Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 21

INNER SOUTH WEST LONDON SAMARITANS

To provide confidential emotional support to those who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£58	£59	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	180
31/03/22		£87	£48	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/21		£49	£47	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/20		£92	£54	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	175
31/03/19		£56	£45	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	177
31/03/18		£49	£49	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£37	£39	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.samaritans.org/branches/inner-south-west-

putney@samaritans.org

02087892743

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lambeth, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames, Wandsworth,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
180 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,645
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£7,500
Co-Operative Group	£3,121

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500	28/11/2023	towards core costs over the next 12 months to increase the number of volunteer hours on crucial night shifts
National Lottery Community Fund - Expanding Hours-of-Need Capacity at Putney Samaritans
£10,000	28/09/2023	The funding will be used to expand their service. The project aims to provide more support for people who are in distress and at risk of suicide to provide more overnight services where demand is ....more The funding will be used to expand their service. The project aims to provide more support for people who are in distress and at risk of suicide to provide more overnight services where demand is high.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	20/08/2021	Project Growth
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Growth
£9,645	18/06/2021	The funding will be used to adapt and reconfigure the office space allowing for social distance requirements. The project aims to increase capacity for volunteers who are able to support vulnerable ....more The funding will be used to adapt and reconfigure the office space allowing for social distance requirements. The project aims to increase capacity for volunteers who are able to support vulnerable people improving mental health and wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Inner South West London Samaritans
£3,121	24/10/2020	We aim to develop an outreach programme, to respond swiftly to critical situations in our community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

MICHELE PIZZEY Appointed: 2016

TANVISHA LONGDON Appointed: 2022

ALI SHARIF Appointed: 2022

ANGELA BUCKLAND Appointed: 2020

DAVID MCGUINNESS Appointed: 2023

HONOR LISLE Appointed: 2023

LOUISE CATHARINA DEN HARTOG Appointed: 2019

NICOLA SCOTTS Appointed: 2022

PETER MURRAY Appointed: 2023

RACHEL BINNEY Appointed: 2023

SUSAN PEART Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2016, number: 1165049

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; AR23: 36 days late,

Main office

14 Princeton Court
53-55 Felsham Road
Putney
London
SW15 1AZ

Objectives

1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN PUTNEY 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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