## **KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025**
**Charity Registration Number: 1173636**
**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS CONTENTS**
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Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees’ report 2 to 4
Statement of financial activities 5
Balance sheet 6
Notes to financial statements 7 to 11
Independent examiners report 12
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
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Registered Charity No: 1173636
Address: 26 Queen Street
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 1HT
Trustees: Mr David Conner - Chair (Resigned 01/09/24)
Ms Zoe Callender - Secretary (Resigned 18/07/24)
Mr Nigel Clark
Mrs Kelly Fox (Resigned 15/07/25)
Mrs Jill Goddard - Treasurer
Mr Nicholas Packer
Mrs Jennifer Storf
Mr David Watkins (Resigned 13/10/24)
Mr Edward Kenny (Appointed 11/04/24)
Mrs Jane Mace - Treasurer (Appointed 11/04/24)
Mrs Jacqualine Row - Chair (Appointed 27/08/24)
Ms Georgina Billings (Appointed 03/12/24)
Independent Examiners: Hayhow and Co
Chartered Certified Accountants and Business Advisers
19 King Street
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 1HB
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS TRUSTEES REPORT**
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.
## **OBJECTIVES**
The objectives of the charity, as set out in its constitution are:
- To enable persons in King's Lynn 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; and
- To collaborate with and support Samaritans' central charity and its affiliated branches in fulfilling these objectives
## **TRUSTEES AND ORGANISATIONAL MATTERS**
The trustees of the charity during the year are shown in the legal and administrative section.
The Trustees of the charity comprise of ordinary and ex officio members elected by the members of the branch including the Director who is also Chair of Trustees.
Trustees undertake specialist training to support them in their role.
The collective body of the trustees is known as the Board of Trustees and its meetings are chaired by the Branch Director.
The trustees attend regular board meetings throughout the year to make financial decisions, monitor the budget, oversee premises development, maintenance and health and safety and deal with other governance issues.
The conduct of board meetings and the rules governing how trustees make decisions are set out in the constitution.
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS TRUSTEES REPORT**
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR**
Between the 1st April 2024 and the 31st March 2025, our volunteers dealt with 16,147 contacts by telephone, spending a total of 4,813 hours on the phone. This was an average of 200 calls and 100 hours per active listening volunteer.
Samaritans began an Email Central Hub service in 2022 which has members from all over the country and some branches, including King’s Lynn, have stopped the email service in the last year. This means that currently all volunteer shifts are answering phone calls only. An Online Chat service is being developed and volunteers will be trained to cover this once the pilot project has been evaluated.
The Branch has been able to engage in several ‘outreach’ activities during this financial year including: -
- Working with local schools to deliver emotional health training to student cohorts via our schools talk team
- Supporting local schools with advice and resources to allow them to foster emotional wellbeing within educational settings
- Continued support of the national Network Rail partnership with railway station events
- - Talks to local groups and organisations
- Publicity stands at 'well-being' events
Volunteers attended King’s Lynn railway station on ‘Blue Monday’, which the organisation has renamed ‘Brew Monday’ to provide information and awareness to travellers and staff. Events, both awareness and fundraising focussed, have been set up for the new financial year and more will be added.
The regular features in local publications and local radio to promote awareness of the branch and the emotional support services offered by Samaritans has continued and an active Twitter account has put out a message at least once a day.
The Branch prison team has maintained regular visits to the two prisons we cover (HMP Whitemoor and HMP Wayland) to support and train carefully selected prisoners who become Listeners and provide confidential support for other inmates. Prison staff and Listeners have been supported by telephone.
The number of volunteers at 31st March 2025 was 95, comprising of 82 active listening volunteers, a further 8 in training, and 5 support volunteers.
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS TRUSTEES REPORT**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW AND RESERVES**
The branch was able to return to regular fundraising activities such as sponsored events and collections at retail outlets towards the second half of the financial year.
At the end of the financial year the branch held £309,016 in its reserves, of which £157,494 is the value of tangible assets.
The unrestricted funds are used for the general purposes within the charity.
The level of reserves is monitored and reviewed at the regular trustees meetings.
The trustees' first priority is to safeguard the future delivery of the services provided to the local community and will always strive to ensure the branch holds sufficient financial reserves to:
- meet up to 3 years gross expenditure
- invest in the promotion and development of its services
- meet longer term expenditure ( e.g. boiler replacement, equipment replacement and modernisation, building maintenance etc)
## **STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (UKGAAP).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any departures
- disclosed and explained in the financial statements
- prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue to operate.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
……………………………..
**J Row** Chair of the Board of Trustees and Branch Director **Date:**
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## **KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Notes**
**Incoming Resources**
Donations and Legacies
3a
Income from investments
3b
Charitable activites
3c
Other income
Total
**Resources Expended**
Charitable activities
4
Total
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfer
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward|**Revlauation**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Reserve**
**Fund 2025**
**Fund 2025**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
4,079
11,976
16,055
22,406
-
-
2,019
2,019
2,120
-
-
15,027
15,027
13,506
-
-
-
-
295
**-**
**4,079**
**29,022**
**33,101**
**38,327**
-
4,199
49,878
54,077
75,044
**4,199**
**49,878**
**54,077**
**75,044**
-
(120)
(20,856)
(20,976)
(36,717)
(24,133)
24,133
-
-
73,192
27,880
232,254
333,326
370,043
**73,192**
**3,627**
**235,531**
**312,350**
**333,326**|
|---|---|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these accounts
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS BALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Notes**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible Fixed Assets
6
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
8
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted
Restricted
Revaluation Reserve
**TOTAL FUNDS**
9|**£**
**£**
157,494
6,502
162,630
169,132
14,276
**154,856**
**312,350**
235,531
3,627
73,192
**312,350**
**2025**|**£**
**£**
158,325
2,554
173,173
175,727
726
**175,001**
**333,326**
232,254
27,880
73,192
**333,326**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|
Approved by the Board of Trustees on …................... and signed on its behalf by:
….......................................................
## **J Row**
**Chair of the Board of Trustees and Branch Director**
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1. Principal Accounting Policies**
## **1.1 Basis of Preparation**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:
- the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014
- and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
- and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
## **1.2 Going concern**
The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern and have considered a period of twelve months from the date of approval of the accounts.
## **2. Accounting Policies**
## **2.1 Incoming Resources**
Incoming resources are included when expected.
Grants are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are receivable. Capital grants specifically for capital expenditure are converted by annual inter-fund transfer in line with the rate of the related assets depreciation as recognised as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities.
No income is shown net of expenditure.
## **2.2 Fund Accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes.The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **2.3 Resources Expended**
All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is legal or constructive obligations to pay for expenditure. The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure is shown gross of irrecoverable VAT. Expenses are apportioned where necessary. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of charitable activities. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity.
## **2.4 Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation**
Depreciation is calculated to write off the costs of each asset over its estimated useful life at the following rates:-
|Freehold land and buildings
Equipment
**3. Incoming Resources**
**a) Donations and legacies**
Donations and legacies
Prison Grant
**b) Investment Income**
Interest received
**c) Charitable Activities**
Fund Raising
Gift Income|Straight line basis over 50 years
25% reducing balance basis
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**
**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
11,976
11,976
4,079
-
4,079
**4,079**
**11,976**
**16,055**
-
2,019
2,019
**-**
**2,019**
**2,019**
-
7,749
7,749
-
7,278
7,278
**-**
**15,027**
**15,027**
**4,079**
**29,022**
**33,101**||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
17,413
4,993
**22,406**
2,120
**2,120**
8,237
5,269
**13,506**
**38,032**|
|---|---|---|---|
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **4. Charitable activities**
|**4. Charitable activities**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Publicity
Telephone
Training & Conference
Travelling & befriending expenses
Housekeeping
Repairs and maintenance
Electricity, gas and water
Insurance
Depreciation
Computer costs
Stationery and postage
Subscriptions
Branch Affiliation Fee
General Expenses
Gift Expenditure
Room Hire
Accountancy
**5. Fees for examination of the accounts**
Independent examiner's fees||**Restricted**
**2025**
**£**
-
-
-
3,391
-
-
-
-
611
-
110
-
-
87
-
-
-
**4,199**|**Unrestricted**|||**Total**
**2025**
**£**
517
1,879
2,577
18,616
2,754
4,564
3,913
1,745
831
506
567
35
13,424
836
184
817
312
**54,077**
**2025**
**£**
**312**||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
464
2,082
2,257
21,728
2,345
6,414
6,529
1,626
1,109
445
616
35
28,147
328
490
135
294
**75,044**
**2024**
**£**
**294**|
|||||**2025**
**£**
517
1,879
2,577
15,225
2,754
4,564
3,913
1,745
220
506
457
35
13,424
749
184
817
312
**49,878**|||||
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **6. Tangible Fixed Assets**
|Cost:
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Revaluation
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation:
At 1 April 2024
Provision for the year
On disposals
At 31 March 2025
Net book value
at 31 March 2025
Net book value
at 31 March 2024||**Land &**
**Buildings**
**£**
171,290
-
-
**171,290**
16,290
-
-
**16,290**
**155,000**
**155,000**|**Other**
**Assets**
**£**
50,965
-
-
**50,965**
47,640
831
-
**48,471**
**2,494**
**3,325**||**Total**
**£**
222,255
-
-
**222,255**
63,930
831
-
**64,761**
**157,494**
**158,325**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A valuation was carried out for 26 Queen Street, in October 2022 by Savills who are independent qualified surveyors.
|**7. Debtors**
Debtors
Prepayments
**8. Creditors – Amounts Falling Due within One Year**
Creditor
Accruals and deferred income||**2025**
**£**
6,070
432
**6,502**
**2025**
**£**
13,424
852
**14,276**||**2024**
**£**
2,194
360
**2,554**
**2024**
**£**
-
726
**726**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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**KING'S LYNN SAMARITANS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **9. Analysis of Net Assets between Funds**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
**9a. Unrestricted Fund**
General Fund
**9b. Restricted Funds**
Prison Fund
Restricted Asset fund
**Revaluation Reserve**
**Total**||**Balance**
**At 1.4.24**
**£**
**232,254**
**Balance**
**At 1.4.24**
**£**
23,642
4,238
**27,880**
**73,192**
**333,326**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
-
3,627
-
**3,627**
**Income**
**Resources**
**£**
**29,022**
**Income**
**Resources**
**£**
4,079
-
**4,079**
**-**
**33,101**|**Revaluation**
**Reserve**
73,192
-
-
**73,192**
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
**49,878**
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
3,588
611
**4,199**
**-**
**54,077**|**General**
**Funds**
84,302
165,505
(14,276)
**235,531**
**Transfers**
**£**
**24,133**
**Transfers**
**£**
(24,133)
**(24,133)**
**-**
**-**|**Total**
157,494
169,132
(14,276)
**312,350**
**Balance**
**at 31.03.25**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||
|||||||**£**
**235,531**
**Balance**
**at 31.03.25**|
|||||||**£**
-
3,627
**3,627**
**73,192**
**312,350**|
## **9c. Purpose of restricted funds**
Prison Fund - to provide support for prisoners Restricted asset fund - income spent on capital items to be depreciated
A transfer from the prison grant has been made as the grant is given to support branch operating costs whilst also running a listening scheme at two HMPPS prisons. Therefore any surplus can be used a general funds.
## **10. Trustees remuneration**
The Trustees neither received or waived any emoluments during this period.
## **11. Related Party Transactions**
The charity is controlled by its board of trustees.
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF KINGS LYNN SAMARITANS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the King's Lynn Samaritans for the year ended 31 March 2025, charity number 1173636, which are set out on pages 1 to 12.
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My independent examiner’s work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity, the charity’s members as a body and the charity’s trustees as a body for my independent examiner’s work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to :-
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Companies Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act ;or
- 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Kezia Benefer FCCA Date: Hayhow & Co Chartered Certified Accountants and Business Advisers 19 King Street King’s Lynn Norfolk PE30 1HB**
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