# SAMARITANS OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170711
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 12, 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=1170711


## Contact

- **Address:** 105, New Park Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
- **Phone:** 01254 662424
- **Email:** blackburn@samaritans.org
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN, HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE 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:** We provide emotional support for those in distress or despair, including those with suicidal feelings. We do this by responding to telephone calls, emails, on line chat and by supporting individual callers in face to face conversations.




## 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

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £28721 | £32977 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £29683 | £41957 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £28050 | £48979 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £22620 | £47221 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £123291 | £67358 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Catherine Elisabeth Wigley — appointed Sept. 25, 2025
- Jasmine Elizabeth Gohil — appointed Sept. 25, 2025
- Judith Houghton — appointed Sept. 21, 2022
- Muhammad Furqan — appointed Oct. 3, 2024
- Paula Fairbairn — appointed April 11, 2017
- Pauline Hughes — appointed Sept. 28, 2023
- Susan Margaret Clarke — appointed Sept. 11, 2019
- Teresa Sarah Ann Ponton — appointed Sept. 28, 2023
- The Samaritans of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley — appointed Dec. 12, 2016
- Yvonne Elizabeth Potts — appointed Sept. 28, 2023