Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

BRISTOL SAMARITANS

To enable persons in the City of Bristol, Greater Bristol, South Gloucester 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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and 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
31/03/24	£35	£62	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23	£83	£71	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£38	£55	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£43	£37	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	£43	£60	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£81	£86	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£53	£61	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.samaritans.org/branches/bristol-samaritan

bristol@samaritans.org

01179279387

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 services

Where it operates

Bristol City, Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Samaritans
£500	03/01/2023	As requested by the donor to support the work of Bristol Samaritans.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

ALEXANDER CHEREMUKHIN Appointed: 2017

CLAIRE MEAD (Chair) Appointed: 2024

EDWIN OSBORNE Appointed: 2024

HANA CANTER Appointed: 2024

JACK BURROWS Appointed: 2024

KARIN BURNETT Appointed: 2021

KAMLESH DE ALWIS Appointed: 2024

LAWRENCE GOODWIN Appointed: 2024

SAMANTHI DEALWIS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2016, number: 1168123

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Samaritans
37 St. Nicholas Street
Bristol
BS1 1TP

Objectives

TO WORK FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUICIDAL, DESPAIRING OR DISTRESS BY PROVIDING A SERVICE INTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, GREATER BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (BUT WITHOUT SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS AS TO THE AREA) TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE HELP, COMPASSION AND BEFRIENDING .

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