Eastbourne and District Samaritans

Analysis

Eastbourne and District Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in December 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, Eastbourne and District Samaritans reported income of £86k and spending of £109k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £71k to £86k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Eastbourne and District Samaritans sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Maple Tree (£86k), Heartbeat International Missions (£86k) and R W Mann Trust (£86k).