Samaritans of Plymouth, East Cornwall and South West Devon

Analysis

Samaritans of Plymouth, East Cornwall and South West Devon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. 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 2026, Samaritans of Plymouth, East Cornwall and South West Devon reported income of £64k and spending of £77k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £55k to £64k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Plymouth, East Cornwall and South West Devon sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artists' Project Earth (£64k), Tears of Joy Foundation (£64k) and Women in Need (£64k).