Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 9

SAMARITANS OF BURY ST EDMUNDS AND WEST SUFFOLK

To provide people in the Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk Area,as well as elsewhere,who are experiencing feelings of , despair or distress and who maybe at risk of suicide, with emotional support and to reduce the incidence of suicide, by providing confidential emotional support at any time day or night. Also to promote a better understanding in society of Suicide.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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
Income has been volatile recently

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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
30/03/23	£38	£41	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
30/03/22	£39	£42	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	102
30/03/21	£48	£32	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	108
30/03/20	£48	£55	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	93
30/03/19	£49	£45	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	95
30/03/18	£39	£39	£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/samaritans-bury-s

jo@samaritans.org

01284719025

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk Samaritans
£4,989	22/05/2020 11	Supporting Core Running Costs for the Samaritans in Bury St. Edmunds & West Suffolk. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk Samaritans
£1,500	06/04/2020	To support the increase of calls to the Samaritans. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk Samaritans
£4,000	03/06/2019 11	Towards core volunteer costs for this branch of the Samaritans.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

EAMONN JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2020

ANNE-MARIE BERRIDGE Appointed: 2023

CLAIRE HESKETH COUCHE Appointed: 2022

DOUGLAS ATTER Appointed: 2020

MALCOLM UNWIN Appointed: 2023

RICHARD WINCH Appointed: 2020

SHEILA BLACK Appointed: 2022

SIMON WILLIAM DE LAAT Appointed: 2021

ROBERT VICTOR MATTHEWS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: WASH SAILABILITY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2017, number: 1174114

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

5 NORTHGATE STREET BUSINESS PARK
NORTHGATE STREET
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP33 1HP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1 TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BURY ST EDMUNDS AND WEST SUFFOLK 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;3.2 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; AND3.3 TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS

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