl8 activilias
Grants and donalion$
Governanc8 cosI8'.
Audit l independafil exarninalion
P￿ParatIon of 8nnu818e¢ounts
Leg81 costs
Other
20
20
20
1,907
$0,046
01,963
41,563
140
A3 Sub total
1.927
BO,134
52,081
41,725
A4 Piyment• r8lat5ng to a88•t and
Invg¥¢mont movements
Purchases of fixed assels
Purchaso of investmantS
A4 Sub total
Tolalpayments
1,927
50.134
52,061
41.725
10,501
3,549
14,050
(31,1641
AS Transfers to l (from) fund8
s￿￿lusI fdeficltl foryear
10,501
3.649
14,050
31,164
SBSS
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R and P Accounts
2024-25

APPENDIX 2
Shètland Bereavement Su
Section B Statement of balances
port Senllee
SC037783
UnT•dirtElttd
kndA
E¥pendatsiè
Permanerrt
Caia9OFleS
Delall$
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p•rt•d
d•
Tota l••t pw
B1 Cuhfundl
Cash b•nk at slirt of yoaw
i• ri•lrHIE
tDnMIMtE
10.34S
6,501
31.948
Swplu¥ I I(￿¢￿) sl*MI Dn recelpb •
63.010
io,soi
J.049
14.050
C••h bank b•l•nc•8 4t ond ol y••r
(Agree 1*18ric•¥
4cwJnii•ll
45.896
)1.148
DEIFII$
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si
n4turn
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Ippmval
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si4t•nunl ol
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APPENDIX 2
Shetland Bereavement Support Service
Section C Notes to the Accounts
SC037783
C1 Naturn and purpose of
funds (may b8 slated on
an81ysis of funds workshe8ts)
Unr•$tricted Funds
Goneral Fund
used to fund the support service and running costs.
YPI - £5.500 to use for the Memory Box Service. Funds can roll on year lo year until spent.
(Note.. this is an unre8lricled donation, but designated for memory boxes)
R8strl¢tsd Funds
Natlonal Lottery communlty Fund - Improving Lives - 3 year grant (2024-271 lo fund operating co818 of the
servlce. Underspend al year end 2025 can be carried forward into 2025-26.
CMHW Fund Yr2 - £2.476 carried fo￿ard. Funding lo fund the research. development and delivery of new
posl suicide Ifaining. Underspend of £253 can be carried forward and used toward Wave After Wave
Training.
CMHW Fund Yr3 £4.245 awarded to fund Ihe publication of GRIEF booklet and towards pilot project costs
lor Life After Loss support group expenses. Funds lo be spent by March 25.
CMHW Fund Yr4- £4,000 awarded for Lerwck LSfe After L088 Group operaling cost8. To be spent by March
2026
D•ltlng CC - awarded £3,000 towards pilot projecl'LSfe Afler L088' Group support in north malnland. Funds
lo be claimed relrospeclively.
Type of a¢tlvity or proigct SLlPPOrted
In¢Jl¥lduil I
Inilitullon
Numb•r vf 9r•nt•
mad•
C2 Grants
Total
C3a Trustee r•mun8ratlon
If no remuneration was paid during the period lo any charity Iruslee or pef80n Connected lo
a IfLl8lee ￿0s8 this box lotheTh￿se complete section 3bl
Aulhorlty under whlch pald
C3b Trustee remuneratlon -
detalls
C4a Trustee expen•o8
If no expenses were paid lo any charity Iruslee during the period then cro88 Ihis box
lolherwise complete Secllon 4b}
Plumber ol
trvit•
C4b Trustee expen8e8 -
detall$
Traniaetlon
amovnt 1£)
Naturr+ of relationshi
Nature of Ira115action
out8tandlng at
rfod end
C5 Transactlon$ wlth
trustees and ¢onnected
per80nS
C6 Other InfO￿atIon
SBSS
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Notes
2024-25

NA>PENOIX 2
Shetland Bereavèment Support Sorvico
SC037783
Additional analysi$111
Anaty515 of rvc•lpt8 and p•ym•nts
1 DoMtl¢>n
T•t•l vJrr•
Dcnatitsl
&ton
1.106
t 011
Jao
tknWion6 . Erw4U88t
•. T￿6
l)0nAik￿- YPI
l)onai Ljli
¢)onai tsn
132
132
260
Don8liJii
124
6D
124
334
Dn•iOn.
10.101
2 Gr*nt•
g•dtsd
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4B,183
1.600
D•lll ¢C
Total
14101
424
J Qroji rn¢•lp¢¥ Irorn oth•rch*rii•bl• Klfvld•¢
E*p•nd•k4•
tuAd•
p•rf
MQTA I B&L Tr•lninO
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Ct*slgllEI￿nS Train￿9
130
Totsl
4 Piyrn•nts rd•tSng dlr•c¢iy to rh•rll•bl• •¢llvltl••
E*p•Ad4b
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lun
tr*a***t¢
P•rfOd
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Reni
ICT&Zc
)sur¥r￿a
210
210
4•B
2.276
1.249
20)
6,790
6.342
981
18,627
3,900
1.061
l.Z78
1.246
203
8.yfrj
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Vduni•8r Exp•ni•s
SyTr)510n
332
981
10.027
3,9ty)
1.391
Athin &AthnlnCLW
childr￿.5 Tr•lni
R￿me¢t￿￿ra1TrW I CPD
Slllionery
ecywrlpp•i¥•
Box0$
L1fe AiieT LOSE
•71
320
187
1,327
1.J2V
3,976
1J
3,9T¢
13
4J7
19
CMHW Exp@n5es
W8vb Aftff Wa¥e Tr81
R•wyr¢••
1223
892
714
0404•
2,22J
092
J.113
200
Toi
fj1,963
41.061
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APPENDIX2
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unr•bidthd
fund81111
p•rlod
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Granii
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buildin
Rdnis Iroffl land 8 buildinos
Gr05s receipt$ trom 0￿￿r chwit4blo 8GtivilifrB
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5.301
10,801
3.491
1.825
907
957
710
870
0.928
870
12,428
8,316
R•¢•lpt• from a•••t & Inv•BIn￿oI Ml•i
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20
20
20
1,107
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140
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1,327
1.927
J489J
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mov•m•nl•
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loo
1.327
1,•27
J4,898
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4.17J
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328
4.173
10,M1
28,J7#
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of fun¢•
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EN￿X2
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funds
p•rknd
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comèftum Inv•iThonii l•Thl •nd
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