--- title: "Cruse Bereavement Support charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Cruse Bereavement Support a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 74/100. Accounts 2025: income £6.4m · 82% on charitable activities. Reg 208078." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cruse-bereavement-support retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:35:07.697Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Cruse Bereavement Support a good charity? Cruse Bereavement Support scores 74/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£6.4m total income, 82% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · TW9 1BN | Reg [208078](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cruse-bereavement-support) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.cruse.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/208078) Donate ## How can you give to Cruse Bereavement Support? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Cruse Bereavement Support form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.cruse.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=208078) ## What does Cruse Bereavement Support do? Cruse Bereavement Support is a registered charity (no. 208078) working in bereavement across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 82% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been declining (≈7% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Cruse Bereavement Support hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=cruse-bereavement-support) **In short:** Cruse Bereavement Support scores 74 out of 100 (3 stars). 82% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Cruse Bereavement Support? Cruse Bereavement Support has a Clarity Score of 74 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 208078. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Bereavement. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £6.4m, with 82% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 1 month of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 74/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 82% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £6.4m Latest year 2025 Reserves 1 mo 1 month of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £4.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 20% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does Cruse Bereavement Support compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Cruse Bereavement Support scores higher than. Income band (£5m–£10m)35thpercentile **Scores higher than 35% of 619 charities in its income band** · 74/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Bereavement charities75thpercentile **Scores higher than 75% of 4 charities in this cause** · 74/100 vs 75 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Cruse Bereavement Support's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Cruse Bereavement Support's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 12 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 33% | 1 month · 5/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 30% | 3/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 40% | 40% · 2/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 70/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 80% | 82% · 8/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 60% | 21p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 3,364 volunteers / 161 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Cruse Bereavement Support's Clarity Score? 74/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 33/100 Financial Health 70/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight12 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 Reserves (months of cash)1 month · 5/15 pts Income stability / growth3/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets40% · 2/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 70/100 Program expense ratio82% · 8/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency21p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio3,364 volunteers / 161 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Cruse Bereavement Support raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £6.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £6.4m | — | | Charitable activities | £5.2m | 82% | | Fundraising | £1.2m | 18% | | Governance & admin | £149k | 2% | 82%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £6.4m spent - Charitable activities82% · £5.2m - Fundraising18% · £1.2m - Governance2% · £149k ## What trust indicators does Cruse Bereavement Support have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 12 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 161 employees · 3,364 volunteers (21:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 208078 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/208078) ### Trustees & officers - Lei Wei since 2020 - Mary Walsh since 2022 - Vijay Kumar Punjabhai Patel since 2023 - Juliet Claire Armstrong since 2023 - Mabinty Esho since 2023 - Kate Mozzicarelli since 2024 - Dr Neil Gareth Churchill OBE Chair · since 2024 - David George Cavell since 2025 - David William Boyd since 2026 - Pritesh Kumar Modhvadia since 2026 - Harley Melissa Cunningham since 2026 - Helen Ann Hilton since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Cruse Bereavement Support's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Cruse Bereavement Support? Overall score 74/100 (3★) Income £6.4m Cause spend 82% of expenditure Reg number 208078 Scope UK-wide Reserves 1 month Trustees 12 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does Cruse Bereavement Support compare, and where else can you look? [Compare Cruse Bereavement Support with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=cruse-bereavement-support) [More bereavement charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/bereavement) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where Cruse Bereavement Support sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [bereavement charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/bereavement) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) ### Similar bereavement charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [Child Bereavement UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/child-bereavement-uk) 89/100 · £2.7m - [GRIEF ENCOUNTER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/grief-encounter) 69/100 · £3.0m - [GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/governors-of-the-charity-for-relief-of-the-poor-widows-and-children-of-clergymen-commonly-called-clergy-support-trust) 66/100 · £4.5m ## How can you share Cruse Bereavement Support's rating? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Cruse Bereavement Support a legitimate charity? + Yes — Cruse Bereavement Support is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 208078). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/208078. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Cruse Bereavement Support's charity number? + Cruse Bereavement Support's charity number is 208078. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Cruse Bereavement Support's charity rating? + Cruse Bereavement Support scores 74 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Cruse Bereavement Support have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Cruse Bereavement Support. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Cruse Bereavement Support? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 82% of Cruse Bereavement Support's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Cruse Bereavement Support's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 18% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 20% of total expenditure at Cruse Bereavement Support. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Cruse Bereavement Support's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Cruse Bereavement Support receive? + Cruse Bereavement Support reported £6.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining. Are Cruse Bereavement Support's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Cruse Bereavement Support based? + Cruse Bereavement Support is listed at London · UK-wide · TW9 1BN and operates UK-wide, focused on bereavement. How does CharityCompare score Cruse Bereavement Support? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Cruse Bereavement Support's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Cruse Bereavement Support's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.