Samaritans of Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rossendale

Analysis

Samaritans of Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rossendale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nelson. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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, Samaritans of Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rossendale reported income of £46k and spending of £49k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £68k to £46k (-32%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rossendale sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pathmakers (CIO) (£46k), Rickmansworth and Watford Unit 351 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£46k) and Bridgend Athletic Club (£46k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.