# SAMARITANS OF LANCASTER & DISTRICT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173652
- **Other names:** SAMARITANS OF LANCASTER AND DISTRICT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 3, 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=1173652


## Contact

- **Address:** THE SAMARITANS, 21 SUN STREET, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA1 1EW
- **Phone:** 020 8394 8300
- **Email:** lancaster.Director@samaritans.org
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org/lancaster



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN LANCASTER & 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;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:** We offer 24/7 emotional support by telephone, email, webchat and face to face to anyone who is in distress and despair including people who are feeling suicidal.   We also do outreach work in schools and prisons and also have partnership with Network Rail.




## 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

- Cumbria
- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £67277 | £33367 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £33215 | £28742 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £27753 | £36890 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £46323 | £31808 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £54687 | £35066 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Caroline Yvonne Walsh — appointed Nov. 26, 2025
- Christine Margaret Ingham — appointed Aug. 17, 2022
- Dr Christine Hough — appointed Sept. 23, 2020
- Helen Murfin — appointed Sept. 23, 2020
- Jane Clarke — appointed Sept. 23, 2020
- Joan Guenault — appointed July 6, 2023
- John   Joseph McGovern — appointed Sept. 19, 2024
- Julie  Elizabeth Parker — appointed Sept. 19, 2024
- June Ellis — appointed Oct. 4, 2021
- Kelvyn Justin Simon James — appointed Nov. 26, 2025
- Marian Kathleen Judith Whitwood — appointed Oct. 4, 2021
- Paul Hearne — appointed Sept. 19, 2024
- Tracey Jane Duffy — appointed July 1, 2022