North Devon and North Cornwall Samaritans

Analysis

North Devon and North Cornwall Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in August 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, North Devon and North Cornwall Samaritans reported income of £49k and spending of £35k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £29k to £49k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North Devon and North Cornwall Samaritans sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belmont Community Hall (£49k), The Macfarlane Walker Trust (£49k) and Arfid Awareness UK (£49k).