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samaritans of plymouth, east cornwall and south west devon

The charity supports the general public. Samaritans Of Plymouth, East Cornwall And South West Devon is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Plymouth and operates in Cornwall, Devon, and Plymouth City.


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 vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We provide a non judgmental listening ear for anyone in distress or despair. People contact us by phone, email, text and face to face at our branch. Our work is based at our office near Plymouth city centre, however we also do outreach within the local community in schools, colleges, prison, the workplace and homeless centres.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£70,385
Latest Expenditure
£52,739

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 74.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 74.9%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£70,385£52,7390 / 184
2024£74,851£76,6250 / 140
2023£86,246£34,6540 / 133
2022£54,973£66,5630 / 126
2021£70,563£33,9080 / 110

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers