# CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166874
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 3, 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=1166874


## Contact

- **Address:** The Samaritans, 32 Northgate, CANTERBURY, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT1 1BL
- **Phone:** 116 123
- **Email:** jo@samaritans.org
- **Website:** http://www.samaritans.org/branches/canterbury-and-district-samaritans



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN CANTERBURY 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;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; ANDTO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** To support people who are feeling suicidal, who are despairing, in distress or in need of emotional support. This is achieved by providing 24 hour telephone support, and an email, SMS and face to face service, to enable such people to receive immediate help and support whenever required




## 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

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £24922 | £23136 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £25871 | £24013 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £21163 | £37653 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £21181 | £25215 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £30856 | £21733 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ailsa Searles — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Camilla Barry — appointed Sept. 11, 2025
- Chris Harker — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Christine Amanda Lovell — appointed Sept. 29, 2022
- Lin Dykes — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Lynne Vivienne Ewart — appointed Sept. 29, 2022
- RICHARD JAMES MANUEL — appointed April 1, 2024
- Ruth Scholfield — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Scott Deadman — appointed Sept. 1, 2023