SAMARITANS OF NORTH HERTS & STEVENAGE

Registered charity 1173578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HITCHIN SAMARITANS

The Charity's main objectives are: ? To provide assistance to individuals who are suicidal, in despair or in distress in order to reduce the incidence of suicide. ? To advance education by providing society with a better understanding of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to suicide.

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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net deficit of £6,056, resulting in a total fund balance of £118,730. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £100,329 are held against a policy target of six to eighteen months of undesignated reserves, indicating the branch is financially stable and able to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to eighteen months of undesignated reserves (held: £100k)
“holding a minimum level of six months and a maximum of 18 months of undesignated reserves” — page 9
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 — Samaritans of North Herts and Stevenage (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£35k£41k
31/03/2024£87k£46k
31/03/2023£26k£32k
31/03/2022£13k£34k
31/03/2021£61k£42k

Common questions

Is SAMARITANS OF NORTH HERTS & STEVENAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net deficit of £6,056, resulting in a total fund balance of £118,730. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £100,329 are held against a policy target of six to eighteen months of undesignated reserves, indicating the branch is financially stable and able to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.