Bridgend Samaritans
Analysis
Bridgend Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgend. 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, Bridgend Samaritans reported income of £43k and spending of £31k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £39k to £43k (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 56%. 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, Bridgend Samaritans sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pepal Foundation (£43k), Stickler Syndrome UK (£43k) and The Rose Thompson Foundation (£43k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Samaritans provide completely confidential emotional support 24 hours a day every day by telephone, face to face, letter and text and outside our branches at festivals, prisons, hospitals, schools, work places and with the homeless through a network of 201 branches in the UK. The vision is that fewer people die by suicide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pepal Foundation | London | £43k |
| Stickler Syndrome UK | Kent | £43k |
| The Rose Thompson Foundation | Nottingham | £43k |
| Rotary District 1120 Charitable Trust | Sittingbourne | £43k |