# **SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
**Charity Registration Number: 1173665**
**Companies House Registration Number: CE011207**
## **INTEGRA ADVISERS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP**
Accountants 1 Westleigh Hall Wakefield Road Denby Dale Huddersfield HD8 8QJ
**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **31 MARCH 2023**
**CONTENTS PAGE** Officers and Professional Advisers Trustees Report 2-4 Independent Examiner’s Report Receipts and Payments Account 6-7 Statement of Assets and Liabilities
**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS**
## **31 MARCH 2023**
|**Trustees**|Kirsty Bentley (appointed 25 July 2022)|
|---|---|
||Emily Brooks|
||Josh Christian (resigned 25 July 2022)|
||Vivien Erwin (appointed 25 July 2022)|
||Carol Harrison (appointed 12 September 2022, resigned 20 January 2023)|
||Norma Horsley-Brown|
||Rowan Midwood-Bell (resigned 25 July 2022)|
||Stephanie Palmer|
||Helen Pass|
||Zubair Saeed|
||Tracey Scothern|
||Kieran Sharpe (appointed 25 July 2022, resigned 11 April 2023)|
||Rebecca Shelton (resigned 16 June 2022)|
||Robert Symons|
||Deborah Whitton|
|**Principal Address**|77 Pitt Street West|
||Barnsley|
||South Yorkshire|
||S70 1BN|
|**Accountants**|Integra Advisers Limited Liability Partnership|
||1 Westleigh Hall|
||Wakefield Road|
||Denby Dale|
||HD8 8QJ|
|**Bankers**|Barclays Bank plc|
||27 Church Street|
||Barnsley|
||South Yorkshire|
||S70 2AJ|
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
Samaritans of Barnsley, 77 Pitt Street West, Barnsley, S70 1BN, is registered with the Charity Commissioners (Number: 1173665) and Companies House (Number: CE011207) as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
The Trustees during the year are as stated on page 1. Deborah Whitton took over as director on 1 January 2021.
The charity previously operated as an unincorporated charity, The Samaritans of Barnsley (Number: 502413). The unincorporated charity became a linked charity of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation upon its incorporation. Samaritans of Barnsley was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 3 July 2017. The charity commenced operations as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 1 October 2017.
The objects of the charity are:
- To enable persons in Barnsley 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 objects.
Samaritans of Barnsley is committed to providing Samaritan’s service for people in Barnsley and the surrounding areas. We have a diverse population within our catchment area and will strive to provide the service in line with our committed values.
Samaritans provides a completely confidential emotional support 24 hours a day in a variety of ways and Volunteers at Barnsley are committed to being part of the national movement. We will play an active role within our Region and we are pleased to provide support for our colleagues in other Branches. As individuals we are committed to personal development and will engage in active ongoing training and take advantage of the opportunities as they are presented.
Callers can contact Barnsley Samaritans in a variety of ways:
- By free to phone: 116123
- Face to Face: 77 Pitt Street West, Barnsley S70 1BN
We no longer do email in branch, but callers from Barnsley can still use the email service jo@samaritans.org.
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (cont’d)**
## **Samaritan Aim**
We are pleased to support the aims of the Charity:
- To provide assistance to individuals who are suicidal, despairing 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.
This is reflected in Samaritans Mission, Vision and Values statement.
**Vision** – that fewer people will die by suicide
**Mission** – we work to achieve this vision by making it our Mission to alleviate emotional distress and reduce the incidence of suicidal feelings and suicidal behaviour. We do this by:
- Being available 24 hours a day to provide emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of emotional distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide
- Reaching out to high risk groups and communities to reduce the risk of suicide
- Working in partnership with other organisations, agencies and experts to achieve our Vision.
- Influencing public policy and raising awareness of the challenges of reducing suicide
**Values** – We are committed to the following values:
- Listening because exploring feelings alleviates distress and helps people to reach a better understanding of their situation and the options open to them
- Confidentiality, because if people feel safe, they are more likely to be open about their feelings
- People making their own decisions wherever possible, because we believe that people have the right to find their own solution and telling people what to do takes responsibility away from them
- Being non-judgemental, because we want people to be able to talk to us without fear of prejudice or rejection
- Human contact because giving people time, undivided attention and empathy meets a fundamental emotional need and reduces distress and despair.
The shop has been rented out to a local businessman since 18 November 2016. Our utmost thanks go to Integra Advisers LLP for their continued support and processing our annual accounts.
We will, as Trustees, continue to cut costs where possible, to make every endeavour to raise money to keep our Branch open and solvent.
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (cont’d)**
The charity’s reserves and other assets were transferred to Samaritans of Barnsley upon its registration as Charitable Incorporated Organisation with the Charity Commissioners.
Samaritans of Barnsley is a registered charity in its own right and is a branch of the Samaritans Inc.
For and on behalf of the Board of Trustees
Deborah Whitton Director
24 July 2023
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **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 charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
D J Brownhill FCA FMAAT Integra Advisers LLP Accountants 1 Westleigh Hall Wakefield Road Denby Dale Huddersfield HD8 8QJ
24 July 2023
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **1 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
**Grants, Donations and Legacies**
Barnsley MBC Grant
19,500
-
Grants and Donations from Organisations
100
2,500
Donations from Individuals
1,277
1,220
20,877
3,720
**Operating Activities to Generate Funds**
Rent Income
2,760
-
Central Office Income
78
-
Miscellaneous Income
66
-
Fund Raising Events
735
-
3,639
-
**Investment Income**
Bank Interest
121
-
**Total Receipts**
24,637
3,720|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
19,500
2,600
2,497
24,597
2,760
78
66
735
3,639
121
28,357|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
7,800
2,500
492
10,792|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
7,800
2,500
492
10,792|
|---|---|---|---|
|||2,860
904
188
2,218
6,170
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16,967|2,860
904
188
2,218|
||||6,170|
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **1 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS (cont’d)**
|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**Payments**
**Charitable Payments**
Volunteers’ Training
184
698
Travelling Expenses and Subsistence
519
-
Cleaning and Refreshments
1,597
-
2,300
698
**Support Costs**
Repairs and Maintenance
4,276
-
Light and Heat
3,448
-
Rates and Water
729
-
Insurance
1,130
-
Telephone
2,150
107
Printing, Stationery and Postage
1,197
-
Advertising and Publicity
342
653
Computer Expenses
17
-
Branch Reserve Equalisation Fund
882
-
Bank Charges and Interest
122
-
Gifts and Flowers
2
104
Data Protection
35
-
14,330
864
**Asset Purchases**
Purchase of Equipment
300
-
**Total Payments**
16,930
1,562
**Net Receipts / (Payments)**
7,707
2,158|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
882
519
1,597
2,998
4,276
3,448
729
1,130
2,257
1,197
995
17
882
122
106
35
15,194
300
18,492
9,865
(|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
436
791
1,586
2,813
15,583
1,087
304
2,043
2,420
791
525
23
2,729
95
105
35
25,740
1,987
30,540
13,573)|
|---|---|---|
||||
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **31 MARCH 2023**
## **MONETARY ASSETS**
|Cash in Hand
Business Tracker Account
Bank Current Accounts
Total|**2023**
**£**
122
53,063
5,321
58,506|**2022**
**£**
18
43,155
5,468
48,641|
|---|---|---|
## **NON-MONETARY ASSETS**
## **Land and Buildings**
The property at 77 Pitt Street West, Barnsley, is used by the Charity. The property is held by The Samaritans for use by The Samaritans of Barnsley within the terms of a Trust Deed between the two.
## **Other Assets**
The Charity has use of various sundry items of furniture and office equipment purchased over the years. The cost and market value of these sundry assets are not significant to the Charity.
For and on behalf of the Board of Trustees
Deborah Whitton Director
24 July 2023
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