SAMARITANS OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY

Registered charity 1170711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide emotional support for those in distress or despair, including those with suicidal feelings. We do this by responding to telephone calls, emails, on line chat and by supporting individual callers in face to face conversations.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £4,256 for the year ended 31st March 2025, compared to a deficit of £11,624 in the prior year. Total income was £28,721 against total expenditure of £32,977, resulting in a net decrease in cash and equivalents of £4,399. The trustees maintain that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operation.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine Elisabeth Wigley
• Jasmine Elizabeth Gohil
• Judith Houghton
• Muhammad Furqan
• Paula Fairbairn
• Pauline Hughes
• Susan Margaret Clarke
• Teresa Sarah Ann Ponton
• The Samaritans of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley
• Yvonne Elizabeth Potts

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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