# **SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
**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 2025**
**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 2025**
|**Trustees**|Emily Brooks (resigned 26 June 2024)|
|---|---|
||Vivienne Erwin (resigned 27 November 2024)|
||Tina Fishburn|
||Norma Horsley-Brown (appointed 22 July 2024)|
||Stephanie Palmer|
||Helen Pass (resigned 15 July 2024)|
||Nicola Ratcliffe (resigned 5 July 2024)|
||Zubair Saeed|
||Robert Symons|
||Brenda Wade|
||Helen O’Hanlon (appointed 4 December 2024)|
|**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 2025**
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. Brenda Wade has acted as director since 1 January 2024.
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 by free to phone: 116123.
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 2025 (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 2025 (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
Brenda Wade Director
28 July 2025
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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 2025 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
28 July 2025
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
**Grants, Donations and Legacies**
Barnsley MBC Grant
-
19,500
Grants and Donations from Organisations
900
1,000
Donations from Individuals
3,426
1,231
4,326
21,731
**Operating Activities to Generate Funds**
Rent Income
2,400
-
Fund Raising Events
61
-
2,461
-
**Investment Income**
Bank Interest
588
-
**Total Receipts**
7,375
21,731|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
19,500
1,900
4,657
26,057
2,400
61
2,461
588
29,106|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
15,600
1,466
1,298
18,364|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
15,600
1,466
1,298
18,364|
|---|---|---|---|
|||2,400
104
2,504
609
21,477|2,400
104
2,504|
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS (cont’d)**
|**1**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS (cont’d)**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**Payments**
**Charitable Payments**
Volunteers’ Training and Recruitment
-
3,038
Travelling Expenses and Subsistence
733
-
Cleaning and Refreshments
2,560
73
3,293
3,111
**Support Costs**
Repairs and Maintenance
16,613
834
Light and Heat
3,169
-
Rates and Water
1,152
-
Insurance
1,197
-
Telephone
2,738
-
Printing, Stationery and Postage
929
-
Advertising and Publicity
-
1,796
Computer Expenses
315
152
Branch Reserve Equalisation Fund
1,785
-
Bank Charges and Interest
80
-
Gifts and Flowers
327
-
Subscriptions
-
-
Data Protection
35
-
28,340
2,782
**Asset Purchases**
Purchase of Equipment
161
-
**Total Payments**
31,794
5,893
**Net (Payments) / Receipts**
(24,419)
15,838|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
3,038
733
2,633
6,404
17,447
3,169
1,152
1,197
2,738
929
1,796
467
1,785
80
327
-
35
31,122
161
37,687
(8,581)|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
1,071
689
2,201
3,961
2,862
4,413
839
-
2,522
1,494
1,168
409
4,177
113
261
136
35
18,429
3,790
26,180
(4,703)|
||||
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**SAMARITANS OF BARNSLEY**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **31 MARCH 2025**
## **MONETARY ASSETS**
|Cash in Hand
Business Tracker Account
Bank Current Accounts
Total|**2025**
**£**
122
43,502
1,598
45,222|**2024**
**£**
122
50,470
3,211
53,803|
|---|---|---|
## **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
Brenda Wade Director
28 July 2025
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