The charity had been running for 15 years and worked to support those affected by murder. The organisation had been involved in preventive work, including talks to young people in schools about the dangers and consequences of carrying and using weapons.
In a statement the organisation's founders, Lyn Costello and Dee Edwards, said Mamaa was closing because of "severe" financial difficulty and said the banks were charging the charity £8 a day for being overdrawn.
"We cannot raise money because murder is not a nice subject and because there is never going to be a happy smiling face at the end of a long campaign," they said.
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