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WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF SAMARITANS

Registered charity 1173634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To enable persons in Winchester & 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 day or night in order to improve their emotional health and to reduce the incidence of suicide.

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Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,634 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total charity reserves from £694,855 to £691,221. The trustees maintain that unrestricted funds are sufficient to support future activities, with no stated reserves policy target defined in monetary or time-based terms. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income-Rent and Deposit Interest (40% of income)
“Investment Income-Rent and Deposit Interest 20,428”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: existing assets are retained to produce income which is wholly utilised to support existing activities (held: £691k)
“The policy on reserves is that the existing assets are retained to produce income which is wholly utilised to support existing activities. There is no intention in the long term to either increase or reduce the capital significantly.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£55k
31/03/2024£41k£60k
31/03/2023£51k£72k
31/03/2022£38k£59k
31/03/2021£52k£63k

Common questions

Is WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF SAMARITANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,634 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total charity reserves from £694,855 to £691,221. The trustees maintain that unrestricted funds are sufficient to support future activities, with no stated reserves policy target defined in monetary or time-based terms. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.