# CENTRAL LONDON SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171330
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 26, 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=1171330


## Contact

- **Address:** 13 Salisbury Place, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1H 1FJ
- **Phone:** 020 7758 0660
- **Email:** office@cls.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.samaritans.org/branches/central-london-samaritans



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1) TO ENABLE PERSONS IN CENTRAL LONDON 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:** CENTRAL LONDON SAMARITANS PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO TALK, ROUND THE CLOCK, EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE YEAR. PEOPLE CAN GET IN TOUCH BY PHONE, EMAIL, TEXT, LETTER OR BY VISITING A BRANCH. VOLUNTEERS ALSO DO OUTREACH WORK, FOR EXAMPLE AT FESTIVALS, PRISONS AND SCHOOLS.




## 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

- City Of Westminster



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4543344 | £508938 | £5467257 | 5 |
| March 31, 2024 | £401922 | £470107 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £375450 | £430142 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £349669 | £521581 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £467089 | £418614 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Ian Bassford** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Bethan Alice Davies — appointed Oct. 18, 2023
- Claire Anne Marie Justin — appointed Oct. 30, 2024
- Duncan Charles Jeffery — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Helen Elizabeth Buck — appointed Feb. 14, 2024
- Hitesh Kanji Mistry — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Jane Sheila Little — appointed July 12, 2023
- Jeremy Paul Marcus — appointed July 14, 2021
- John Trimbos — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Margherita Marchetti — appointed Nov. 12, 2025
- Roger Norman Jeary — appointed Oct. 18, 2023
- Sham Singh — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Susannah Jane Burns — appointed Oct. 15, 2025