The Good Samaritan Foundation

Analysis

The Good Samaritan Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Good Samaritan Foundation reported income of £12k and spending of £9,512, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £16k to £12k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Good Samaritan Foundation sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clanville Coronation Hall (£12k), Bulgarian Partners Trust (£12k) and The Ironville and Codnor Park Community Association (£12k).