# BRISTOL SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168123
- **Other names:** THE SAMARITANS OF BRISTOL BRANCH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 7, 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=1168123


## Contact

- **Address:** The Samaritans, 37 St. Nicholas Street, Bristol
- **Postcode:** BS1 1TP
- **Phone:** 01179279387
- **Email:** bristol@samaritans.org
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org/branches/bristol-samaritans



## Activities

**Objects:** TO WORK FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUICIDAL, DESPAIRING OR DISTRESS BY PROVIDING A SERVICE INTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, GREATER BRISTOL, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (BUT WITHOUT SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS AS TO THE AREA) TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE HELP, COMPASSION AND BEFRIENDING .

**Activities:** To enable persons in the City of Bristol, Greater Bristol, South Gloucester 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bristol City
- Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £89101 | £62733 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £34779 | £61740 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £83147 | £71145 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £38372 | £54690 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £43386 | £37215 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Claire Mead** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Felicity Bates — appointed March 27, 2025
- Hana Canter — appointed April 25, 2024
- Helen Slater — appointed Nov. 21, 2024
- Jack Burrows — appointed Jan. 20, 2024
- KARIN BURNETT — appointed Oct. 21, 2021
- Lawrence Goodwin — appointed April 25, 2024
- Stephen Lodge — appointed June 27, 2025