Ashford and Tenterden Samaritans

Analysis

Ashford and Tenterden Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. 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, Ashford and Tenterden Samaritans reported income of £30k and spending of £22k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £30k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ashford and Tenterden Samaritans sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orchard Counselling (£30k), Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice (£30k) and Karen Action Group (£30k).