Reading Samaritans

Analysis

Reading Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. 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 2026, Reading Samaritans reported income of £39k and spending of £40k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £59k to £39k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Reading Samaritans sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Papillon Project (£39k), Langport Church Community Trust (£39k) and V.k. & P.v. Mirpuri Foundation (£39k).