Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark Samaritans

Analysis

Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 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, Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark Samaritans reported income of £53k and spending of £37k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £34k to £53k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark Samaritans sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The F a F Charitable Trust (£53k), The Kelsall Patient Participation Group (£53k) and The Gwynedd Meirionnydd Federation of Women's Institutes CIO (£53k).