Registered charity (CIO) · Kingston upon Thames
Kingston Samaritans
Kingston Samaritans is a registered charity (number 1168320) based in Kingston upon Thames, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Joanne Catherine Nicholds since 2025. Latest income £64k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Kingston Upon Thames Samaritans OR Samaritans of Kingston Upon Thames (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £64k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Website
- www.samaritans.org/branches/kingston-samaritans (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£64k£57k
- 2024£39k£57k
- 2023£53k£54k
Earlier years
- 2022£50k£48k
- 2021£46k£45k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ENABLE PERSONS IN KINGSTON 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
7 grants · £58,345 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
- City Bridge Trust · £42,745 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £7,000
- The Grocers' Charity · £5,000 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Joanne Catherine Nicholds Chair since 2025
- Helen Prins since 2025
- Katharine Gibson since 2024
- Michael David Searby since 2025
- Nick Hancock since 2026
- Rhea Newman since 2025
- Sumita Dave since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Joanne Catherine Nicholds Chair since 2025
- Helen Prins since 2025
- Katharine Gibson since 2024
- Michael David Searby since 2025
- Nick Hancock since 2026
- Rhea Newman since 2025
- Sumita Dave since 2022
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1168320
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 20 Jul 2016
- Contact on the register
- 0203 479 8722 · kingston@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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