Samaritans

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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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Samaritans's website [1]
The Big Give project information [2]
Charity Commission entry and link to Samaritans's annual report [4]

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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.

Samaritans

IT'S GOOD TO TALK

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HIGHEST SALARY

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY