Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

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

Overall GiG Score: 12

BRIDGEND SAMARITANS

Samaritans provide completely confidential emotional support 24 hours a day every day by telephone, face to face, letter and text and outside our branches at festivals, prisons, hospitals, schools, work places and with the homeless through a network of 201 branches in the UK. The vision is that fewer people die by suicide.

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
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	£35	£34	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	97
31/03/22	£39	£28	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	95
31/03/21	£29	£26	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	123
30/03/20	£24	£26	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
30/03/19	£22	£27	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	85
30/03/18	£23	£27	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

http://www.samaritans.org/branches/bridgend-s

acct.bridgendsamaritans@gmail.com

01656647162

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bridgend,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JAMES ROBERT OWEN WYNNE Appointed: 2022

JOHN OSBORNE Appointed: 2022

JULIE LYNNE GRIFFITHS (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ROWENA HARBOUR Appointed: 2022

WENDY XERRI JP Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE RECTORIAL BENEFICE OF MARGAM,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2016, number: 1170848

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE SAMARITANS
2 GREEN STREET
BRIDGEND
CF31 1HF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BRIDGEND 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;2) 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; AND3) TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

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