BRIDGEND SAMARITANS

Charity number: 1170848
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Samaritans provide completely confidential emotional support 24 hours a day every day by telephone, face to face, letter and text and outside our branches at festivals, prisons, hospitals, schools, work places and with the homeless through a network of 201 branches in the UK. The vision is that fewer people die by suicide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £40,518
Total expenditure: £32,444

People

6 Trustee(s)

60 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:
  • 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:
  • Bridgend

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 November 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Peter Fortune Trustee 10 July 2025
None on record
Fiona Houston Trustee 10 July 2025
None on record
Anne-Louise Llewellyn-Morgan Trustee 10 July 2025
None on record
Wendy Xerri JP Trustee 14 June 2023
None on record
Rowena Harbour Trustee 15 June 2022
None on record
James Robert Owen Wynne Trustee 15 June 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £28.87k £39.00k £34.66k £25.96k £40.52k
Total expenditure £25.76k £28.23k £33.63k £34.13k £32.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £1.00k 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 2025 11 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 11 July 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 July 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 August 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
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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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Dec 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BRIDGEND 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; 2) 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 3) TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1170848-1 BRIDGEND SAMARITANS
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22/05/1979 AS AMENDED ON 13/02/1986 AS AMENDED ON 07/10/1991 AS AMENDED ON 14/05/2008 AS AMENDED ON 06/02/2013 AS AMENDED ON 10 FEB 2016 AS AMENDED ON 01 APR 2017
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 BRIDGEND AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (BUT 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
BRIDGEND AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (BUT WITHOUT SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS AS TO AREA.)
Registration history
  • 13 November 1979 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
THE SAMARITANS
2 GREEN STREET
BRIDGEND
CF31 1HF
Phone:
01656647162
Email:
acct.bridgendsamaritans@gmail.com
Website:

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