KINGSTON SAMARITANS

Registered charity 1168320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGSTON UPON THAMES SAMARITANS OR SAMARITANS OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES

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Latest income

£64k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £7,509 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted general free reserves totaling £53,702. This reserve level represents 10 months of expenditure, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy of maintaining a range of a year’s operating costs. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds of £868,240, largely comprised of freehold property valued at £807,020.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a range of a year’s operating costs (held: £54k)

“The charity policy is that this general free reserve will be maintained within a range of a year’s operating costs. For this purpose, the level of operating costs is the highest annual figure over the previous three years.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £800k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Joanne Catherine Nicholdschair
Helen Prins
Katharine Gibson
Michael David Searby
Nick Hancock
Rhea Newman
Sumita Dave

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£64k	£57k
31/03/2024	£39k	£57k
31/03/2023	£53k	£54k
31/03/2022	£50k	£48k
31/03/2021	£46k	£45k

Common questions

Is KINGSTON SAMARITANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £7,509 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted general free reserves totaling £53,702. This reserve level represents 10 months of expenditure, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy of maintaining a range of a year’s operating costs. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds of £868,240, largely comprised of freehold property valued at £807,020. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KINGSTON SAMARITANS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGSTON SAMARITANS as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2023	£2k	Health

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/01/2023	£7k	Installation of Lossnay system
UK government	03/07/2020	£4k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund