Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

SOUTH WEST HERTS SAMARITANS

To enable persons in South West Hertfordshire as well as elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair to receive confidential emotional support at any time in order to improve their emotional health and to reduce the incidence of suicide: and to promote a better understanding of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressing feelings which may otherwise lead to suicide.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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

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	£35	£34	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	163
31/03/22	£45	£43	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	134
31/03/21	£46	£34	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	152
31/03/20	£46	£39	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/19	£30	£29	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	127
31/03/18	£25	£22	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.samaritans.org/watford

01923 233614

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 services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
163 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to South West Herts Samaritans
£1,272	23/10/2021	We would expand our outreach programme following the Covid-19 pandemic. We would, for instance, develop our digital media presence, to raise awareness of our service and promote emotional wellbeing.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Samaritans of South West Herts
£2,500	11/12/2019	Grant to Samaritans of South West Herts

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

JAN MARES Appointed: 2019

ANN SPEARING Appointed: 2023

CHARLOTTE TOOKER Appointed: 2023

DONNA SHEPHERD Appointed: 2024

JENIFER MORRISON Appointed: 2023

JOHN COOPER Appointed: 2023

NICHOLAS MOORHOUSE Appointed: 2023

SIMON GODLEY Appointed: 2023

THOMAS PAUL JOSEPH LLOYD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2016, number: 1170559

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Milly Apthorp House
45 St Johns Road
Watford
WD17 1QL

Objectives

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN SOUTH WEST HERTFORDSHIRE 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 LEAD TO SUICIDE OR IMPAIRED HEALTH; ANDTO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

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