Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

WOLVERHAMPTON SAMARITANS

Samaritans work in partnership with other Branches, NHS, Government, charities etc to see a reduction in the incidence of suicide & the means to suicide. Our vision is that fewer people die from suicide.We offer a volunteer-led 24 hour confidential emotional support via phone on 116123, text, email where we support those in distress, despair, who may have thoughts or intention of suicide

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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
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 was lower than spending in the latest year

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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		£35	£40	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22		£34	£29	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	67
31/03/21		£35	£20	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/20	*	£24	£21	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	57
31/03/19		£26	£26	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	66
31/03/18	*	£123	£106	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.samaritans.org/wolverhampton

01902426422

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

Wolverhampton,

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
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support
£35,833	15/11/2021	This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted ....more This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted all other options for increasing their resilience.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to East Leeds Project
£5,089	23/10/2021	We'd like to create the very first 'maker space' for East Leeds, where people can share their creative skills and learn new ones in an inclusive, supportive and inspiring environment.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£2,500	28/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANN TALBOT-MAY Appointed: 2022

DAVID MARSH (Chair) Appointed: 2020

DAVID MARTIN Appointed: 2024

EMMA CHRISTINA PRIEST Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL RUDGE Appointed: 2023

VIVIENNE GRIFFIN Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2017, number: 1174632

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR18: 166 days late,

Main office

THE SAMARITANS
54 NEWHAMPTON ROAD WEST
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV6 0RU

Objectives

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN WOLVERHAMPTON 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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