Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

KINGSTON SAMARITANS

We provide emotional support to people experiencing feelings of distress, including those which may lead to suicidal thoughts. We support callers via telephone, email, text and face to face in our branch.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 8 years

www.samaritans.org/branches/kingston-samarita

kingston@samaritans.org

02085410542

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£53	£54	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/22	£50	£48	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/21	£46	£45	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/20	£48	£51	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/19	£55	£57	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/18	£48	£56	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£124	£235	£-111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kingston Upon Thames,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
170 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	£7,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000
CAF	£4,000
DCMS	£3,600

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Match - Kingston Samaritans
£2,000	15/03/2023	to support those experiencing mental illness
National Lottery Community Fund - Installation of Lossnay system
£7,000	06/01/2023	Kingston Samaritans provide key suicide prevention services to the local community. The funding will be used to install a Lossnay heat recovery ventilation system into the organisation's operations ....more Kingston Samaritans provide key suicide prevention services to the local community. The funding will be used to install a Lossnay heat recovery ventilation system into the organisation's operations room reducing running costs and creating a safer working space for volunteers.
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Kingston Samaritans
£2,000	22/10/2021	Support for those with mental health issues
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£3,600	03/07/2020	"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 ....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."
CAF - Grant to Kingston Samaritans
£4,000	18/06/2020 3	Grant to Kingston Samaritans to support the organisation through COVID19
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Kingston Samaritans
£1,000	18/03/2020	Providing front line support for disabled people
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kingston Samaritans
£40,870	12/07/2016	£40,870 towards access works at the new Wheatfield Way site, including the total cost of preparing the lift shaft and installing a lift; installing a disabled shower and WC; widening door frames and ....more £40,870 towards access works at the new Wheatfield Way site, including the total cost of preparing the lift shaft and installing a lift; installing a disabled shower and WC; widening door frames and installing power-assisted doors and installing an infrared induction hearing loop and an evacuation chair.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

DOUGLAS NEILL Appointed: 2019

EROL HASAN Appointed: 2018

HELEN MURPHY Appointed: 2018

JOANNE NICHOLDS Appointed: 2018

MARCUS CHARLES PAKENHAM Appointed: 2020

MIKE CHRISTOPHER SANGER Appointed: 2023

SABINA MARY GERRARD Appointed: 2017

SEAN YEATES Appointed: 2022

SUMITA DAVE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/07/2016, number: 1168320

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

2 WHEATFIELD WAY
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
KT1 2QS

Objectives

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN KINGSTON 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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