BOLTON SAMARITANS

Charity number: 1170604
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To enable persons in Bolton 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 reduce the incidence of suicide, to promote a better understanding in society of suicide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £43,595
Total expenditure: £40,267

People

6 Trustee(s)

60 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:
  • Bolton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Gillian Grundy Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
June Taylor Trustee 15 September 2022
None on record
Christopher Threlfall Trustee 07 October 2021
None on record
Thelma Kempster Trustee 30 September 2020
None on record
Mary Riley Trustee 01 November 2018
HARWOOD METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
THE METHODIST CHURCH - BOLTON CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Mark Anthony Kennedy Trustee 30 June 2017
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 £34.60k £38.74k £40.45k £40.67k £43.60k
Total expenditure £41.22k £46.75k £30.09k £50.75k £40.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.05k £9.67k N/A £10.61k 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 13 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 September 2020 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 Dec 2016

Charitable objects

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BOLTON AND THE SURROUNDINBG AREA AS WELL AS ELSWHERE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF DISTRESS OR DESPAIR, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF SUICIDE, TO RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL EMOTOIONAL 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 1170604-1 SAMARITANS OF BOLTON
Governing document
RULES ADOPTED 6 DECEMBER 1966 REPLACED BY CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14 SEPTEMBER 2006. AS AMENDED ON 12 JAN 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 BOLTON 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 A PERSON 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
BOLTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
Registration history
  • 04 April 1967 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
THE BOLTON SAMARITANS
16 BARK STREET EAST
BOLTON
BL1 2BQ
Phone:
01204521200
Email:
No information available
Website:

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