Samaritans of Wigan

Analysis

Samaritans of Wigan is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. 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.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Samaritans of Wigan reported income of £37k and spending of £26k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £37k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 102%. 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 Wigan sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Diocesan Sick and Retired Priests Fund (£37k), Hands Together - Tiplyang Project (£37k) and Open Doors Training and Development Trust (£37k).