Samaritans Southampton and District

Analysis

Samaritans Southampton and District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. 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, Samaritans Southampton and District reported income of £38k and spending of £34k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £38k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Southampton and District 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 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 4tom (£38k), The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation (£38k) and Yemeni Community Association (Birmingham) (£38k).