Samaritans of Scarborough

Analysis

Samaritans of Scarborough is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. It was registered in January 2017, 9 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, Samaritans of Scarborough reported income of £13k and spending of £50k, spending 396% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £22k to £13k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 581%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Scarborough sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Magazine Wharf Kids (£13k), Intrepid Games Foundation (£13k) and Onneley Village Hall (£13k).