CENTRAL LONDON SAMARITANS

Charity number: 1171330
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CENTRAL LONDON SAMARITANS PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO TALK, ROUND THE CLOCK, EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE YEAR. PEOPLE CAN GET IN TOUCH BY PHONE, EMAIL, TEXT, LETTER OR BY VISITING A BRANCH. VOLUNTEERS ALSO DO OUTREACH WORK, FOR EXAMPLE AT FESTIVALS, PRISONS AND SCHOOLS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£4,543,344

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Donations and legacies £413.02k
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £27.31k
Investments £25.48k
Other £4.08m

Total expenditure:
£508,938

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Raising funds £39.80k
Charitable activities £469.14k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £4,079 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £39.80k
Charitable expenditure £469.14k
Retained for future use £4.03m

People

5 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

347 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:
  • City Of Westminster

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 1975: 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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Ian Bassford Chair 15 October 2025
None on record
Margherita Marchetti Trustee 12 November 2025
None on record
Sham Singh Trustee 15 October 2025
None on record
John Trimbos Trustee 15 October 2025
None on record
Hitesh Kanji Mistry Trustee 15 October 2025
None on record
Susannah Jane Burns Trustee 15 October 2025
None on record
Duncan Charles Jeffery Trustee 15 October 2025
None on record
Claire Anne Marie Justin Trustee 30 October 2024
None on record
Helen Elizabeth Buck Trustee 14 February 2024
None on record
Bethan Alice Davies Trustee 18 October 2023
None on record
Roger Norman Jeary Trustee 18 October 2023
None on record
Jane Sheila Little Trustee 12 July 2023
None on record
Jeremy Paul Marcus Trustee 14 July 2021
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 £467.09k £349.67k £375.45k £401.92k £4.54m
Total expenditure £418.61k £521.58k £430.14k £470.11k £508.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £16.49k £4.06k £3.76k £8.36k £4.08k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £413.02k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £27.31k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £25.48k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £4.08m
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £126.83k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £469.14k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £39.80k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £31.16k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £5.11m
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.00k
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £559.77k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £202.64k

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 23 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 23 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 04 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 July 2021 On time 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Jan 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN CENTRAL LONDON 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 1171330-1 THE SAMARITANS (LONDON BRANCH)
Governing document
RULES ADOPTED NOVEMBER 1972 AS AMENDED 29 JULY 2009 AS AMENDED 9 JULY 2014 AS AMENDED ON 10 FEB 2016 AS AMENDED ON 01 APR 2017
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 2.1 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 LONDON 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 2.2 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
LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
Registration history
  • 27 February 1975 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
13 Salisbury Place
LONDON
W1H 1FJ
Phone:
020 7758 0660
Email:
office@cls.org.uk
Website:

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