Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND DISTRICT SAMARITANS

Provide confidential emotional support to anyone in Tunbridge Wells and elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, at any time, day or night, and to promote a better understanding in society of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressing feelings.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£32	£39	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	140
31/03/22	£32	£44	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	140
31/03/21	£29	£54	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	135
31/03/20	£35	£65	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	177
31/03/19	£31	£91	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	148
31/03/18	£37	£109	£-71	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£26	£155	£-129	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.samaritans.org

committee@twsams.org.uk

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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

Kent,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
140 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALIX JANE BEALE Appointed: 2022

DAVID MICHAEL TRUMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021

LAURENCE ALLCORN Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL JOHN WHEATLEY Appointed: 2020

MARK MENARY Appointed: 2023

PENELOPE JOAN LAWNE Appointed: 2022

SUSAN MARY SIMMONS Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: PROJECT SPARK, THE CONNECTUS KOMONIA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MEADOWBROOK TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2016, number: 1168382

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; all on time

Main office

THE SAMARITANS
7 LIME HILL ROAD
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN1 1LJ

Objectives

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL AS ELSEWHERE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OR DESPAIR, INCLUDING THOSE WHOI 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 COLLABORATEM WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

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