# TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND DISTRICT SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168382
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 22, 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=1168382


## Contact

- **Address:** THE SAMARITANS, 7 LIME HILL ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS
- **Postcode:** TN1 1LJ
- **Phone:** 116 123
- **Email:** committee@twsams.org.uk
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL AS ELSEWHERE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OR DESPAIR, INCLUDING THOSE WHOI 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 COLLABORATEM WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** Provide confidential emotional support to anyone in Tunbridge Wells and elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, at any time, day or night, and to promote a better understanding in society of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressing feelings.




## 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 | £35602 | £31025 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £39571 | £62481 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £32315 | £38773 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £31560 | £43878 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £29183 | £54248 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ann Elizabeth Swain** (Chair) — appointed May 1, 2025
- Alix Jane Beale — appointed Sept. 29, 2022
- MICHAEL JOHN WHEATLEY — appointed Oct. 5, 2020
- Michael Johan Nijhuis — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- Penelope Joan Lawne — appointed Sept. 29, 2022
- Richard Dix — appointed March 16, 2026
- SUSAN MARY SIMMONS — appointed March 31, 2017