Samaritans of Exeter Mid and East Devon

Analysis

Samaritans of Exeter Mid and East Devon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Samaritans of Exeter Mid and East Devon reported income of £143k and spending of £61k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £130k to £143k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Samaritans of Exeter Mid and East Devon sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Occupational Hygiene Training Association (£143k), Dilston Physic Garden Ltd (£143k) and Montgomery Heights Zimbabwe Children's Foundation (£143k).