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South West Herts Samaritans

Registered charity 1170559 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Hertfordshire

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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.

8
trustees on the board
2y median 2y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2y
average years in governance
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 1

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

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Contact

Websitewww.samaritans.org/watford
Phone01923 233614
AddressMilly Apthorp House, 45 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1QL

Finances

£41,411 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£46,298£34,155
2022£44,761£42,590
2023£35,308£34,142
2024£28,579£30,030
2025£41,411£43,880

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO ENABLE PERSONS IN SOUTH WEST HERTFORDSHIRE 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 LEAD TO SUICIDE OR IMPAIRED HEALTH; ANDTO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT SAMARITANS CENTRAL CHARITY AND ITS AFFILIATED BRANCHES IN FULFILLING THESE OBJECTS.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Dec 2016

Trustees (8)

8trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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