Case study – Linda Sterry

Linda Sterry is the Service Manager for the local charity Funeral Link. Funeral Link was set up in 2018 to address funerals and bereavement and provide support to those affected by it. They provide confidential support, help the bereaved save money on anything related to funerals and work to promote dialogue in preparation for funeral planning, death, dying and bereavement. By 2020 they had supported over 130 people and helped save around £30,000 in total for their beneficiaries. Linda joined cohort 2 of The Circle Academy with the aim of updating the organisation’s business plan and developing new potential income streams to become more financially sustainable.

During her time on the programme, Linda identified new potential income sources for Funeral Link, developed a new business plan and identified new ways of promoting the organisation’s services.

Funeral Link then joined our community as a tenant and is building new connections with other organisations that call The Circle home.