Samaritans of Weston Super Mare and North Somerset

Analysis

Samaritans of Weston Super Mare and North Somerset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Weston-Super-Mare. It was registered in March 2018, 8 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 Weston Super Mare and North Somerset reported income of £61k and spending of £37k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £36k to £61k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Weston Super Mare and North Somerset 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 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Give Hope Trust (£61k), Mama Melissa Foundation (Education and Cancer Support) (£61k) and The Arctic One Foundation - Get Involved (£61k).