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samaritans

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Samaritans is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Epsom and operates in England And Wales, Ireland, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Samaritans is the coordinating body for the 201 Samaritans branches located across the UK and Ireland. 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, letter or by visiting a branch. Volunteers also do outreach work, for example, at festivals, prisons, hospitals and schools.

Fundraising

See where Samaritans is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£27,517,000
Latest Expenditure
£28,048,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 76.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 25.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £18,787,000
Charitable Activities £4,201,000
Other Trading £4,051,000
Investments £478,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £21,355,000
Raising Funds £6,693,000
Governance £499,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£27,517,000£28,048,000£21,355,000£23,473,000£12,107,000328 / 23000
2024£24,617,393£25,897,672£20,052,005£23,914,652£12,100,000331 / 23000
2023£23,922,279£27,944,395£21,843,426£25,048,000£11,000,000328 / 23000
2022£27,445,047£27,755,875£21,681,426£29,131,580£11,713,183301 / 22000
2021£28,222,275£22,048,454£17,697,534£29,432,759£16,543,063225 / 20000

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers