# COLCHESTER SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173895
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 21, 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=1173895


## Contact

- **Address:** Colchester Samaritans, Walsingham Road Community Hall, Walsingham Road, Colchester
- **Postcode:** CO2 7BN
- **Phone:** 01206 561234
- **Email:** colchester.director@samaritans.org
- **Website:** www.colchestersamaritans.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN COLCHESTER 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 assist people who are suicidal, despairing or in distress. This service is primarily intended for persons in the town of Colchester, Essex and its surrounding areas, (but without specific limitations as to area).




## 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

- Essex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Margaret Anne Jones** | Chair | Oct. 6, 2024 |
| Bethany June Margaret Hynds |  | July 30, 2025 |
| David Ernest Atterbury |  | May 22, 2026 |
| Lynne Finnigan |  | Oct. 5, 2025 |
| Rodney John Dass |  | Oct. 6, 2024 |
| Ruth Evangeline Yallop |  | Oct. 6, 2024 |
| Stephanie Irene Dass |  | Oct. 6, 2024 |
| Virginia Susan Druitt |  | Oct. 5, 2025 |



## Linked charities

- SAMARITANS OF COLCHESTER, TENDRING AND SUFFOLK BORDERS (1173895-1)



