Samaritans of Leatherhead, Epsom and Dorking

Analysis

Samaritans of Leatherhead, Epsom and Dorking is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. 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 Leatherhead, Epsom and Dorking reported income of £45k and spending of £22k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £45k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Leatherhead, Epsom and Dorking sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mindful Movers (£45k), The Oasis Project (The Gambia) (£45k) and Littlehampton District Lions Club Charitable Trust (£45k).