Samaritans of Leatherhead, Epsom and Dorking

Registered charity 1170460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAMARITANS OF LEATHERHEAD AND MID-SURREY

Providing emotional support for those in distress or despair by phone, email, text or face to face at the branch in Leatherhead. Outreach work includes talks to local community groups and schools, as well as supporting the Listener Scheme at HMP Downview.

Objects

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN LEATHERHEAD, EPSOM AND DORKING AND TGHE 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 SOCIRTY OF SUICIDE, SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR AND TGHE 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.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £22,813 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £500,871. The trustees state that reserves have been rebuilt to remain above the minimum policy target of 12 months' costs, with a target range of one to two years' running costs. The charity is unincorporated and relies on volunteer staff, with no paid employees or trustee remuneration disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Duke
• Graeme Cooper
• Jackie Tullett
• Susan Fox
• Susan Walsom

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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