Registered charity (CIO) · Swansea
Swansea Samaritans
Swansea Samaritans is a registered charity (number 1173627) based in Swansea, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Dr Gail Holland since 2025. Latest income £36k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £36k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Gail HollandChair · since 2025
- Carol BassettTrustee · since 2025
- Douglas George ThomasTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Anita Jane ReesTrustee · since 2025
- Emma ButtonTrustee · since 2024
- Gaynor DaviesTrustee · since 2026
- Jeffrey CryerTrustee · since 2022
- Lisa Jane LangleyTrustee · since 2025
- Robin SherwoodTrustee · since 2024
- Sue GriffinTrustee · since 2023
- Wynne DaviesTrustee · 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
- Carmarthenshire, City Of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot
- Website
- www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-swansea (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£36k£45k
- 2024£38k£59k
- 2023£42k£55k
Earlier years
- 2022£31k£39k
- 2021£62k£40k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 6% · Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ENABLE PERSONS IN SWANSEA AND CARMARTHENSHIRE 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 · £10,000 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Dr Gail Holland Chair since 2025
- Carol Bassett since 2025
- Douglas George Thomas since 2022
- Dr Anita Jane Rees since 2025
- Emma Button since 2024
- Gaynor Davies since 2026
- Jeffrey Cryer since 2022
- Lisa Jane Langley since 2025
- Robin Sherwood since 2024
- Sue Griffin since 2023
- Wynne Davies since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Dr Gail Holland Chair since 2025
- Carol Bassett since 2025
- Douglas George Thomas since 2022
- Dr Anita Jane Rees since 2025
- Emma Button since 2024
- Gaynor Davies since 2026
- Jeffrey Cryer since 2022
- Lisa Jane Langley since 2025
- Robin Sherwood since 2024
- Sue Griffin since 2023
- Wynne Davies since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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
- 1173627
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 30 Jun 2017
- Contact on the register
- 00 · swansea.director@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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