Sheffield Samaritans

Analysis

Sheffield Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. 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, Sheffield Samaritans reported income of £81k and spending of £111k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £149k to £81k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sheffield Samaritans sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foley Meir Football Club (£81k), Bucks Search & Rescue (£81k) and Kailash Buddhist Centre (£81k).

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.