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SAMARITANS OF WIGAN

Registered charity 1170589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Being available 24 hours a day to provide emotional support to people who are experiencing feelings of emotional distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicidal thoughts or behaviour.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,968 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £58,458. The trustees confirm the charity is solvent with sufficient cash to meet short-term liabilities and plan to raise sufficient income annually to cover expenditure. No specific reserves policy target is stated, but the charity aims to maintain reserves to buffer against cash flow variations and contingencies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (51% of income)
“The main reason for the increase was a donation from the Mayor of Wigan Charity Fund of £18,675.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to allow it to maintain the infrastructure necessary for it to carry on its operations, to provide a buffer against variations in cash flow and to allow for such contingencies as might reasonably be expected to arise (held: £58k)
“The Charity seeks to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to allow it to maintain the infrastructure necessary for it to carry on its operations, to provide a buffer against variations in cash flow and to allow for such contingencies as might reasonably be expected to arise.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wigan Samaritans (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£37k£26k
31/03/2024£18k£21k
31/03/2023£16k£22k
31/03/2022£24k£25k
31/03/2021£32k£20k

Common questions

Is SAMARITANS OF WIGAN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,968 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £58,458. The trustees confirm the charity is solvent with sufficient cash to meet short-term liabilities and plan to raise sufficient income annually to cover expenditure. No specific reserves policy target is stated, but the charity aims to maintain reserves to buffer against cash flow variations and contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.