# NEWBURY SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170562
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 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=1170562


## Contact

- **Address:** 58 WEST STREET, NEWBURY
- **Postcode:** RG14 1BD
- **Phone:** 0163542452



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN NEWBURY 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 Newbury 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, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- West Berkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £25030 | £22833 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £17948 | £18292 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £15421 | £19301 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £21990 | £34917 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £21131 | £18671 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew Melsom — appointed Sept. 28, 2021
- Jeremy Stuart Dixon — appointed April 1, 2017
- Natasha Pope — appointed Oct. 19, 2023
- Rachel Bond — appointed Oct. 5, 2022
- Stephen Hughes — appointed Oct. 5, 2022
- Stewart Townsend — appointed Oct. 5, 2022
- Tessa Allum — appointed June 25, 2025
- Thomas Lally — appointed Jan. 10, 2024