# SAMARITANS BRIGHTON HOVE AND DISTRICT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170866
- **Other names:** BRIGHTON HOVE AND DISTRICT SAMARITANS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 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=1170866


## Contact

- **Address:** The Samaritans, Unit 1-3, Dubarry House, Newtown Road, HOVE
- **Postcode:** East Sus
- **Phone:** 01273 738115
- **Email:** info@brightonsamaritans.org
- **Website:** http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-brighton-hove-and-district



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BRIGHTON, HOVE AND DISTRICT 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 Brighton, Hove and District 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

- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £73894 | £65009 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £28058 | £59648 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £35444 | £96316 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £38728 | £58687 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £115133 | £100933 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alison Michelle Plant — appointed July 26, 2025
- Bernadette Isabelle Rosanna Hopper — appointed Jan. 9, 2023
- Catherine Elizabeth Page — appointed Jan. 9, 2023
- Elizabeth Alison Meekings — appointed Sept. 22, 2020
- Fiona Elizabeth Mary Harrison — appointed April 5, 2022
- Jessica Bannister — appointed July 10, 2025
- Michael Anthony Macve — appointed April 1, 2025
- Michael Joseph McGowan — appointed Sept. 19, 2022
- Paul Martin Massey — appointed July 10, 2025
- Sarah Helen Webster — appointed Jan. 9, 2023
- Simon John Crompton — appointed Jan. 9, 2023
- Simon Thomas England — appointed Sept. 22, 2020