# GUILDFORD SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1165037
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 5, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1165037


## Contact

- **Address:** GUILDFORD SAMARITANS, 69 WOODBRIDGE ROAD, GUILDFORD
- **Postcode:** GU1 4RD
- **Phone:** 116123
- **Email:** guildford@samaritans.org
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org/guildford



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN GUILDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL AS ELSEWHERE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF DISTRESS OR DESPAIR, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF SUICIDE, TO RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE;2) TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IN SOCIETY OF SUICIDE, SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE VALUE OF EXPRESSING FEELINGS WHICH MAY OTHERWISE LEAD TO SUICIDE OR IMPAIRED EMOTIONAL HEALTH; AND3) TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** We enable persons in the Guildford and surrounding area and elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential emotional support at any time of the day or night in order to improve their emotional health and to reduce the incidence of suicide.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Surrey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £112948 | £89953 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £103054 | £148466 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £134602 | £184059 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £112432 | £251216 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £97708 | £101189 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Allen Robert Ruddock — appointed Oct. 27, 2022
- Ann Elizabeth Hebden — appointed April 14, 2026
- Chloe Alexia Metcalfe — appointed Nov. 7, 2024
- Laura Josephine Spoelstra — appointed Oct. 27, 2022
- Lynda Clarke Donaldson — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- Rupi Zani — appointed Dec. 15, 2021