Samaritans of Barnsley

Analysis

Samaritans of Barnsley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. 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 Barnsley reported income of £28k and spending of £32k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £17k to £28k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Barnsley sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Hospitals (Port Talbot) (£28k), Stanswood Beach Rescue (£28k) and Saleh Charitable Trust (£28k).

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.