# SAMARITANS OF BURY ST EDMUNDS AND WEST SUFFOLK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1174114
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 3, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1174114


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 NORTHGATE STREET BUSINESS PARK, NORTHGATE STREET, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** IP33 1HP
- **Phone:** 01284719025
- **Email:** jo@samaritans.org
- **Website:** www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-bury-st-edmunds-and-west-suffolk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1 TO ENABLE PERSONS IN BURY ST EDMUNDS AND WEST SUFFOLK 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;3.2 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; AND3.3 TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS

**Activities:** To provide people in the Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk Area,as well as elsewhere,who are experiencing feelings of , despair or distress and who maybe at risk of suicide, with emotional support and to reduce the incidence of suicide, by providing confidential emotional support at any time day or night. Also to promote a better understanding in society of 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



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £104814 | £55095 | — | — |
| March 30, 2024 | £84630 | £48663 | — | — |
| March 30, 2023 | £38417 | £41353 | — | — |
| March 30, 2022 | £38518 | £42436 | — | — |
| March 30, 2021 | £47513 | £32489 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Claire Hesketh Couche — appointed Aug. 23, 2022
- Douglas Atter — appointed Nov. 16, 2020
- Hilary Gurner — appointed March 1, 2026
- Isabella Suzanne Green — appointed Aug. 9, 2025
- Letitia Nicoll — appointed March 1, 2026
- Miranda Felicity Martin — appointed Sept. 14, 2024
- Robert Victor Matthews — appointed Aug. 20, 2022
- Sheila Black — appointed Aug. 20, 2022
- Simon William de Laat — appointed Aug. 19, 2021