BLACKPOOL,FYLDE AND WYRE SAMARITANS

Registered charity 1170657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BLACKPOOL, FYLDE & WYRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL AS ELSEWHERE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF DISTRESS AND 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

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Latest income

£249k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £506,777 at the end of the year, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for at least eighteen months. This figure includes a significant legacy of £199,143 that is currently held in reserve due to uncertainties within the central charity organization. The charity reported a net income surplus of £199,849 for the year, driven largely by this legacy receipt.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least eighteen months (held: £507k)

“aiming to maintain sufficient unrestricted cash reserves to continue operating for at least eighteen months.” — page 6

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SAMARITANS (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £60k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN JOHNSON
ANNETTE COLLINGE
Alison Jane Wood · trustee of 1 other charity
DANNY TUDOR
JENNIFER ROWLAND
KAREN SMITH
LISA ANN MOORE
Sylvia Brookes

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

Operates in: Blackpool

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£249k	£49k
31/03/2025	£65k	£62k
31/03/2024	£54k	£69k
31/03/2023	£69k	£50k
31/03/2022	£49k	£64k

Common questions

Is BLACKPOOL,FYLDE AND WYRE SAMARITANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £506,777 at the end of the year, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for at least eighteen months. This figure includes a significant legacy of £199,143 that is currently held in reserve due to uncertainties within the central charity organization. The charity reported a net income surplus of £199,849 for the year, driven largely by this legacy receipt. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	25/09/2020	£8k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/05/2020	£19k	Branch Funding Through Covid-19
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/03/2020	£4k	Keeping Warm
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/01/2019	£10k	Access for All