Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

NEWBURY SAMARITANS

To enable persons in Newbury 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 Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been 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		£18	£18	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£15	£19	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£22	£35	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£21	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£20	£36	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£25	£39	£-14	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

0163542452

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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

West Berkshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW MELSOM Appointed: 2021

JERRY DIXON Appointed: 2017

NATASHA POPE Appointed: 2023

RACHEL BOND Appointed: 2022

STEPHEN HUGHES Appointed: 2022

STEWART TOWNSEND Appointed: 2022

THOMAS LALLY Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2016, number: 1170562

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR18: 14 days late,

Main office

58 WEST STREET
NEWBURY
RG14 1BD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN NEWBURY 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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