Samaritans of Ipswich and East Suffolk

Analysis

Samaritans of Ipswich and East Suffolk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in August 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 Ipswich and East Suffolk reported income of £93k and spending of £71k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £100k to £93k (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Ipswich and East Suffolk sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust General Charitable Fund (£93k), Syke Community Base (£93k) and Black2nature (£93k).