TAMWORTH SAMARITANS

Registered charity 1170514 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides confidential emotional support to those who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, with the aim of improving their emotional health and reducing the incidence of suicide. The Charity operates a telephone helpline which is open 24 hours a day; 365 days a year. Our support allows contacts to explore difficult feelings.

Objects

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

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 accounts state that net assets increased from £100,412 in 2023-24 to £143,302 in 2024-25. The document notes a 267% increase in income from the previous year and mentions a donation of £1,000 to Walsall Samaritans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Support Staffordshire — “Thank you to Support Stafforshire, Tamworth Borough Council, NOMS, Lea Marston Golf Club, Staffordshire Family Mediation Service and The Nat…” (source page)
• Tamworth Borough Council — “Thank you to Support Stafforshire, Tamworth Borough Council, NOMS, Lea Marston Golf Club, Staffordshire Family Mediation Service and The Nat…” (source page)
• NOMS — “Thank you to Support Stafforshire, Tamworth Borough Council, NOMS, Lea Marston Golf Club, Staffordshire Family Mediation Service and The Nat…” (source page)
• Lea Marston Golf Club — “Thank you to Support Stafforshire, Tamworth Borough Council, NOMS, Lea Marston Golf Club, Staffordshire Family Mediation Service and The Nat…” (source page)
• Staffordshire Family Mediation Service — “Thank you to Support Stafforshire, Tamworth Borough Council, NOMS, Lea Marston Golf Club, Staffordshire Family Mediation Service and The Nat…” (source page)
• The National Lottery — “Thank you to Support Stafforshire, Tamworth Borough Council, NOMS, Lea Marston Golf Club, Staffordshire Family Mediation Service and The Nat…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Edward Holmes
• Christopher Martin Williams
• Mark Richard Emly · trustee of 1 other charity
• Megan Kate Hubbard
• Shannen Annette Sawyer
• Stephen John Richards
• Trudi Thomas

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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