# SAMARITANS OF MAIDSTONE AND WEALD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171193
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 19, 2017
- **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=1171193


## Contact

- **Address:** The Samaritans, 48 Grecian Street, Maidstone
- **Postcode:** ME14 2TS
- **Phone:** 01622674444
- **Email:** maidstone.sams@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org/maidstone



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN MAIDSTONE AND THE WEALD OF KENT 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;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; ANDTO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN MAIDSTONE AND THE WEALD OF KENT 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; TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £18406 | £32107 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £15186 | £21723 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £14517 | £22959 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £28031 | £16810 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £22300 | £22646 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Angela Barlow — appointed Nov. 21, 2025
- Darren Garth Wallond — appointed Feb. 17, 2025
- Heather Jane Thornhill Edwards — appointed Nov. 21, 2025
- Hilary Janet Adams — appointed April 28, 2020
- Pamela Cuerden — appointed Oct. 7, 2022
- ROSS EDWARD ROBERT GILL — appointed Aug. 12, 2025
- Susan Louise Christmas — appointed Aug. 12, 2025