Samaritans of South Devon

Analysis

Samaritans of South Devon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. 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 2025, Samaritans of South Devon reported income of £32k and spending of £34k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £53k to £32k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 South Devon sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunecht Pensions Trust (£32k), Hillingdon AIDS Response Trust Limited (£32k) and Longwood Village Group (£32k).