# SHEFFIELD SAMARITANS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173942
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 25, 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=1173942


## Contact

- **Address:** 272 Queens Road, Sheffield
- **Postcode:** S2 4DL
- **Phone:** 0114 276 7279
- **Email:** sheffield@samaritans.org
- **Website:** http://www.samaritans.org/branches/sheffield-samaritans



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ENABLE PERSONS IN SHEFFIELD 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:** Sheffield Samaritans provides confidential emotional support,  by telephone, face to face, email and letter. We provide assistance to individuals who are suicidal, despairing or in distress in order to reduce the incidence of suicide.  We advance education by providing society with a better understanding of suicide, suicidal behaviour, and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to suicide.




## 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

- Sheffield City





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Timothy Stancliffe Hollis** | Chair | Nov. 28, 2025 |
| Andrew John Briggs |  | Feb. 9, 2026 |
| Chris Collin |  | Dec. 1, 2021 |
| Elizabeth Jane Wright |  | Nov. 11, 2020 |
| Frances Gray |  | Oct. 27, 2022 |
| Shehla Ali |  | Dec. 2, 2024 |



## Linked charities

- SHEFFIELD SAMARITANS (1173942-1)



