Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 5

SAMARITANS OF TAUNTON AND SOMERSET

To listen & talk with persons who are suicidal or in a state of emotional distress who are resident in the Taunton & Somerset area but not exclusively to that area. The volunteers are selected and trained to undertake the sensitive task of listening to callers and help them resolve their issues in accordance with laid down procedures.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 7 years

www.tauntonsamaritans.org.uk

taunton.director@samaritans.org

01823 289456

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£43	£64	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	85
31/03/22		£45	£51	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	79
31/03/21		£39	£51	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	79
31/03/20		£43	£49	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	93
31/03/19	*	£91	£53	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	95
31/03/18		£91	£47	£44	£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 advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
85 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
Somerset Community Foundation - West area Somerset focused Outreach
£10,000	26/11/2018 35	A three-year community support outreach project based in Bridgwater, Taunton and West Somerset targeting vulnerable or at risk people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISTAIR HALLOWS Appointed: 2020

JACQUELINE MARY CRAWFORD Appointed: 2020

NIGEL JACKAMAN Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: NETHERAVON FITTLETON AND HAXTON VILLAGE HALL,

RICHARD CHARLES RAWES JACOBS Appointed: 2020

SARA TERESA BANNISTER Appointed: 2021

SARAH BURGE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2016, number: 1170637

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR19: 23 days late,

Main office

The Samaritans
16 Wood Street
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA1 1UN

Objectives

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN TAUNTON AND SOMERSET 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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