Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire

Analysis

Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth and East Hampshire reported income of £109k and spending of £79k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £81k to £109k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Portsmouth and East Hampshire sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connect Reading (£109k), Forest Farm Peace Garden (£109k) and North Wealden Community Transport Partnership Limited (£109k).