Chiltern Samaritans

Analysis

Chiltern Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. 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, Chiltern Samaritans reported income of £646k and spending of £350k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £74k to £646k (+771%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 727%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chiltern Samaritans sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anjuman-E-Ezzi (Nottingham) (£645k), Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends (£646k) and Pilkington Charities Fund (£645k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £574k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 74 months of spending at that rate.