WORCESTER SAMARITANS

Charity number: 1173726
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To enable persons in Worcestershire 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;

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £19,597
Total expenditure: £37,609

People

7 Trustee(s)

80 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:
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 September 1965: 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WENDY SEWARD Chair 01 April 2024
None on record
Lara Francesca Vafiadis Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
David Matthew Blinston Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Evelyn Brock Trustee 21 September 2022
None on record
Andrew Gibbs Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Sandra Jean Coopey Trustee 01 September 2022
THE NICK JOYCE LEGACY
Received: On time
Cherilyn Mackenzie Trustee 01 September 2020
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 £49.06k £18.08k £33.13k £33.91k £19.60k
Total expenditure £36.36k £32.08k £36.93k £32.46k £37.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 2025 16 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 16 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 February 2024 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 February 2024 12 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 November 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 WORCESTER 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 1173726-1 THE SAMARITANS (WORCESTER BRANCH)
Governing document
CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED 27 MAY 1992, 15 MAY 1995, 5 JUNE 2003, 9 JUNE 2004 AND 25 JULY 2006.
Charitable objects
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...WORCESTER...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. 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
WORCESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT LIMITATION TO AREA
Registration history
  • 28 September 1965 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
THE SAMARITANS
10 SANSOME PLACE
WORCESTER
WR1 1UA
Phone:
07570130830
Email:
worcester.director@samaritans.org
Website:

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