The Loss Foundation

What The Loss Foundation does

The Loss Foundation is a UK-registered charity (Charity No. 1147362) founded in 2012 by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Erin Hope Thompson MBE. It is the UK's only charity specializing in support for people bereaved by cancer, operating from London with 16 staff and approximately 50 trained volunteers. The organization delivered free grief support to 1,400+ people in the most recent reporting year through twelve monthly events including online support groups, in-person Walk + Talk meet-ups, workshops, day retreats, and a 12-week online group therapy programme led by Clinical Psychologists.

The product and service portfolio combines free community-facilitated support with a paid commercial catalogue: digital workbooks and worksheets (e.g., the 73-page Grief Journey Workbook at $14, age-banded child grief worksheets at $14 each), workplace toolkits ($53 each for Return to Work, Manager Conversation, and Bereavement Policy), and an online training catalogue spanning Tier 1 Foundations of Bereavement Support ($81), How to Lead a Grief Support Group ($101), Mental Health First Aid, Resilience Training, and clinical courses for therapists covering grief psychological models and Compassion Focused Therapy. Distribution is via a WordPress e-commerce storefront with global reach (USD/GBP pricing), direct organizational training delivery, and a multi-channel social presence.

The revenue model blends unrestricted donations (anchored by the Founding 500 monthly giving programme at £5/month), one-off donations, and earned income from digital product sales and training. The organization self-reports rarely raising more than £100,000 annually. The underlying technology stack is conventional — WordPress site, Mailchimp email, downloadable PDF/audio resources — with no AI or platform technology disclosed; service delivery is human-facilitated by clinical psychologists and trained volunteers.

Name

The Loss Foundation

Legal name

The Loss Foundation

Website

https://thelossfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Loss Foundation is a UK-registered charity founded in 2012 that provides free grief support groups, workshops, therapy, and digital resources exclusively to people bereaved by cancer, supplemented by paid workplace toolkits and professional bereavement training courses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bereavement Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Grief support services
• Cancer bereavement charity
• Bereavement training courses
• Workplace bereavement toolkits
• Peer support groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: The organization relies on donations to keep support groups free. The Founding 500 campaign encourages monthly donations of £5 per person to sustain operations. Currently has 105 supporters working toward a goal of 120.
2. Online Training Courses: Sale of online bereavement training courses for professionals, facilitators, and workplaces. Courses include Tier 1 Bereavement Training, How to Lead Grief Support Groups, Mental Health First Aid, and resilience training. Prices range from $41 to $142.
3. Digital Products and Workbooks: Sale of grief worksheets, workbooks, and meditation resources for individuals and professionals. Products include the 73-page Grief Journey Workbook ($14), Holiday Grief Workbook ($14), anxiety and sleep worksheets bundles ($11 each), and children's grief worksheets.
4. Workplace Toolkits: Sale of digital workplace toolkits for HR and managers including Return to Work Toolkit ($53), Manager Conversation Toolkit ($53), and Bereavement Policy Toolkit ($53) to help organizations support grieving employees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Loss Foundation is the UK's only charity specializing in free grief support for people bereaved by cancer. It delivers facilitator-led online and in-person support groups, workshops, day retreats, and a 12-week group therapy programme, alongside digital self-help workbooks, worksheets, and workplace toolkits. The organization also provides paid bereavement training courses for healthcare professionals, employers, schools, and therapists.

Product overview

The Loss Foundation is a UK cancer bereavement support charity offering a comprehensive suite of services combining peer support, professional mental health resources, and educational training. The core offerings include free support groups (online and in-person Walk and Talks), grief workshops, day retreats, and a 12-week therapy programme. The product portfolio spans digital workbooks and worksheets (Grief Journey Workbook, Holiday Grief Workbook, Anxiety Workbook, Sleep Better Workbook, and child grief worksheets for ages 3-18), workplace toolkits (Return to Work Toolkit, Manager Conversation Toolkit, Bereavement Policy Toolkit), and professional training courses (Tier 1 Foundations, How to Lead a Grief Support Group, Formulating Grief Psychological Models, CFT in Grief Work, Mental Health First Aid, and Resilience Training). The Learning Hub provides a unified access point for online courses and downloadable resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Grief Support Groups Free, facilitator-led online support groups for adults bereaved by cancer, with specialized cohorts for first-year loss, partner loss, parent loss, grandparent loss, and multiple cancer losses. Run approximately 10 times per month via video conference and led by trained professionals.
• Walk + Talk Meet-ups

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,400+ people supported annually through grief support groups
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Winston's Wish: UK charity supporting bereaved children and young people. Direct peer in children's grief resources and professional training for educators — TLF's child grief worksheets (ages 3-18) compete for the same school and parent budgets.
• Grief Encounter: UK charity supporting bereaved children and young people with counseling, groups, and school programs. Direct peer in children's grief resources and school training, competing for the same educator and parent customers as TLF's children + grief offerings.
• Cruse Bereavement Support: UK's largest bereavement charity offering free bereavement support across all loss types. Direct peer because it operates free peer-support groups, helpline services, and training programs — the same core model as TLF, just at far greater scale and without TLF's cancer-only focus.
• Child Bereavement UK: UK charity providing specialist bereavement support for children, families, and professionals. Direct peer given overlapping training-for-schools, family support services, and clinical-psychologist-led delivery model.
• The Compassionate Friends: UK charity supporting bereaved parents and siblings after the death of a child. Direct peer in facilitated peer-support groups, online communities, and bereaved-family resources.

Broad incumbents

• Hospice UK: National umbrella body representing UK hospices and championing end-of-life care. Broad incumbent — comparable because hospice-affiliated bereavement support is a category peer, but operates as an industry body rather than a direct service provider.
• Marie Curie: Major UK charity providing care and support for people with terminal illness, including bereavement services. Broad incumbent — adjacent because it serves cancer and end-of-life populations that TFL's bereaved families come from, but operates hospice-based clinical care rather than peer-led groups.
• Macmillan Cancer Support: One of the UK's largest cancer charities offering emotional and financial support. Broad incumbent — overlaps with TLF's cancer-bereavement space but as part of a much wider cancer-support portfolio, and does not specialize exclusively in bereavement.
• Mind: UK's leading mental health charity. Broad incumbent — comparable in mental-health-first-aid training and workplace wellbeing training offerings, though Mind is far larger and broader in scope than TLF's cancer-bereavement focus.
• Sue Ryder: UK charity running hospices and bereavement support services. Broad incumbent — overlaps in bereavement support and grief training, but at much larger scale with hospice infrastructure rather than TLF's charity-only model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LossFoundation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@thelossfoundationuk5181
• Facebookfacebook.com/thelossfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-loss-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/thelossfoundation
• TikToktiktok.com/@thelossfoundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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