# SAMARITANS OF NORTH HERTS &amp; STEVENAGE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173578
- **Other names:** HITCHIN SAMARITANS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 27, 2017
- **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=1173578


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 NUNS CLOSE, HITCHIN
- **Postcode:** SG5 1EP
- **Phone:** 01462 453100
- **Email:** north-herts.finance@samaritanseast.org.uk
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN NORTH HERTS AND STEVENAGE 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:** The Charity&#x27;s main objectives are:      ?    To provide assistance to individuals who are suicidal, in despair or in distress in order to           reduce the incidence of suicide.      ?    To advance education by providing society with a better understanding of suicide, suicidal            behaviour and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to 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

- Hertfordshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Nicholas Woods |  | July 6, 2025 |
| Emily Mary Madeleine Bryan |  | Sept. 16, 2023 |
| Fiona Mary Pearce |  | Sept. 25, 2025 |
| Joanna Catherine Rachel Coxon |  | Jan. 1, 2025 |
| Karen Proctor |  | Nov. 28, 2022 |
| Karen Therese Long |  | July 7, 2025 |
| Oliver Marchant Cooper |  | June 1, 2026 |
| Wendy Roberts |  | Jan. 1, 2025 |



## Linked charities

- THE SAMARITANS OF NORTH HERTS AND STEVENAGE (1173578-1)



