Hope After Suicide Loss UK

What Hope After Suicide Loss UK does

Hope After Suicide Loss UK (HOPE) is a UK-registered charity, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, that provides free bereavement support to adults aged 18+ in Norfolk and Suffolk who have lost a loved one to suicide. The organisation's core delivery rests on three service lines: monthly peer-to-peer group meetings held across six regional locations (Norwich, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Harleston, Kings Lynn, and Lowestoft); one-on-one telephone and online support with trained supporters; and a limited allocation of professional counselling. Ancillary engagement products include a Poetry & Prose publication platform, an In Loving Memory memorial page, and a monthly email newsletter.

Operationally, the charity runs with five employees — a Charity Coordinator and a Bereavement Peer Support Worker as paid staff, supported by a board of trustees with overlapping mental-health, NHS, banking, and chaplaincy credentials. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is wholly human-mediated across physical meeting sites and phone/digital channels, with a JustGiving page for donations and a Facebook page for community engagement. The organisation is UK GDPR-compliant and has assessed itself as exempt from ICO registration under charity data-processing exemption conditions.

The revenue model is grant-and-donation-based, drawing on a diversified stack of funders including Postcode Lottery, Norfolk and Suffolk Community Foundations, multiple East/West Suffolk and Kings Lynn council grants, Co-op Community Cares Fund, Virgin Wines, and a long tail of charitable trusts (Geoffrey Watling, Rope Trust, Jephcott, Belstead Ganzoni, Greater Gabbard/SSE Renewables). The charity also relies heavily on community fundraising events such as runs and skydives promoted via JustGiving. Customer (service-user) segments are exclusively individuals bereaved by suicide; pricing is zero-cost to beneficiaries, consistent with the non-profit distribution model.

Name

Hope After Suicide Loss UK

Legal name

HOPE After Suicide Loss

Website

https://hopeaftersuicideloss.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hope After Suicide Loss UK is a small Suffolk-based charity that provides free peer-led group meetings, telephone/online support, and limited counselling to adults in Norfolk and Suffolk bereaved by suicide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Suicide Bereavement Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

akta.pro primary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Suicide bereavement support
• Peer support groups
• Grief counselling services
• Community mental health
• Charity fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The charity relies on donations and community fundraising events. Supporters organize fundraising activities such as runs and skydives. The organization maintains a JustGiving page for donations.
2. Charitable Grants: The organization receives support from multiple charitable foundations and local government bodies including Postcode Lottery, East Suffolk Community Partnerships, West Suffolk Council, Norfolk Community Foundation, Co-op, Virgin Wines, and various named trusts and grant-making programmes.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hope After Suicide Loss UK (HOPE) is a registered charity that provides free, open-ended bereavement support to adults aged 18+ living in Norfolk and Suffolk who have lost a loved one to suicide. Its core offerings combine peer-led monthly group meetings (held across six locations) with one-on-one telephone/online support from trained supporters and a limited amount of professional counselling.

Product overview

Hope After Suicide Loss UK is a charitable organization providing a suite of bereavement support services for those bereaved by suicide in Norfolk and Suffolk. The core offerings consist of Peer-to-Peer Monthly Group Meetings held across six locations, One-on-One Online/Telephone Support with trained supporters, and limited Professional Counselling Support. Additional support services include Poetry & Prose publication for creative expression, an In Loving Memory memorial page, and a monthly Newsletter for community updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peer-to-Peer Monthly Group Meetings

Quantifiable outcome

• Open-ended support provided to Norfolk and Suffolk residents bereaved by suicide

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mind: Leading UK mental health charity with local Mind networks providing bereavement-related mental health support; relevant as a potential referral partner and partial substitute for HOPE's counselling services.
• Marie Curie: Major UK end-of-life and bereavement charity with bereavement support services for families of those who died (including from terminal illness and other causes); relevant adjacent player on bereavement services infrastructure.
• Cruse Bereavement Support: Largest UK bereavement charity offering general bereavement support including helpline, local services, and training; overlaps with HOPE on bereavement support but covers all causes of death, not suicide specifically.
• Samaritans: Major UK charity providing emotional support for people in distress including those affected by suicide; overlapping on suicide-loss community (HOPE board members are Samaritans volunteers) but broader scope (crisis support pre- and post-loss).
• SANE: UK mental health charity providing emotional support and information to people affected by mental illness, including those bereaved by suicide; overlap on emotional support for survivors.

Direct peers

• At a Loss: UK bereavement signposting charity helping people find appropriate bereavement support, including a dedicated suicide bereavement section — overlap on connecting bereaved-by-suicide survivors to services.
• Winston's Wish: UK charity supporting bereaved children and young people; comparable to HOPE on specialised bereavement support service design, although focused on under-18s versus HOPE's 18+ focus.
• Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide: UK charity focused on suicide prevention and support for those affected by suicide including bereavement; shared cause area, with overlap on supporting families and communities bereaved by suicide.
• Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS): National UK charity specifically providing peer support groups, helpline, and online community for adults bereaved by suicide — the closest direct competitor to HOPE, with overlapping service model and target population.
• The Compassionate Friends: UK charity supporting bereaved parents and families after the death of a child including by suicide; shared peer-support-group model and family-focused bereavement support mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hopeaftersuicidelossUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-after-suicide-loss-uk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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