Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
Canterbury and District Samaritans
Canterbury and District Samaritans is a registered charity (number 1166874) based in Kent, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £25k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £25k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Ailsa SearlesTrustee · since 2023
- Camilla BarryTrustee · since 2025
- Chris HarkerTrustee · since 2023
- Christine Amanda LovellTrustee · since 2022
- Gillian Ann BradyTrustee · since 2026
- Lin DykesTrustee · since 2023
- Lynne Vivienne EwartTrustee · since 2022
- Richard James ManuelTrustee · since 2024
- Ruth ScholfieldTrustee · since 2023
- Scott DeadmanTrustee · since 2023
- SUE RiddellTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.samaritans.org/branches/canterbury-and-district-samaritans (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£25k£23k
- 2024£26k£24k
- 2023£21k£38k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£25k
- 2021£31k£22k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ENABLE PERSONS IN CANTERBURY 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £8,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Henry Smith Foundation · £8,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Ailsa Searles since 2023
- Camilla Barry since 2025
- Chris Harker since 2023
- Christine Amanda Lovell since 2022
- Gillian Ann Brady since 2026
- Lin Dykes since 2023
- Lynne Vivienne Ewart since 2022
- Richard James Manuel since 2024
- Ruth Scholfield since 2023
- SUE Riddell since 2020
- Scott Deadman since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- SUE Riddell since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Ailsa Searles since 2023
- Camilla Barry since 2025
- Chris Harker since 2023
- Christine Amanda Lovell since 2022
- Gillian Ann Brady since 2026
- Lin Dykes since 2023
- Lynne Vivienne Ewart since 2022
- Richard James Manuel since 2024
- Ruth Scholfield since 2023
- SUE Riddell since 2020
- Scott Deadman since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1166874
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 03 May 2016
- Contact on the register
- 116 123 · jo@samaritans.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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