Registered charity 1207856

The Sammy-sized Gap

What it does

The Sammy-sized GAP programme is dedicated to providing comprehensive postvention support to families and friends bereaved by suicide in Pembrokeshire. Our structured approach includes a variety of activities designed to address the immediate and long-term needs of those affected, while also fostering a more supportive and resilient community.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Its charitable purposes

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY POOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR OR IDEATION IN PEMBROKESHIRE. IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROMOTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IN SOCIETY OF SUICIDE AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR. PROVIDING EDUCATION ON POLY DRUG USE AND ITS IMPACTS ON MENTAL HEALTH. B) OFFERING ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY SUSPECTED SUICIDE OR SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR OR IDEATION IN PEMBROKESHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INTERVENTION AND DIRECT AND INDIRECT COUNSELLING.C) TO LIAISE WHERE NECESSARY WITH AGENCIES (INCLUDING GOVERNMENT) TO FORMULATE POLICY IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: General charitable purposes
Education and training
Health and saving lives
Who it helps: Children and young people
Older people
Disabled people
Other charities and voluntary bodies
The general public
How it works: Provides services
Provides advocacy, advice or information
Sponsors or carries out research

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

In Wales

Pembrokeshire

Area of benefit in its governing document: Local

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £40,880 and spent £13,485.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2025	£40,880	£13,485	Not reported	7

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Financial position

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Spending against income: It spent 33% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government funding, as the charity reported it

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £4,500 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2024, worth at least £39,446.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Grants awarded, newest first
Awarded	Grant	Amount
20 Aug 2026	The National Lottery Community FundBeyond the First Loss: Community Recovery After Repeated Suicide Exposure	£19,476
18 Nov 2024	The National Lottery Community FundYaki Da Boi Project	£19,970

Trustees

5 trustees run the charity.

Charlotte MatthewsAppointed 18 June 2025
Clare Joanne Sturman M.ResAppointed 22 January 2024
Dale Colin EtchellsAppointed 16 April 2025
Elizabeth Grace WilliamsAppointed 30 September 2024
Melanie Jane PallasAppointed 30 September 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

The last annual return that was due arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2025	31 January 2026	Received 14 January 2026, 17 days early	Received 14 January 2026

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

About this charity

Charity number: 1207856
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 15 April 2024
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Apr 2024
Council area of its contact address: Pembrokeshire

Sources

Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2025

£40,880

£13,485

Not reported

Awarded

Grant

Amount

20 Aug 2026

The National Lottery Community FundBeyond the First Loss: Community Recovery After Repeated Suicide Exposure

£19,476

18 Nov 2024

The National Lottery Community FundYaki Da Boi Project

£19,970

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2025

31 January 2026

Received 14 January 2026, 17 days early

Received 14 January 2026