SOUTHEND-ON-SEA SAMARITANS

Charity Number: 1173715
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To enable persons in Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding area as well as elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential emotional support at any time of the day or night in order to improve their emotional health and to reduce the incidence of suicide. Contact is made by phone, SMS, Email and face-to-face.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £162,279
Total expenditure: £156,480

People

9 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Southend-on-sea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 April 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Sutton Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Emer Marie Meadway Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Rosa Garner Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Ray Michael Turner Trustee 08 January 2023
None on record
Deborah Constance Downs Trustee 08 January 2023
None on record
Caroline Jane Jennings Trustee 16 September 2021
None on record
Diane Julia Smith Trustee 20 April 2021
None on record
Ann Elizabeth Hawkins Trustee 23 November 2019
None on record
Judith Isabelle Bailey Trustee 03 January 2018
ROSCA TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £71.52k £132.54k £177.64k £81.64k £162.28k
Total expenditure £58.97k £52.92k £59.31k £98.71k £156.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £20.19k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 Jul 2017

Charitable objects

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL AS ELSEWHERE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF DISTRESS OR DESPAIR, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF SUICIDE, TO RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE; TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IN SOCIETY OF SUICIDE, SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE VALUE OF EXPRESSING FEELINGS WHICH MAY OTHERWISE LEAD TO SUICIDE OR IMPAIRED EMOTIONAL HEALTH; AND TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1173715-1 THE SAMARITANS (SOUTHEND ON SEA BRANCH)
Governing document
RULES ADOPTED 02/03/1966 AS AMENDED ON 24/11/1979 AS AMENDED ON 14/03/1992 AS AMENDED ON 23/04/2007 AS AMENDED ON 06/04/2011
Charitable objects
1. TO WORK FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUICIDAL, DESPAIRING OR IN DISTRESS BY PROVIDING A SERVICE PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN SOUTHEND ON SEA, ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS AS TO AREA TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE HELP, COMPASSION AND BEFRIENDING FROM MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY SELECTED AND PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSE WORKING UNDER DIRECTION; AND ALSO WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAMARITAN PROCEDURE, REFERRAL TO PERSONS HAVING SPECIALIST OR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND 2. TO SUPPORT THE COMPANY AND AID IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF PROBATIONARY BRANCHES AND THE SUPPORT OF RECOGNISED BRANCHES OF SAMARITANS.
Area of benefit
SOUTHEND ON SEA, ESSEX AND SURROUNDING AREA
Registration history
  • 18 April 1966 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Unit 4
Beaumont Court
61-71 Victoria Avenue
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS2 6EB
Phone:
07900 552015
Email:
southendsams@btconnect.com
Website:

http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-southend-sea Open in new window