Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Bereavement Counselling Services is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
The Bereavement Counselling Services (number 1047908) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Bereavement Counselling Services do?
The provision of a one to one bereavement counselling service. Age range 18 years upwards. Who are resident in West Lancashire or have their doctor in that area.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Bereavement Counselling Services
Answers The Bereavement Counselling Services gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Bereavement Counselling Services's highest-paid staff paid?
The Bereavement Counselling Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Bereavement Counselling Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Bereavement Counselling Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Acacia Counselling
Previous names on the register
West Lancs Bereavement Counselling Services
Where it says it operates
Lancashire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Bereavement Counselling Services registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Bereavement Counselling Services yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Bereavement Counselling Services.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is The Bereavement Counselling Services a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Bereavement Counselling Services as a registered charity (number 1047908) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Bereavement Counselling Services's charity number?
The Bereavement Counselling Services's charity number is 1047908. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1047908?
Search 1047908 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Bereavement Counselling Services do?
The provision of a one to one bereavement counselling service. Age range 18 years upwards. Who are resident in West Lancashire or have their doctor in that area.
Does The Bereavement Counselling Services have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Bereavement Counselling Services. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Bereavement Counselling Services?
The Bereavement Counselling Services's website listed in our register data is http://www.thebcsonline.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Bereavement Counselling Services's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Bereavement Counselling Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Bereavement Counselling Services?
The register records The Bereavement Counselling Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Bereavement Counselling Services's trustees paid?
The Bereavement Counselling Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Bereavement Counselling Services previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Bereavement Counselling Services: West Lancs Bereavement Counselling Services.
When was The Bereavement Counselling Services registered as a charity?
The Bereavement Counselling Services was entered on the register on 12 July 1995.