SANCTUARY FOR GRIEVERS

With 138 local branches scattered across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, this charity helps people of any age cope with losing a loved one. In 2006/7, it helped over 1,300 children alone. Services offered embrace counselling, two phone helplines and an email service. The annual report seems to do the charity justice, but there's always room for more detail so supporters can really understand the need and value of its work.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

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72%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

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Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

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£60k to £79k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

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3 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

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Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

Reviewed: 0000-00-00     Accounts ending: 2007-03-31

IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Grieving people

Where

  • UK

Providing

  • Helpline
  • Counselling
  • Informational materials
  • Awareness raising about the need of bereaved people

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£3,234,371
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
90%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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