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Bereavement charity ratings

Grief counselling and bereavement support. 5 bereavement charities rated. This is the ranked list.

Choosing bereavement support

1. PurposeRead the registered purpose to establish which bereavement activities the organisation undertakes.
2. AccessCheck the specific programme’s location, eligibility and contact route; a directory category does not establish access.
3. EvidenceCompare the relevant programme’s results and financial period, with definitions and evidence of follow-up.

Selection questions from CharityCompare. Confirm current services with the charity; Clarity Scores assess financial and disclosure proxies, not programme effectiveness.

Understand impact evidence

Charity	Score	Cause spend	Income	Scope
Child Bereavement UK	89	73%	£2.7m	UK-wide
Cruse Bereavement Support	74	82%	£6.4m	UK-wide
GRIEF ENCOUNTER	69	66%	£3.0m	UK-wide
GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST)	66	93%	£4.5m	UK-wide
SURVIVORS OF BEREAVEMENT BY SUICIDE	66	91%	£475k	UK-wide