# NEWBURY SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_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



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- West Berkshire





## Trustees

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



## Linked charities

- THE SAMARITANS OF NEWBURY (1170562-1)



