Blackpool,fylde and Wyre Samaritans

Analysis

Blackpool,fylde and Wyre Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. 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, Blackpool,fylde and Wyre Samaritans reported income of £249k and spending of £49k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £49k to £249k (+407%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 285%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blackpool,fylde and Wyre Samaritans sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Prayer for All Nations (£249k), The Reece Foundation (£249k) and Pennine Mencap (£249k).