Colchester Samaritans

Analysis

Colchester Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. 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, Colchester Samaritans reported income of £59k and spending of £45k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £95k to £59k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Colchester Samaritans sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breast Mates (£59k), Serge Betsen Academy Ltd (£59k) and The Rotary Club of Diss and District Trust Fund (£59k).