# BROMLEY AND ORPINGTON SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170501
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 1, 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=1170501


## Contact

- **Address:** The Samaritans, 9b Station Road, Orpington
- **Postcode:** BR6 0RZ
- **Phone:** 01689 833000
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-bromley-and-orpington



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BROMLEY, ORPINGTON 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:** To enable persons in Bromley and Orpington and all other areas who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair to receive confidential emotional support at all times in order to improve their emotional health and 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.




## 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

- Bromley



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £33404 | £23274 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £30595 | £22821 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £19007 | £29996 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £20634 | £38709 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £36475 | £27374 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Fiona Couper — appointed Nov. 25, 2024
- Georgia Collins — appointed Nov. 25, 2024
- Gita Bapat — appointed Nov. 21, 2023
- Krishnan Gopinath — appointed June 9, 2025
- Laura Anne Hughes — appointed Feb. 14, 2022
- Maria Sykes — appointed Nov. 21, 2023
- Philip William Barber — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- Roy Joseph Sutton — appointed Nov. 25, 2024