Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA SAMARITANS

To enable persons in Southend-on-Sea 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. Contact is made by phone, SMS, Email and face-to-face.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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	£162	£156	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23	£82	£99	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£178	£59	£118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£133	£53	£80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	£72	£59	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£794	£54	£740	£5	£740	£740	164.3	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

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

southendsams@btconnect.com

07900 552015

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

Southend-on-sea,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Essex Community Foundation	£14,195
DCMS	£7,260
Co-Operative Group	£4,360

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend On Sea Samaritans
£7,195	25/03/2021	to invest in hygienic personal helpline headsets for volunteers and branded decals for new safer premises to help cope with the rise in mental health issues caused by the pandemic
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Southend Samaritans
£4,360	24/10/2020	We would like to expand our downstairs operations room in order to provide volunteering opportunities for disabled people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,260	29/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend On Sea Samaritans
£7,000	28/05/2020	to support operating costs as the organisation responds to an increasing number of callers during the COVID19 crisis

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANN ELIZABETH HAWKINS Appointed: 2019

CAROLINE JANE JENNINGS Appointed: 2021

DEBORAH CONSTANCE DOWNS Appointed: 2023

DIANE JULIA SMITH Appointed: 2021

JUDITH ISABELLE BAILEY Appointed: 2018

RAY MICHAEL TURNER Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2017, number: 1173715

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 4
Beaumont Court
61-71 Victoria Avenue
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS2 6EB

Objectives

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA 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;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; ANDTO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

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