Registered
- Charity no. 111085
- Company no. 737207
- Date registered. 10/04/2026
Public benefits
The organisation’s purposes are for the public benefit and fall within recognised charitable purposes under the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, including the relief of those in need, the advancement of health (particularly mental health), the advancement of education, and the advancement of human rights, equality and good
citizenship. Public benefit flows from these purposes through trauma-informed support, advocacy, information and signposting provided to individuals and families affected by sudden, suspicious, violent or domestic-abuse-linked deaths, who are often disadvantaged by trauma, vulnerability and difficulty accessing appropriate support or systems. The organisation also delivers public benefit through education, training and awareness-raising for professionals and the wider public, contributing to improved safeguarding practice, trauma-informed responses, early risk recognition and the prevention of further harm. The benefits are directed to the public or to a section of the public defined by shared need and disadvantage, rather than by personal connection. The benefits can be demonstrated through proportionate monitoring and evaluation appropriate to the organisation’s scale, including: • records of service delivery (for example numbers of families supported, types of support provided, and referrals or signposting made); • anonymised beneficiary feedback and outcomes reporting (such as improved understanding of processes, reduced distress, or improved engagement with services); • evidence of facilitated access to appropriate specialist support and professional input, where consent has been given; • training and education outputs, including attendance records, learning objectives and post-training feedback; and • records of engagement with agencies and organisations, including meetings, correspondence and changes to practice pathways where applicable. The organisation maintains appropriate safeguarding, confidentiality and data-protection controls when evidencing public benefit. The charity’s beneficiaries are a section of the public defined by shared need and disadvantage, including: • individuals and families bereaved or otherwise affected by sudden, suspicious, violent or domestic-abuse-linked deaths; • victims and survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control, including adults and children; • individuals at risk of or affected by exploitation and abuse, where the charity’s safeguarding, education and support activities are relevant; and • professionals and voluntary organisations who support these groups, through education, training and access to resources. Beneficiaries are supported based on need and are not restricted to named individuals or personal connections. The charity’s beneficiaries are a section of the public defined by shared need and disadvantage, including: • individuals and families bereaved or otherwise affected by sudden, suspicious, violent or domestic-abuse-linked deaths; • victims and survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control, including adults and children; and • professionals and voluntary organisations who support these groups, through education, training and access to resources. Beneficiaries are supported based on need and are not restricted to named individuals or personal connections. Any private benefit arising from the organisation’s activities is incidental and necessary to achieving its charitable purposes. For example, appropriately qualified professionals who provide specialist input, training or support may receive fees, professional experience or reputational benefit; however, such benefit is a means of delivering public benefit and not an end in itself. The organisation’s governing document restricts trustee benefit and provides for the management of conflicts of interest. Decisions involving potential private benefit are subject to transparency, appropriate authorisation and conflict-management procedures to ensure that the public benefit remains primary.
What your organisation does
The organisation carries out its purposes by providing trauma-informed support, advocacy, education and systems-focused work for individuals and families affected by sudden, suspicious, violent and domestic-abuse-linked deaths, and for professionals working with those families. To relieve need and promote welfare, the organisation provides
practical and emotional support to bereaved families. This includes information and guidance on post-death processes, advocacy support to help families engage with statutory agencies, signposting to specialist services, and ongoing case support where families are navigating complex or distressing institutional responses. To advance health, particularly mental health and trauma recovery, the organisation provides or facilitates trauma-informed support and wellbeing interventions, including psycho-educational input on trauma responses and referral to appropriate specialist services, with a strong focus on safeguarding, consent and avoiding re-traumatisation. To advance education, the organisation develops and delivers training, guidance and resources for the public and for professionals, including those working in policing, health and social care, focused on trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, domestic abuse and coercive control. The organisation does not carry out investigations or determine criminal liability; where appropriate and with consent, it supports families to access independent review of existing evidence by suitably qualified professionals and to engage constructively with statutory processes. Further detail on activities and an anonymised illustrative case example are provided in an attached supporting document.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- General public
- General public
- Older people
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Medical/health/sickness
- Medical/health/sickness
- Research/evaluation