Registered charity (CIO) · Walsall
Walsall Bereavement Support Service
- 6 trustees
- Income £106k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Walsall
- Website
- www.wbss.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£106k£155k
- 2024£100k£177k
- 2023£180k£226k
Earlier years
- 2022£293k£163k
- 2021£168k£159k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 28%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO HELP RELIEVE HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND POOR HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED BEREAVEMENT THROUGH THE DEATH OF A CLOSE RELATIVE OR FRIEND, BY PROVIDING SERVICES SUCH AS LISTENING, BEFRIENDING, ADVICE, INFORMATION, COUNSELLING, PRACTICAL HELP ON AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BASIS IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE, SEX, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR SOCIAL CLASS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION ON GOOD PRACTICE WITH OTHER AGENCIES.
Grants received
14 grants · £684,787 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Henry Smith Foundation · £353,600 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £159,079
- BBC Children in Need · £124,164 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £36,194
- True Colours Trust · £10,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Jim Green Chair since 2013
- Alexandra Louise Smith since 2024
- Alyson Green since 2019
- Frances Brant since 2025
- Joanne Emma Barlow since 2025
- Linda Ann Dines since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Jim Green Chair since 2013
- Alyson Green since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alexandra Louise Smith since 2024
- Alyson Green since 2019
- Frances Brant since 2025
- Joanne Emma Barlow since 2025
- Linda Ann Dines since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Jim Green Chair since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152724
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 04 Jul 2013
- Contact on the register
- 01922724841 · admin@wbss.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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