SAMARITANS OF COVENTRY AND DISTRICT

Charity number: 1173728
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Coventry & District Samaritans provides confidential emotional support to people who are in distress or despair or who are feeling suicidal. The service is available 24 hours a day, every day, for contact by phone, email or on-line chat.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £95,120
Total expenditure: £136,241

People

6 Trustee(s)

105 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:
  • Coventry City
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 June 1967: 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Dr Chris Jelley Trustee 11 October 2025
None on record
Patricia Elizabeth Towner Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Kenneth Mark Newbold Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Michael Ballinger Trustee 12 June 2019
None on record
Charmaine Mulligan Trustee 12 July 2018
None on record
Jane Mary Nickerson MBE Trustee 03 January 2018
SAMWORTH BROTHERS COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY FUND
Received: On time

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 £128.92k £99.67k £93.65k £94.45k £95.12k
Total expenditure £60.60k £64.27k £79.07k £82.60k £136.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £23.27k £12.22k N/A £8.74k 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 17 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 05 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 October 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 07 Jul 2017

Charitable objects

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN COVENTRY AND DISTRICT 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 1173728-1 THE SAMARITANS OF COVENTRY & DISTRICT
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28 MARCH 1966 AS AMENDED 13 MAY 1988, 16 MAY 2002, 26 NOVEMBER 2003 AND 25 MAY 2006
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 COVENTRY 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 THE SAMARITANS.
Area of benefit
PRIMARILY COVENTRY AND SURROUNDING AREA (BUT WITHOUT SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS AS TO AREA)
Registration history
  • 23 June 1967 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
SAMARITANS
57 MOOR STREET
COVENTRY
CV5 6ER
Phone:
02476678678
Email:
treasurer@coventrysamaritans.co.uk
Website:

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