Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 6

SAMARITANS CARLISLE

To enable persons in Carlisle 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 ofthe day or night in order to improve their emotional health and to reduce the incidence of suicide.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£35	£53	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£51	£61	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£43	£38	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£43	£34	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£47	£33	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£30	£28	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£31	£26	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans

enquiries@samaritanscarlisle.org

01228522682

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cumbria Community Foundation - Equipment for virtual training and travelling expenses
£6,544	10/09/2020	Equipment for virtual training and travelling expenses

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON MARY STEWART Appointed: 2024

ANNA JANE MEEKS Appointed: 2024

DAVID KERRY (Chair) Appointed: 2023

FELICITY KAYE-KRZECZKOWSKI Appointed: 2023

FIONA WHELAN Appointed: 2024

LINDA BROWN Appointed: 2022

MAUREEN KIRWAN Appointed: 2022

PAUL LINDSAY Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2016, number: 1165227

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

SAMARITANS
123 BOTCHERGATE
CARLISLE
CA1 1RZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN CARLISLE 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;2) 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; AND3) TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

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