Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

SAMARITANS OF WEST CUMBRIA

Assist persons who are suicidal, in distress or despair by providing a service primarily intended for the benefit of persons in Cumbria and the surrounding area (but without specific limitations as to area) to enable such people to receive immediate help, compassion, and befriending in accordance with Samaritan procedure, where appropriate referral to persons having specialist/professional skills

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 well diversified in terms of gender and 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

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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	£76	£50	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22	£74	£79	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	57
31/03/21	£74	£49	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/20	£42	£40	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	64
31/03/19	£62	£56	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/18	£31	£42	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

Whitehaven@samaritans.org

01946841357

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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

Cumbria,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£417	29/01/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

CHRIS WRIGHT Appointed: 2023

ALASTAIR SHARP Appointed: 2018

CATHERINE WINIFRED WOODS Appointed: 2017

GRAHAME DAVID MICHAEL PINCHES B.A.DIPI.M Appointed: 2017

GLYNIS PEACOCK Appointed: 2023

JENNIFER PAYNE Appointed: 2018

KAREN LOUDON Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2017, number: 1171211

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
Investment
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
23 Church Street
Whitehaven
CA28 7EB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN CUMBRIA 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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