IT'S GOOD TO TALK

This charity, which co-ordinates and supports the 202 local Samaritans branches, had to deal with the death of its founder, Chad Varah, in November 2007. Despite this trauma, 2007-08 appears to have been a successful year, with the charity responding to over 5.3 million contacts, extending its SMS text service, and relaunching its website. For the fourth year in a row, the annual report ranks as one of the most transparent on our books. An excellent performance.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		81 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		£80k to £99k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Yes
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2009-04-22     Accounts ending: 2008-03-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • People suffering from depression
  • People suffering from distress

Where

  • UK
  • Ireland

Providing

  • Emotional support
  • Helpline
  • General awareness raising about suicide & depression
  • Training courses

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£8,457,000
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
55%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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Reader's comments

Whoops..
Submitted by Sarah Hedley on Tue, 22/07/2008 - 5:48pm.

That's a very good question, thanks for pointing it out! We're not quite sure how this happened, but hopefully it's now been fixed, so in future the Samaritans will appear under more appropriate listings.

Sarah, Intelligent Giving


Why is this (admirable
Submitted by Anon (not verified) on Tue, 22/07/2008 - 4:27pm.

Why is this (admirable charity) listed under arts & culture?


The Case for the Samaritans
Submitted by Peter Heywood on Wed, 07/03/2007 - 10:22am.

A Samaritans volunteer has put the case for donating to this charity in the following messages posted elsewhere on this website:

 http://www.intelligentgiving.com/the_buzz/discussions/misc/4491#comment-426

 http://www.intelligentgiving.com/the_buzz/discussions/misc/4491#comment-428

Peter Heywood, Intelligent Giving


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