Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

READING SAMARITANS

Provides confidential emotional support, by telephone, text message, email or face to face, to those in distress or at risk of suicide.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material 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 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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	£37	£44	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/22	£59	£46	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/21	£32	£33	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130
31/03/20	£32	£33	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	165
31/03/19	£41	£36	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/18	£34	£33	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.samaritans.org/branches/reading-samaritan

reading@samaritans.org

01189660903

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANGELINA LEWIS Appointed: 2020

DARREN JONES Appointed: 2019

DAVID CALVER Appointed: 2018

ELIZABETH JANE HAYES Appointed: 2022

ESTER MARGARET MALCA MAY Appointed: 2021

HELEN ELIZABETH BLANCHARD Appointed: 2021

HETAL PATEL Appointed: 2021

JOANNA HAYES Appointed: 2020

SOPHIE ELISABETH MCBEAN Appointed: 2022

JUSTIN JOHN HENNIKER BEDINGFELD Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: APOPO UK,

SARAH JANE BOWSHER Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: WAY WIDOWED AND YOUNG,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2016, number: 1170632

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

59a Cholmeley Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 3NB

Objectives

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN READING 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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