Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

SAMARITANS OF BRACKNELL, WOKINGHAM, ASCOT AND DISTRICTS

To enable persons in Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot, Districts and elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential emotional support 24/7 in order to improve their emotional health and to reduce the incidence of suicide.Promote better understanding of suicide in the wider society.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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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	£31	£46	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	107
31/03/22	£18	£16	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	99
31/03/21	£47	£65	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	155
31/03/20	£63	£33	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	121
31/03/19	£33	£34	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	99
31/03/18	£43	£25	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans

01344455556

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
107 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope Cottage 2020
£50,000	20/03/2019 18	This Samaritans group will use funding to refurbish and upgrade its location. This will enable them to improve the way they work, with the aim of recruiting and retaining more volunteers from a ....more This Samaritans group will use funding to refurbish and upgrade its location. This will enable them to improve the way they work, with the aim of recruiting and retaining more volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds and differing physical abilities, and therefore ultimately help more people in the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

LESLEY MONK Appointed: 2024

CATHRINE DEBORAH WRATTEN Appointed: 2022

JAMES DAVID REID Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL SONGER (Chair) Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2016, number: 1170901

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

Hope Cottage
2 Mount Pleasant
BRACKNELL
Berkshire
RG12 9AD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BRACKNELL, WOKINGHAM, ASCOT AND DISTRICTS 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 IMPAIREDEMOTIONAL HEALTH; AND3) TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS

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