Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

CAMBRIDGE SAMARITANS

To work for the assistance of persons who are suicidal, despairing or in distress in Cambridge and elsewhere in the UK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
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	£64	£98	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£92	£120	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£81	£83	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£44	£67	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£39	£72	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£82	£102	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£77	£110	£-33	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

www.samaritans.org/cambridge

Cambridge.Director@samaritans.org

01223 364455

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk,

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£6,000
The Foyle Foundation	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Cambridge Samaritans - 01/07/22
£3,000	27/07/2022	Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	01/04/2022	Cambridge Samaritans - building capacity for the future
National Lottery Community Fund - Essential access equipment
£10,000	04/03/2022	The funding will be used to install a platform stair lift to provide full access to the Operations room for all existing and new volunteers. The improvements ensure the centre is accessible to everyone in the community.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000	16/09/2021	towards core costs over the next 12 months
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - S Peacock Donation in Lieu of Honorarium 2021
£3,000	05/05/2021	Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Emergency funds Covid 19
£10,000	22/05/2020 1	The funding will be used to contribute towards running costs of the Samaritans service during the COVID-19 restrictions. The project will provide support for people with mental health needs during this time.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRENDA MARJORIE BOND Appointed: 2021

DANIEL FOULKES Appointed: 2022

DR HENRY JABBOUR Appointed: 2022

GRAHAM WRYCROFT Appointed: 2022

HELENE DOEFLINGER-BOUQUENIAUX Appointed: 2024

IAN DAVID PROSSER Appointed: 2020

JANE RITCHIE Appointed: 2023

JENNY LEE NORMAN Appointed: 2024

MARK IAN HASLETT Appointed: 2024

MOLLY ARNELL Appointed: 2020

PETER WOODSFORD Appointed: 2020

SUSAN MARGARET JONES Appointed: 2022

TIMOTHY KEITH EDWARD ALLSOP Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2016, number: 1165282

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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

Cambridge Samaritans
4 Emmanuel Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB1 1JW

Objectives

1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN CAMBRIDGE 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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