Registered charity (CIO) · Liverpool
Sudden SAM
- 5 trustees
- Income £20k (2026)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton and more
- Website
- www.suddensam.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£20k£23k
- 2025£27k£7k
Income trend, 2025 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE RESIDING IN THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION WHO ARE EXPERIENCING BEREAVEMENT DUE TO A SUDDEN LOSS BY:A. PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELLING SESSIONS LED BY A QUALIFIED PRACTITIONER;B. PROVIDING SUPPORT GROUPS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET OTHERS IN THE SAME SITUATION;C. PROVIDING PRACTICAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES AVAILABLE THEM;D. PROVIDING GRANT FUNDING TO COVER ASSOCIATED COSTS THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD; ANDE. RAISING AWARENESS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DEATH AND ITS IMPACT.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Tom Hanlon Chair since 2024
- Andrew Mercer since 2024
- Gaynor Shiels since 2024
- Paula Mercer since 2024
- Susan Hanlon since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Tom Hanlon Chair since 2024
- Andrew Mercer since 2024
- Gaynor Shiels since 2024
- Paula Mercer since 2024
- Susan Hanlon since 2024
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1207785
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Apr 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07740940878 · admin@suddensam.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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