SAMARITANS OF PENDLE, BURNLEY, CRAVEN AND ROSSENDALE

Registered charity 1170861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To enable persons in Pendle Burnley Craven & Rossendale areas, as well as elsewhere, to access support if 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 to improve their emotional health and reduce the incidence of suicide. To promote a better understanding in society of suicide.

Objects

3.1 TO ENABLE PERSONS IN PENDLE 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; 3.2 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; AND 3.3 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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £12,724 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £150,177 to £137,453. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy to cover 24 months of planned expenditure, but the current unrestricted reserves of £137,453 are below this stated target given the recent deficit. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue.

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 4 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
• 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
• Investment
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Macpherson Buchanan · trustee of 2 other charities
• Callum Nathan Trick
• Carol Anne Wilkinson
• Caron Louise Longden
• Gonul Eronen
• Janice Rosthorn
• Jayne Elizabeth Graham
• Mark Steven Beard · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pamela Jane Plant
• Pauline Mary Hirons
• Stephen Phillip Tattersall

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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