Our income and expenditure
How you helped us raise vital funds
Thank you to everyone who supported Samaritans this year. In these challenging times, you made it possible for us to be here, day and night, whenever people needed somewhere to turn. These are some of the many ways you supported Samaritans.
£120k
raised for 25 Samaritans branches that were struggling to find funding, thanks to our amazing corporate partners and donors, including Pears Foundation
99
organisations signed up to our STEP training courses
£480k
donated to our impactful Break the Silence campaign
£372k
fundraised by our incredible supporter Josh Patterson who ran 76 marathons
28,400
people were welcomed as new donors
£260k
raised by our furry friends and their humans in our dog walking challenge
Financial information
Income (total £24.6m)
This chart shows Samaritans’ charitable income in 2023/24. Thanks to the £24.6 million you helped us raise this year, Samaritans volunteers were able to answer a call for help every ten seconds.
This chart shows Samaritans’ charitable income in 2023/24.
Expenditure (total £25.9m)
This chart shows Samaritans’ expenditure in 2023/24. This year we spent almost 80 pence in every pound across four strategic priority areas: Access, Impact, Capacity and Reach. Just over 20 pence in every pound was invested in fundraising, including our strategic priority area of Sustainability, to help us raise enough income for next year and beyond.
This chart shows Samaritans’ expenditure in 2023/24.