Samaritans of Lancaster & District

Analysis

Samaritans of Lancaster & District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in July 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 2025, Samaritans of Lancaster & District reported income of £67k and spending of £33k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £55k to £67k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Lancaster & District sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fulani Ministries Trust (£67k), Sheffield M.e. Group (£67k) and Oasis Community Hub: Isle of Sheppey (£67k).