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Registered charity (CIO) · Kent

Folkestone, Dover and Hythe Samaritans

Folkestone, Dover and Hythe Samaritans is a registered charity (number 1174193) based in Kent, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £43k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £43k (2025)
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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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.samaritans.org/branches/folkestone-dover-and-hythe-samaritans (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£43k£18k
  • 2024£17k£18k
  • 2023£19k£24k
Earlier years
  • 2022£22k£12k
  • 2021£17k£23k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

1. TO WORK FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUICIDAL, DESPAIRING OR IN DISTRESS BY PROVIDING A SERVICE PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN FOLKESTONE, DOVER AND HYTHE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (BUT WITHOUT SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS AS TO AREA) TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE HELP, COMPASSION AND BEFRIENDING FROM MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY SELECTED AND PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSE WORKING UNDER DIRECTION; AND ALSO WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAMARITAN PROCEDURE, REFERRAL TO PERSONS HAVING SPECIALIST OR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. 2. TO SUPPORT THE COMPANY AND AID IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF PROBATIONARY BRANCHES AND THE SUPPORT OF RECOGNISED BRANCHES OF SAMARITANS.

Grants received

1 grant · £10,000 total

360Giving 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 £10,0002018-07-19
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.

4 trustees on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

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 4General Charitable Purposes 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£43k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1174193
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 09 Aug 2017
Contact on the register
01304829856 · office@folkestonesamaritans.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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