Registered charity (CIO) · Lancaster
Samaritans of Lancaster & District
- 13 trustees
- Income £67k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Caroline Yvonne WalshTrustee · since 2025
- Christine Margaret InghamTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Christine HoughTrustee · since 2020
- Helen MurfinTrustee · since 2020
- Jane ClarkeTrustee · since 2020
- Joan GuenaultTrustee · since 2023
- John Joseph McgovernTrustee · since 2024
- Julie Elizabeth ParkerTrustee · since 2024
- June EllisTrustee · since 2021
- Kelvyn Justin Simon JamesTrustee · since 2025
- Marian Kathleen Judith WhitwoodTrustee · since 2021
- Paul HearneTrustee · since 2024
- Tracey Jane DuffyTrustee · since 2022
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
- Lancashire, Cumbria
- Website
- www.samaritans.org/lancaster (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£67k£33k
- 2024£33k£29k
- 2023£28k£37k
Earlier years
- 2022£46k£32k
- 2021£55k£35k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ENABLE PERSONS IN LANCASTER & DISTRICT 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 · £8,670 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 · £8,670
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Caroline Yvonne Walsh since 2025
- Christine Margaret Ingham since 2022
- Dr Christine Hough since 2020
- Helen Murfin since 2020
- Jane Clarke since 2020
- Joan Guenault since 2023
- John Joseph Mcgovern since 2024
- Julie Elizabeth Parker since 2024
- June Ellis since 2021
- Kelvyn Justin Simon James since 2025
- Marian Kathleen Judith Whitwood since 2021
- Paul Hearne since 2024
- Tracey Jane Duffy since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Christine Hough since 2020
- Helen Murfin since 2020
- Jane Clarke since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Caroline Yvonne Walsh since 2025
- Christine Margaret Ingham since 2022
- Dr Christine Hough since 2020
- Helen Murfin since 2020
- Jane Clarke since 2020
- Joan Guenault since 2023
- John Joseph Mcgovern since 2024
- Julie Elizabeth Parker since 2024
- June Ellis since 2021
- Marian Kathleen Judith Whitwood since 2021
- Paul Hearne since 2024
- Tracey Jane Duffy since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Kelvyn Justin Simon James since 2025
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.
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
- 1173652
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 Jul 2017
- Contact on the register
- 020 8394 8300 · lancaster.Director@samaritans.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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