SAMARITANS OF NORTH HERTS & STEVENAGE

Charity Number: 1173578
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity's main objectives are: ? To provide assistance to individuals who are suicidal, in despair or in distress in order to reduce the incidence of suicide. ? To advance education by providing society with a better understanding of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to suicide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £87,408
Total expenditure: £46,074

Total income includes £10,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

120 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:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 1972: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • HITCHIN SAMARITANS (Working name)
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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Wendy Roberts Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Joanna Catherine Rachel Coxon Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Emily Mary Madeleine Bryan Trustee 16 September 2023
None on record
Karen Proctor Trustee 28 November 2022
ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE
Received: On time
Dr Timothy John Coulson Trustee 14 April 2021
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
Kate Adams Trustee 14 April 2021
None on record
Graham John Sutton Trustee 31 January 2020
None on record
Alan Robert Chaney Trustee 03 September 2019
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 £39.24k £60.91k £13.24k £26.06k £87.41k
Total expenditure £35.10k £41.53k £33.65k £32.27k £46.07k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £6.00k £17.60k N/A £7.00k £10.00k

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 14 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 October 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 October 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 days late
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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 27 Jun 2017

Charitable objects

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN NORTH HERTS AND STEVENAGE 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 1173578-1 THE SAMARITANS OF NORTH HERTS AND STEVENAGE
Governing document
CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED ON 16/10/71, AS AMENDED 1976, 1978, 1982, 24/3/88, 7/3/07 AND 13/3/13
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 NORTH HERTS AND STEVENAGE 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
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AND STEVENAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA
Registration history
  • 21 March 1972 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
5 NUNS CLOSE
HITCHIN
SG5 1EP
Phone:
01462453100
Email:
north-herts.finance@samaritanseast.org.uk
Website:

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