COLCHESTER SAMARITANS

Registered charity 1173895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To assist people who are suicidal, despairing or in distress. This service is primarily intended for persons in the town of Colchester, Essex and its surrounding areas, (but without specific limitations as to area).

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £58,813 against total expenditures of £44,950. Free unrestricted reserves (cash at bank) stood at £123,784, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain current activity levels and premises maintenance for at least a year. The charity operates on a voluntary basis with no paid staff, relying on donations, fundraising events, and grants to fund its emotional support services.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Colchester Samaritans (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

• Margaret Anne Joneschair
• Bethany June Margaret Hynds
• David Ernest Atterbury
• Lynne Finnigan
• Rodney John Dass · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ruth Evangeline Yallop
• Stephanie Irene Dass
• Virginia Susan Druitt

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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