Samaritans of Halifax and Calderdale

Analysis

Samaritans of Halifax and Calderdale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halifax. It was registered in July 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.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Samaritans of Halifax and Calderdale reported income of £49k and spending of £54k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £49k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Halifax and Calderdale sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tanzania (UK) Trust (£49k), Stone Community Hub Ltd (£49k) and The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Leeds Branch (£49k).