# SOUTHEND-ON-SEA SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173715
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 7, 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=1173715


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 4, Beaumont Court, 61-71 Victoria Avenue, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
- **Postcode:** SS2 6EB
- **Phone:** 07900 552015
- **Email:** southendsams@btconnect.com
- **Website:** http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-southend-sea



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA 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:** To enable persons in Southend-on-Sea 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.  Contact is made by phone,  SMS, Email and face-to-face.




## 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

- Southend-on-sea





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Elizabeth Hawkins |  | Nov. 23, 2019 |
| Caroline Jane Jennings |  | Sept. 16, 2021 |
| Deborah Constance Downs |  | Jan. 8, 2023 |
| Diane Julia Smith |  | April 20, 2021 |
| Emer Marie Meadway |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Judith Isabelle Bailey |  | Jan. 3, 2018 |
| Mark Sutton |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |
| Ray Michael Turner |  | Jan. 8, 2023 |
| Rosa Garner |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |



## Linked charities

- THE SAMARITANS (SOUTHEND ON SEA BRANCH) (1173715-1)



