Samaritans of Shrewsbury

Analysis

Samaritans of Shrewsbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in November 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 Shrewsbury reported income of £31k and spending of £40k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £78k to £31k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Shrewsbury 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 Chesed Hospital Transport (£31k), Colton Parish Lands Trust (£31k) and Marsham Older Peoples Project (£31k).