Samaritans of Yeovil Sherborne & District

Analysis

Samaritans of Yeovil Sherborne & District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Samaritans of Yeovil Sherborne & District reported income of £39k and spending of £155k, spending 401% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £40k to £39k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 542% 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 Yeovil Sherborne & District sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Shepperton Aurora Benevolent Fund (£39k), Health Through Sport Limited (£39k) and Inner Joy Foundation Ltd (£39k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.