SAMARITANS OF STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE

Registered charity 1173572 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAMARITANS OF STOKE AND NEWCASTLE

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF SAMARITANS OF STOKE & NEWCASTLE IS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DEATH BY SUICIDE BUT WE ALSO SUPPORT ANYONE IN DISTRESS OF ANY KIND. SAMARITANS PROVIDE A 24/7 SUPPORT SERVICE TO ANYONE DISTRESSED OR IN DESPAIR BY A FREEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE, E-MAIL AND TEXT, AND OUR BRANCH IS OPEN FOR FACE TO FACE VISITS. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO LOCAL OUTREACH WORK TO MAKE OUR SERVICE KNOWN.

Objects

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN STOKE AND NEWCASTLE 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;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; ANDTO 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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £249,112, which is below the trustees' stated ideal target of £300,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £2,082 for the year, with total incoming resources of £66,196 against resources expended of £64,114.

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.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Joseph Robert Potts
• Lynda Jayne Cartwright
• Lynne Bailey
• Michael David Clarke
• Norman William Bridges
• Sarah katherine Evans
• Timothy Ben Stanton

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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