SUPPORT AFTER MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER

Charity number: 1000598
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SAMM is an independent voluntary organisation. We offer help and support to those bereaved as a result of murder or manslaughter. Our volunteers have been similarly bereaved and can share what this feels like. We are also involved in training and research, raising public awareness and increasing the understanding of organisations who work closely with bereaved families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £214,000
Total expenditure: £240,000

People

9 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 October 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SAMM NATIONAL (Working name)
  • PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
MARIE ELLIS Chair
None on record
Ruth Goodey Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Heather Montague Trustee 21 October 2023
None on record
Rob Kellas Trustee 14 October 2022
None on record
Rose Dixon Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
MARIE WRIGHT Trustee 01 October 2015
None on record
SYLVIA SMITHIES Trustee 14 October 2013
None on record
DAVID REID Trustee 11 October 2011
None on record
AVRIL ROYLE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £132.12k £133.00k £183.17k £199.73k £214.00k
Total expenditure £89.92k £90.00k £105.37k £172.65k £240.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £80.00k N/A £1.50k 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 12 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 March 2021 50 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 March 2021 50 days late Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 MAY 1997 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 30 JULY 1998, AS AMENDED 26 SEPTEMBER 1999, AND 18 OCTOBER 2008 AND 8 AUGUST 2009 AND 7 AUGUST 2010. as amended on 17 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

A. TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS THROUGH SELF HELP, ADVICE, AND ALL METHODS WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE AND AVAILABLE. B. TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND ALL PARTS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY PEOPLE BEREAVED THROUGH HOMICIDE (MURDER OR MANSLAUGHTER). C. TO WORK WITH HEALTH SERVICES OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SIMILARLY BEREAVED. D. TO ORGANISE AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF HOMICIDE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Tally Ho
Pershore Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
West Midlands
B5 7RN
Phone:
07342886673
Email:
info@samm.org.uk
Website:

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